BLOG TOUR: Farsighted

        I am excited to be the first stop on the blog tour for the book Farsighted by Emlyn Chand.  Farsighted is a young adult paranormal novel that follows Alex Kosmitora, a blind tenth grader that hasn't had an easy life.  The kids at school bully him, he doesn't have any friends, his father lost his job, and weird things begin happening to him at the beginning of his tenth grade year.

      Just when Alex begins to think that this year will be just as bad as all the years before he meets Simmi, a beautiful girl who has recently moved to his school from India.  Not only is she good looking but she is smart, funny, and wants to be his friend.  Soon another girl new to the school, Shapri, becomes the third in their group. 

     Just when things are going well Alex starts to "see" things that aren't really there.  These visions begin getting him in trouble at home and at school as he realizes what he is seeing is the future.  At first he tries to ignore the visions but when one of them shows his new friend Simmi in grave danger he knows he has to do everything in his power to stop that from happening.

    As Alex begins his journey with his gift of seeing the future, he learns he's not the only one who has a gift.  It turns out both of his new friends have their own unique gifts as well.  With the help of his friends and Miss Teak, the psychic next door, Alex begins to embrace his gift and sets out on a journey to change the future and save his friends.

    I enjoyed reading this book and getting to know the characters.  Alex is a teen that has had it rough his entire life living with a disability that has always made him different.  He is a believable character who speaks in the straightforward way teenagers often do.  He is unsure of his gifts and comes into them slowly and naturally.  Shapri is sarcastic, witty, and unafraid of anyone but herself and her own ability.   Simmi is sweet and lovable.  The unlikely trio have a wonderful chemistry that works well in the dialogue and storyline of the book. 

    While I really do like vampire and werewolf books it's a nice change to have a paranormal book with human characters that simply have extraordinary gifts.  The teens look to the adults who understand their gifts and work with them to strengthen their psychic abilities.  The story is not only one of overcoming obstacles and coming into psychic gifts, but it's also one of friendship, family, and trust. I thought the book ended a little abruptly so I'm glad to hear that this is just the first in a new series of books.

I give this book 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.



Emlyn Chand



Farsighted was written by Emlyn Chand.  Readers can connect with the author at:

Website: http://www.emlynchand.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emlynchand?sk=wall

Twitter: @emlynchand

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