I'm about halfway through X of Swords. I had to wait to start it because I wanted to get caught up on all the other X-books beforehand (except that Juggernaut mini).
I'm liking it more than I thought I would have, but the pacing is all over the place. The main X-Men issues are literally nothing but exposition, and they are such a chore to get through.
I thought it was cool at first because the first half was all about retrieving the swords, and we got some nice character moments like the Storm and T'Challa stuff, the Cypher stuff which I really liked, and even the Hellions stuff even though none of them were in the tournament. But after they all get their swords, we have to stop the story to get some exposition, then the contestants from Krakoa and Arrako meet up with Saturnyne, then we get
more exposition, then all the contestants have to sit down and have dinner.
So here I am more than halfway through the even and literally nothing has happened yet.