Jessica Ralle thought the worst was over. The mindblowing revelations. The terrifying danger. The heartbreaking loss. Turns out, discovering Witch World was just the beginning.
Black Knight, by Christopher Pike, is the second novel in the Witch World series. New witch Jessica Ralle thought the worst was over. The mind-blowing revelations. The terrifying danger. The heartbreaking loss. But it tTurns out, discovering Witch World was just the beginning. Before Jessie can get the hang of the parallel-world–hopping double life introduced in Witch World (2012), she’s tossed into a paranormal version of The Hunger Games.
In the real world, Jessie prepares to start her freshman year at UCLA. In the witch world, she deals with witch politics following her defeat of Syn. The mysterious Alchemist leads Jessie to believe Syn might not be as dead as presumed. Meanwhile, Jessie has dreams of a handsome, young jewel thief named Marc and his heists. She has no idea why she is connected to Marc. Suddenly, she’s abducted in the real world and taken to the Field, an ancient testing ground on which six selected witches lead teams in a sole-survivor-wins contest—and Marc’s on her team. While her real-world days are spent battling opponents and making alliances to keep her team alive, during the reprieves offered by her witch-world days, she trains for the Field and seeks answers about it. In a race against time, Jessie must figure out the importance of the Field and how to stay alive to the finale.
Legendary thriller writer Christopher Pike takes on The Hunger Games in this exhilaration adventure of mystery, suspense and paranormal. Many questions are left unanswered in Black Knight to lure readers toward the inevitable third book that the ending sets up. When Pike announces the release of the third book, I will write a review on my thoughts of this dual-universe concept. Jessie’s so unlikable (especially in her treatment of her boyfriend since Red Queen) and foolish (she constantly holds back from finishing off opponents who are trying to kill her, enabling them to regroup and try again) that readers will be baffled that so many characters instantly love her. I am still curious on the role of Marc and his importance in the series. Those overlooking its heroine will enjoy the plot’s new spin on the familiar tropes.
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