Alex Kosmitoras was born blind; he was now almost sixteen
years old and has never known any different. He lives in the small town of Grandon
with his parents. Alex’s mother runs a florist shop and his father is currently
looking for employment. Alex attends the local high school where he feels to be
an out cast and he is a loner until he makes friends with new girls Simmi and
Shapri.
Shapri’s mother opens a psychic shop next door to Alex mum’s
florist shop. When Alex pays a visit to the psychic shop Shapri’s mother the eccentric Miss Teak tells Alex that he
has got psychic abilities and that he should open up to his gift. Alex finds
the experience weird and Shapri does not believe in her mother’s gift and
claims to hate everything psychic.
Then when Alex starts to have strange visions that Simmi is
killed by a mysterious man name Dax, Alex knows he must learn how to control
his gift so he can sort out the clues and try to figure out how to protect
Simmi before his visions of the future come true.
Is it a coincidence that Simmi, Shapri and Miss Teak have
come into Alex life at the same time these strange visions have occurred?
Can he save Simmi from the awful fate that awaits her?
This is one of the best paranormal novels I have ever read.
It is a thrilling and enjoyable read from beginning to end. I just could not
stop reading. What is different about this book is the clever way the author
Emlyn Chand involves the reader more by including at the start of every chapter,
Runes and we the reader are invited to try out our own psychic powers by trying
to predict what each chapter will hold based on the Runes and the clue
provided. With me being the daughter of a medium I had to give it a go. I have
to say I was surprised just how much I was able to tune in and it was nice to
pause for thought between chapters. I just want to read more and more and
really hope to see in the Runes a prediction of more adventures from Alex,
Simmi, Shapri and the fabulously named psychic Miss Teak.
Emlyn Chand has always loved to hear and tell stories, when
she is not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is president of
author PR firm, Novel Publicity.
For more information on books by Emlyn Chand visit their
website http://www.emlynchand.com/
Just came across your review on Amazon and followed you back to here! Wow! I'm thrilled that you enjoyed Farsighted as much as you do, especially happy since you have a background in real-life paranormal. I <3 you! Thank you so much for giving this new book that nobody had ever heard of a chance :-)
ReplyDeleteI am often asked to recommend books on the paranormal with me working in the paranormal field and this is going on that list! x
ReplyDeleteSqueal! Thanks so, so much!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a 'must read' that I will be adding to my reading list. Thanks Nikki - great review!
ReplyDeleteThanks Linn x You will enjoy reading this book x
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