Title: Pivot Point
Published: 02/12/2013
Good Reads-
Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .
Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.
In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.
Review:
This book shocked me.
It didn’t blow me away and I’m not exactly sitting her gawking at its
amazingness. But it most definitely shocked me, and I am rather upset that I
finished it. I think I mostly am so upset because of the fact that I hated the
ending. But before I get into the end, let me recap from the beginning.
Addie lives in the
Compound, where everyone has an ability thanks to their advanced minds, things
like telekinesis and mood manipulators. Addie has the ability to see her future.
Well not exactly, she can only Search the outcome of a choice. So if she’s
faced with a tough decision like choosing waffles or bagels for breakfast she
can simply take a look into the future and see the outcome of either decision.
When her parents tell her they’re getting a divorce and that she needs to
choose who to live with, her ability comes in quite handy.
In the story we follow
the two outcomes of what could
happen, going back and forth every chapter to her life living with her mother
and living with her father. At first it seemed hard to keep up with and a
little confusing, but the format of book really did grow on me. However there
were those annoying cliff hanger chapters that you’d have to read through a
total different life with total different characters to finish. Addie Searches what life would be like hanging
home with her Mom and friends, or what it could be like moving to Dallas and
out of the Compound with her Dad.
I love these sort of
stories, the stories that have two things happening at once. Because it really
feels like you’re reading to different books in one, which is amazing to me and
double the excitement. Although in Pivot
Point it wasn’t hard for me to choose a side I favored, and only stay
interested in that side.
The characters weren’t
exactly the best for me; I couldn’t stand how selfish her best friend Laila was
at points. I really didn’t care what happened to her because how annoying she
could be, which is quite awful of me because Laila has a seriously awful home
life. Usually my heart would go out to her type of character, but that big
mouth and annoying attitude made me want to slap her. Although I did connect
with Addie on so many levels, she actually reminded me of myself. I agree with
almost all the things she says or does, how quick she is to judge a person, and
how even when she’s in a relationship with Duke (the all-star quarter back) she
still constantly questions everything.
Pivot Point
was a great surprise to me and an amazing read, at first you might have a
difficult time adjusting to the format of the book, however I suggest you keep
reading. Pivot Point is an overall
marvelous read and something I would highly recommend to everyone I know,
scoring a 4.5 for me.
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