Shades of Magic Vol. 2 The Night of Knives by V.E. Schwab

​  Well, in for a penny…I read the first one, so I figured I might just read all three. They are short, after all. In book two prince Maxim Maresh, eager to prove himself as a warrior, sets off to complete a challenge with an atmospheric title like the Night of Knives. Or more like survive the challenge, since no one has apparently ever completed it, not even the tough as nails Isra.
   Actually, having read the comic, the challenge didn’t seem all that extreme, but maybe it was just rushed for the page count. There are four aspects to it, physical and psychological. The outcome is pretty much obvious from the get go.
    Oh and there’s a new foe here, a mysterious Antari magician who’ll be the focus of book three. Onward…