Initial Impressions 8/8/14: 4.25 - 4.5 stars 
 So great! I really loved this duology, the characters, the plot, and really just everything about it. So great, lots of fun to read and kids super swoons!! Excellent twists I didn't see coming too! 
 Full review posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 9/15/14: I had been meaning to read SPLIT SECOND for a looooong time but never picked up a copy for myself so when I received it from Brianna (Paperback Princess) via Andi's Spring Exchange, I was so excited to finally finish off this duology and figure out where the story went after the exciting ending to PIVOT POINT! 
 SPLIT SECOND pretty much picked up where PIVOT POINT left off -- Addie has made her decision on which parent to live with after seeing the two possible futures with each one -- but SPLIT SECOND also has something that PIVOT POINT did not: a split POV. The book starts with Addie's point of view, but we also get to hear a different part of the story from her best friend Laila, who I loved! Addie is always the more serious one and the planner whereas Laila is more laid-back, spontaneous, and extroverted so it was great to see the book from two very different mindsets. Another thing that I loved about the dual-POVs is that Laila actually played a really big part in PIVOT POINT -- she actually changed Addie's entire life in a BIG way, as we find out at the end of the book -- so I really enjoyed that Kasie West chose to highlight her importance in these books by giving her an even stronger voice. 
 A very complicated part of the book (and not bad way -- in a very interesting way) is the romance that was established between Addie and Trevor in book one and clearly all the readers are rooting for in book two. I want to say SO MUCH about it, but if I say everything, that will lead to very big spoilers so... sigh. I will refrain from spoilers! What I will say is that I love how Kasie West chose to handle this situation. As we find out from the end of PIVOT POINT, Addie is forced to choose the path in which she doesn't meet and end up falling for Trevor in order to save her best friend, leaving readers sad and on edge in anticipation of SPLIT SECOND... So really that was my main question when I started the book: HOW DO THESE TWO END UP TOGETHER? (Because be honest. You know they have to.) Every step of the way felt bittersweet and tense and exciting all at once and I just really loved how Kasie West ending up weaving this story line. I thought it was simply perfect and couldn't have asked for a better solution to the problem at hand. 
 I really enjoyed where SPLIT SECOND took the readers and there's just something so refreshing about reading a duology! I love being able to get invested in the characters but not feel that long gap between several books or wonder if I'll still be invested in the series years later. I always connect with Kasie West's characters and even with a paranormal twist in this series, I still feel like each one was incredibly real. I had a great time reading these two books and I'm even more of a fan of Kasie West than when I first read PIVOT POINT!