Book Review: Open Heart by Emlyn Chand

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Open Heart

Farsighted #2

by Emlyn Chand

genre: paranormal, YA

Synopsis from Goodreads

Simmi Shergill’s life is a mess. Her powers of psychic feeling are on the fritz, and Grandon Township’s sudden population boom has brought quite a few unsavory characters to town. She also looks like an over-blown balloon in her size 14 pants, but not even starving herself seems to be working as a diet plan. Well, at least her boyfriend, Alex, loves her so much he’d do anything for her. Last summer he even risked his life to protect her from the mysterious boy everyone was convinced wanted to kill her. The problem is, she’s not so sure she feels the same way. Is Alex really the man of her dreams? And why can’t she stop fixating on her would-be killer, Dax? Whenever he’s around, part of her wants to run screaming in the other direction while the other part longs to run into his embrace, no matter who she’d hurt or what she’d risk. Simmi’s loyalty is on the line. Who will she choose-the blind seer who loves her, or the charming telekinetic with “bad idea” written all over him? Emotions run high as the tension mounts in book two of the Farsighted series.

Release of Open Heart

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My good friend and boss at Novel Publicity has recently released book 2 of the Farsighted series.  Her cover art is BEAUTIFUL, and Emlyn does an amazing job writing a first person blind character in Farsighted.  In Open Heart, she tackles the difficult teen issues of bulimia and body image.  There are YA books, and there are books that appeal to YA readers.  I never understood the difference until I was introduced to Farsighted, a YA series filled with teen issues that is captivating for adults as well.

With smart and driven female characters, I enjoyed book 1, and will be starting book 2 in the next few days.  Join me in reading this series!  Following are blurbs and an excerpt should you need extra convincing.

Farsighted Blurb

Alex Kosmitoras’s life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead broke and insanely overprotective, and to complicate matters even more, he’s blind. Just when he thinks he’ll never have a shot at a normal life, an enticing new girl comes to their small Midwest town all the way from India. Simmi is smart, nice, and actually wants to be friends with Alex. Plus she smells like an Almond Joy bar. Sophomore year might not be so bad after all.

Unfortunately, Alex is in store for another new arrival—an unexpected and often embarrassing ability to “see” the future. Try as he may, Alex is unable to ignore his visions, especially when they suggest Simmi is in mortal danger. With the help of the mysterious psychic next door and friends who come bearing gifts of their own, Alex embarks on his journey to change the future.