Rina KentDark Romance · Romance
Black Knight
Synopsis
The fourth installment turns to Xander Knight and Kimberly Reed, who share a fraught history as former best friends turned enemies. Kimberly sees Xander as heartbreakingly beautiful, ridiculously popular, and brutally cruel, while Xander sees Kimberly as fake, naive, and secretly dark: two people whose closeness curdled into open hostility.
What began as a friendship became a war, and the story traces the antagonism, hidden pain, and pull between them against the backdrop of Royal Elite School and its tight friend group. Notably heavier than earlier entries, the book engages directly with mental-health struggles.
It can be read with some independence, but the publisher recommends the earlier Royal Elite books for full context, and it also serves as a bridge toward Kent's wider connected world. Told in the series' dark dual-perspective style, it centers a wounded, combustible relationship rather than a straightforward romance.
How it reads
Prose complexity 3/10
Content warnings (5)
TraumaSelf HarmSuicideSubstance AbuseAbuse
- Wow. This one blindsided me. I went into Black Knight expecting another Rinaverse romance from RES, and while I absolutely got that, I actually had a “WHAT?!” moment because somehow I did not see that coming. I love when a book manages to catch me completely off guard. I loved the characters so much more than I expected to from their cameos in the previous books. I had little expectation for their story, but wow. Bring on the next one!
- 3.75 stars Male Lead: Xander Knight Female Lead: Kimberly Reed Reading about Xander and Kim while listening to 'Don't Ever Leave Me' by Faouzia. What could go wrong? My heart aches and I'm just going to pretend I'm fine. So, Kim's mum neglected both her children, Kim and Kirian. I seriously cannot imagine growing up without mum's care. As a kid, she was supposed to be busy playing with toys, not focused on being an adult. Not only that, Kim, she's even take care of her baby brother like her own because she doesn't want him to feel unwanted like she does. What about the dad? Well, she said at least he tried to be a good dad to her. That was just a bare minimum, duh. Oh my god, I just understand a thing. Kim tried to do self-harming and her baby bro, Kir had witnessed that. If not for he constantly begged and reminded her to not leave him alone, she wouldn't be this strong to endure the bullies and abandonment stuff. Girl was having eating disorder because of the bullies and fat-shaming stuff. Oh, how can you suffered so much? So far, I want to know Xan's back story so bad cause why does he hates Kim so much. Why can't she call your name? Why don't you call her Green anymore? Why the need to bully her? Torment her? You grew up together, stay by each other's side when your loved one was gone. But now, what changed? My head is already messed up. You don't know how fast I grabbed this book right after I finished Aiden's book. 'I abandoned being her knight to become War.' What a fcker he is. Xan, you could've been happier with Kim now if only you didn't acted like a little btch just because she left you alone in a forest. Of course you have the right to be mad about that, she lied to you about Luna being gone anyway but to act b*tchy towards her till now. She apologised and literally begged for your forgiveness. I might have to think twice if that incident was really the reason you're so mad at her. Okay, it's not. What do you mean she's his sister? So, Kim is the daughter of Jeanine, her mother and Lewis, Xan's father. I hope Xan's will come back and tell Lewis that Xan is not his son. I don't care how messed up it will be as long as they're not real siblings. Xander can f*cked up everything as much as he wants and I'll support Kim if she ever wants to leave him. But I'll lose myself when he smiles and that freaking dimples show up. Yeah, I'm weak for men with dimples. That's the least thing men can do to appear attractive in women's eyes. Crap that.