The Sword: Xcian

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Forbidden desires are his sins. The human he's charged with protecting is his penance. And falling in love may destroy him. Xcian craves what he cannot, Sebastian Diaz. 

The one man who he's inexplicably drawn to. The one man who may inevitably destroy him. When Xcian kidnaps Sebastian at the behest of his brother, he knows it was a mistake to force the male into his world, where the war between the malice and the Nine has escalated. 

And as their sexual attraction turns to something more, Xcian must decide if he's willing to risk damnation for a chance at love.

Review

⭐⭐⭐ 3.5

Was it a bad book? No, it was very good, indeed.

If it was good, why such a low rating? Because Sebastian is an idiot 😡🤬😑😐

Throughout the book, no one stops to explain to Sebastian in detail what is happening, neither about the existence of supernatural beings nor the role of Xcian and his brothers. Added to that is the fact that Sebastian also doesn't ask nor demand for an explanation (despite the fact that Xcian promises to answer all his questions if he makes them).

Sebastian commits stupidity after stupidity, over and over and over again. Endangering everyone around him and himself in the process. That really bothered me.

But Sebastian's nonsense aside, it was a good book. The world building was great. Although the supernatural beings here are the usual ones (demons, gods, werewolves, vampires, witches / shamans, etc…) their origins are different from the usual ones which makes it not repetitive or boring.

The truth is that I liked the book, but the miscommunication trope is not my thing.

There are several loose ends to be solved, and I suppose there would be more books about Xcian brothers (for the sake of my emotional and mental stability, I hope there’s going to be more books). I need to know what's going to happen with Layla and Pedro, Hawke, Alejandro, that someone assured me that Finn succeeded, among other things that require solution. I need to know more about Eric and Zane relationship.

Too many questions I have, so please give me more books 😬