Introducing…Farsighted by Emlyn Chand

I was very honored to be given the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Farsighted, by Emlyn Chand.  Until I discovered that it was a story told in the first person.  And then I tried to come up with a way to get out of my commitment without appearing to be a rotten person.  It’s not that I’ve never read this kind of book, it’s just that with few exceptions, I much prefer those told in the third person.  Especially when there’s more than one perspective.

But I couldn’t find a way to back out gracefully, so I decided to suck it up and just get it over with.

Except I found, very early on, that Alex intrigued me.  And then I found that I wanted someone to beat the snot out of Brady, the lowlife school bully, when it became clear that he had no problem being mean to a blind kid.  I knew then that I actually cared about Alex.  In other words, I was hooked.

I figured it would take me about a week to finish Farsighted, but Ms Chand is very good at what she does, and I wound up staying up much later than I’d planned…meaning I finished it the same night I started it.  First she made me care, then she made me curious.  Enough so that I needed to figure out what was going on.

I won’t  go into a lot of detail, because I don’t want to give the story away but, as Alex’s exercises his gift, it changes in a very cool way near the end of the book.  A unique twist that I never saw coming.

If you have even a little bit of an imagination, and you’re into fantasy at all, I believe you’ll enjoy Farsighted as much as I did.  It’s well worth your time to check it out.

Blog Tour Notes

THE BOOK:  Alex Kosmitoras may be blind, but he can still “see” things others can’t.  When his unwanted visions of the future begin to suggest that the girl he likes could be in danger, he has no choice but to take on destiny and demand it reconsider. Get your copy today by visiting Amazon.com’s Kindle store or the eBook retailer of your choice. The paperback edition will be available on November 24 (for the author’s birthday).

THE CASH PRIZES:  Guess what? You could win a $100 Amazon gift card as part of this special blog tour. That’s right! Just leave a comment below saying something about the post you just read, and you’ll be entered into the raffle. I could win $100 too! Please help by voting for my blog in the traffic-breaker poll. To cast your vote, visit the official Farsighted blog tour page and scroll all the way to the bottom. Thank you for your help with that.

THE GIVEAWAYS:  Win 1 of 10 autographed copies of Farsighted before its paperback release by entering the giveaway on GoodReads. Perhaps you’d like an autographed postcard from the author; you can request one on her site.

THE AUTHOR:  Emlyn Chand has always loved to hear and tell stories, having emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm, Novel Publicity. Emlyn loves to connect with readers and is available throughout the social media interweb. Visit www.emlynchand.com for more info. Don’t forget to say “hi” to her sun conure Ducky!

MORE FUN: There’s more fun below. Watch the live action Farsighted book trailer and take the quiz to find out which character is most like you!

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4 Responses to Introducing…Farsighted by Emlyn Chand

  1. Thanks for stepping up to this important position! I plan on writing Open Heart early next year and publishing mid next year. That’s sooner than the original plan! 😀

  2. Emlyn Chand says:

    Thank you so much for this, Kristy! You were one of my first supporters in this scary venture, and you were the first to join Team Shapri. Thus, I hereby make you captain of that team 😀

    • You are very welcome! You know that I wish you much luck in this…and hope that you get busy writing the second installment of the series (like today!).

      And I accept the position of captain for Team Shapri. Defectors from other teams welcome. 🙂

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