Review "Girl With Three Eyes" by Priya Ardis.

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• Author: Priya Ardis
• Publication date: 1st July 2020.
• Rating: ✰✰✰+/ 5
• GoodReads: Girl With Three Eyes.

"She would hate her third eye less if it actually gave her special powers.
When her secret is threatened, she may be the only one who can save the kingdom.Sixteen-year-old Kira puts on a show about having empathic abilities, but she miraculously wakes a highborn boy from a coma after a near-fatal accident on mountainous slopes. When his father threatens to expose her “magic” to the queen, she attends the kingdom’s most elite academy as a bodyguard. Soon, she’s immersed in a strange new life—one of being a simple student trying out for the school’s skyboarding team. Her fake life becomes the life she’s always wanted, but Kira cannot escape who she truly is. Nothing in the court of the Raj is as it seems…Will she risk her freedom to unmask a killer before the crown falls?"

Disclaimer: Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Girl With Three Eyes follows the life of Kira, a sixteen years old girl that has an uncommon gift: a third eye on her forehead. She has always lived in a small village with her father, a drug addict. But when she saves the son of a highborn, she is required to be his guard. Kira is sent to the greatest school with a mission: she has to discover who is trying to kill his new friend (Trace)while hiding her gift to everyone else.

I want to be honest, I started this book when I was in a reading slump and I had a hard time starting this book. I even though about not finishing the book. But when I finally started to get interested in the plot, I was glad I had continued it. 

The writing helped a lot. It was really fast-paced and easy to understand. Although they were some scenes that were a bit hard to comprehend (i had a hard time understanding the sport, but it can be because my first language is not English!), overall the book was easy to follow and very intriguing. Priya makes really good use of the language and her narrations are marvelous. She knows when the narration needs to be longer or shorter, making everything much more enjoyable. 

About the characters, at first, I thought it was going to be a bit cliché: a poor girl discovers she is the one that needs to save the kingdom. But when I started reading it, I soon realized that this was really different from other books. Kira knows what she can do and her weaknesses. 

Every character has a remarkable development, as well as with their relationships. At first, Kira and Trace were kinds of enemies. But in the end, we can appreciate how Trace fully trusts Kira and refers to her as her friend. It was a pleasure to read and watch all this improvement. The lack of romantic relationships caught me by surprise. I was rooting for Sarita and Trace! I am waiting for the next book (if there's one) to see more about the characters.

What it really loved was the plot twists. I didn't expect that end! They were somethings that could be predicted, but seriously, some others will blow your mind. You will cry, laugh, and be surprised with this incredible book.

I decided to give this book 3+ stars. That would be a 3,75/5. I enjoyed a lot the lecture of this book and I recommend it a lot. The downside is that I felt it was too short. Some moments were too rushed and, overall, all the plot seemed to go too fast.

Do I recommend it?

Yes!