By Any Means

The Protector

De: Author Aseera

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Eulan- has raised his niece ever since the death of her parents. He's trained her in the way of their people, the Ohrs, from the planet, Arets Yesna, even though they are stationed on earth. Now, nearly ten years later, he knows she is closer than ever to starting her work, as a protector. Knowing this, he tries to prepare himself to let her go when she is called. Will he be able to let her go out on her own? Or will he be pulled into something bigger in order to help her complete her mission?

Echo- has waited impatiently for years to be summoned to do what it is she has trained for all of her life. When she finally receives the name of her charge, she learns that the life of a protector is even more than she thought it would be. Eager to prove herself, she finds the name she has been assigned and sets out to keep him safe. Not realizing just how dangerous a job she has or the role she truly plays in their own survival and that of two planets.

Oshun- has known he is a Coha, since birth. Giving life to plants and animals. A tragic accident exposes powers he never knew he possessed. In turn, it puts him on the radar of those who attacked his planet years before his birth. Will they find him, or will his new protector help him to control his growing powers and escape their grasp, helping to heal his broken heart on the way?

Klali- has been siphoning the powers of Earth ever since his people, the Lokes, decided to land there after their first defeat by the Cohas and Ohrs of Arets Yesna. They have always planned a return to avenge their loss. Now, he has found the promised Coha has emerged on the same planet. With the time to return to Arets Yesna and try once more to defeat them and absorb their resources drawing closer, he must start with the only ones who can destroy his plans. A task that becomes personal as he suffers loss.

Original but hallow

The Good: Fantasy books by black authors are hard to come by especially outside of the African themes. I love that these characters are aliens who have chosen the forms of black people. The black culture briefly highlighted in the story was nice. The plot is interesting as well. I like the fated love storyline and giving the villains a voice was cool.
The Bad: From the start the narrator was almost robotic. Breaks were taken at awkward times in a phrase. Many parts were emotionless where there clearly should be emotion. Beyond that the story felt rushed. Often explaining what's going on or why things are important in the midst of the action taking place.
Overall: I enjoyed the book and will read the next.