Leya: Sphere of Vision Book One

By Bonnie Ferrante

In a world where eye color may determine her future, Leya is born with one green and one blue eye. Will this diminish her potential or provide the exceptional opportunity to become a Double Vision Mistress?

Even if she is able to reach her full potential, Leya must learn to control her impulsiveness and quick temper or she will be stripped of her powers in a painful and crippling ritual. Unfortunately, Zendra, a devious Novice, knows exactly how to raise Leya's anger. But the Mistresses, struggling with significant problems of their own, seem blind to Leya's dilemma. How much should she risk in pursuit of power, prestige, and wealth?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bonnie Ferrante
• Release date: Oct 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781928064183

Bonnie Ferrante

I'm Bonnie Ferrante, a hybrid author. I was born in Northern Ontario, Canada. I grew up in a mill town of about 1000 people. I moved to Thunder Bay (on the north shore of Lake Superior) to attend university, got a job teaching after graduation and stayed. I love being a grandmother and am so grateful my son and his family live near by.My short stories, newspaper articles and columns, and novels have been published traditionally beginning in my thirties. I was a grade school teacher for thirty-three years, ten of those as a teacher-librarian. Since retiring, I have begun simultaneously self-publishing novels and picture books and am doing my own illustrations. During the long cold winters, I spend most of my time reading, writing and drawing. Since developing Parkinson's Disease, I have switched from illustrating with acrylics and pencil crayon, to exploring methods of digital illustration I also have a blog where I talk about books (mostly for children), reading to/with children, parenting/families (both humorous and practical), writing tips, author interviews, and more.

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Reviews for Leya

[catya77 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a coming of age journey for Leya as she learns to deal with her Vision/magical abilities and the consequences thereof.There were a number of spacing issues and the page numbers (I think that's what these were) inserted themselves within the text, but this was probably due to the fact I was reading an Advanced Reading Copy.The characters and plot are realistic for their environment, vivid and descriptively written. The story line flows well with a fair amount of action. Definitely an enjoyable read!

[tammydewhirst · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The author, Bonnie Ferrante, gave me a copy of this novel in exchange for my review. “Desiccate” is a novel that covers 12 years of the life of Leya Truelong from a brave but hesitant novice to a woman confident in her abilities. The journey is perhaps tedious at times and leaves rather gaping holes in time but pays off at the end in entertainment value and the sense of a character truly well developed and who has learned and grown from events the reader was able to witness. Additionally, the story is told from Leya’s point of view which gives us insight to the depth of her emotions as she leaves her family and encounters new experiences.“Desiccate” is a character driven story. The setting is pretty generic for fantasy type novels. There’s a slightly medieval Narnia-ish feel to the setting. From the town on the banks of a river to the beaches blanketed in white sand, readers will find themselves relying on standards of the genre to set the stage. Beyond the general atmosphere, Ferrante builds something of a magical society ruled by the Sphere of Vision. There are points where this world seems perhaps bogged down in minutia. When it comes time for Leya to take her oath (Page 151), there seems to be some needless back and forth with the Mistress as to what elements her oath will include but the reader soon realizes that the minutia acts as a building block to the character. Ultimately “Desiccate” failed to thrill me. It was good and very well written but not something that engaged me as a reader.