I enjoyed Farsighted, the first book in this series, so I knew I would enjoy this book too. And I did. Open Heart is a good follow up to Farsighted. I really liked how the character narrating switched. It was interesting to see the series through a girls point of view. I was really used to Alex and the way he described things that it was a very different writing feel in Open Heart. It really proved to me how versatile Emlyn Chand is with her writing. Alex and Simmi are very different and I loved how each of the books writing was different to reflect the different narrators. I was impressed with the writing.

This was Simmi's story. I have to say, she seemed really different in this book than I remembered her in the first book. But I read the first book awhile ago, so I can't be sure if my memory is completely accurate. Simmi is concerned with her weight and throughout the book she has a lot of body issues, and she doesn't deal with them in the healthiest way. She becomes bulimeic. This is only one of the serious issues that the book deals with. I enjoyed Simmi but at times near the start of the book I was having a hard time connecting with her. I didn't always agree with her actions. I wanted so badly to like her, but I just wish she went about some of the things she did in another way.

Alex and Sharpi are back, and are as great as ever. Or Sharpu if you are Simmi's dad. (I thought that was too funny that he always called her that!) And Dax is back as well. I don't want to talk to much about them as I considered this Simmi's story but I think they rounded out the cast of characters well. I am especially interested in seeing Dax in the next book.

I enjoyed Open Heart and you already know that I loved the writing. I also liked that this book has a wide variety of characters. Different races and religions. There is a lot of diversity, and I appreciated that. You don't find that too much in YA books. I also appreciated the fact that this book deals with real and serious issues, but at times I felt like too much was going on. I got bogged down in everything. I wanted to focus more on the paranormal element, which you do towards the end but I thought it took too long to get there. Other than that though, I liked Open Heart and I am liking the series as a whole. I can't wait to read the next book because I think more of the focus will be on the powers, which is what I loved about the first book. Fans of paranormal YA, and someone looking for a well developed and written book should check out this series.