Pivot Point by Kasie West is a young adult novel about Addie, a young woman who has the ability to preview the consequences of any decision she makes and see both sides of the coin so to speak. She makes use of this ability when her parents separate in order to help her decide which parent she will live with. Think Sliding Doors with super powered teens. What I liked Excellent execution of concept. While the concept itself isn’t new, I thought West put together a slick, tight execution. The internal logic held up exceptionally well. I liked that she explained not only the concept but gave it clear limitations: Addie can only view her own timelines, they must diverge from a decision she makes and she cannot view subsequent forks from within a viewing. I’m not explaining that very well. Why not go check the book out for yourself and it will make sense? I liked also that her skill was connected to that of her best friend, who can erase memories, preventing Addie’s being overloaded with false memories. No decision was without consequences. I liked that there was no “good” decisions. True to life, sometimes no matter what…
Pivot Point by Kasie West is a young adult novel about Addie, a young woman who has the ability to preview the consequences of any decision she makes and see both sides of the coin so to speak. She makes use of this ability when her parents separate in order to help her decide which parent she will live with. Think Sliding Doors with super powered teens. What I liked Excellent execution of concept. While the concept itself isn’t new, I thought West put together a slick, tight execution. The internal logic held up exceptionally well. I liked that she explained not only the concept but gave it clear limitations: Addie can only view her own timelines, they must diverge from a decision she makes and she cannot view subsequent forks from within a viewing. I’m not explaining that very well. Why not go check the book out for yourself and it will make sense? I liked also that her skill was connected to that of her best friend, who can erase memories, preventing Addie’s being overloaded with false memories. No decision was without consequences. I liked that there was no “good” decisions. True to life, sometimes no matter what…