Not great

I am struggling to find the reason for such great reviews. I love RH books of all kinds. However I did not feel this was RH. It felt like M/M/M poly relationship and they throw in a female every once in awhile. I did not feel like they grew their relationship with the female in the group at all. She is a great character that really gave her all but didn’t get it in return. I really wish she and Koda could have gone their own way together if anything. It felt like they all just wanted to have sex more than build a loving relationship between the group. Plus I felt like they pushed (like conditioning) for Hawk to have sex with a man. He was clearly uncomfortable but aroused so hey might as well?!? Just left a bad taste in my mouth. Plus the villains were easy to identify from the beginning. I may have the minority opinion here but this was lack luster.

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Save Yourself

It’s awful. Powering through only makes it worse. I feel bad for men. I feel bad for women. Sane people don’t act like this or talk like this. Everything—actions and dialogue—gets repeated over and over. So many potential depth in characters is lost and the plot fall short of common sense (like security protocols).

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Guardians of the Phoenix Box Set

This is the complete Guardians of the Phoenix series. I loved every moment. I loved how each guy finally became part of the quint and found their place along with love. Lia Holland and Gabriel Thorne do an absolutely incredible job narrating this series.

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2.5 stars

I first off want it say I enjoyed the story and plot line, I wasn’t a fan of the narration. I think for the fact I had a hard time following who was talking. There wasn’t much difference in the male voices for me to recognize who was who.

This book was a fun fantasy listen though and would recommend it!

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On the fence

Ok so, it’s an overall good story, BUT… I hated the way it ended, I feel like we had no closure at the end of the series. I feel so bad for Doc, like seriously, that Kayla stuff pissed me off! I feel like it was left on a cliffhanger, because they got the door opened & now what? That’s it? Infuriating!

3.5 star listen

1. Kali was a fabulous lead, so were three of the four mates, hawk really needs some adjustments and I Dino if it bother.

2. Kalis coming into her own still three of the fourth mates doing their job.

3. Enjoyed this one the story is coming into its own and who actually is attacking them. Kali shifts and is a bad arse.

4. This one has lots and lots of sex in it. Smut level is pretty extreme. Hawk is finally in love with mmmf mates, also lots and lots of mm action.

5. The story isn’t finished. I thought it was told be. I’m not sure what to do here. Everyone loves everyone.

I would say 3.5 star listen at this stage.

great plot overrun by sex

in the first few books, the plot was primary and was creative, with enough action and romance throughout to keep me interested. I liked the character development and how the mates worked through to eventually be true mates to each other. There's a lot of male-male sex and intimacy here which I really enjoyed as it is so rare.
however, the last 2-3 books are sex every other scene, fights where a mate nearly dies in every 5th scene, and the plot is saved for the bits between those and the ends. I'm so tired of hearing how hot everyone's backside is! and the story could have been completed by now.

Liked it!

I waited for the first series to completely come out before starting so I could binge the first 5 books! They did not disappoint! The narrators were great, story was fast paced with lots of action and a splash of mystery. Callie and her 4 guardians are faced with many situations to prove they care and love one another. It is a "mate at first sight" kind of thing but the relationships do have a slower more believable progression. The sex is Hot, Steamy, Smexy, Dirty, Heart Stopping, Fun... you get the idea! A lot of sex and I do mean lot of sex happens in this alpha male quint! Group scenes, one on one, lots of M/M and even some kink or BDSM play is introduced in this reverse harem! My only hesitation in the sexy department is that in the 3rd book the men seem to like having sex with the other men more than the FMC. I prefer they all play together or have her as the focus. Other than that this book is a solid reverse harem that any fellow romance/sexy smut lover can enjoy!

Entertaining Series, Poor Ending

Calli died in a car crash. But that’s only her beginning. It turns out she is a legendary phoenix and when she’s reborn, her guardians are called into service. She is the signal that the time has come to reunite the two realms. Jaxx, a jaguar shifter, Nakotah, a wolf shifter, heir to the throne, Brant, a bear shifter, and Hawk, a hawk shifter and the country’s most powerful paranormal CEO are her appointed guardians. To say it doesn’t start off smoothly is an understatement…

Callie is immature and pigheaded. Raised as a human, she is overwhelmed by her new life and doesn’t react well. Soon enough she embraced her role and her guys. Kotah may be young but he’s the quint’s resident genius and surprise, a Prince. He’s part innocent, part sage. As the heir to the realm, he is expected to take over his father’s duties sooner than he expected and hoped. He would much prefer to play with the quint, run as a wolf, and indulge in his scholarly activities but he was raised for duty. Brant is holding back from the Quint. He’s watching as the others get closer to Calli and each other. It’s odd because he’s always been the life of the party, the playboy, but this time it’s different. This time he can’t walk away. If he invests his heart, he could lose it. So, he’s been focusing on the missing teenagers and outside threats. Hawk can’t believe the direction his life has taken. He was certain ruling the corporate world was his calling; now he understands it is only a means to keep his loved ones safe. With the help of his trusted guardian, he is determined they will all get their HEA. And Jaxx is the heart of the group, bringing everyone together and showing them how family is supposed to be.

I love the premise. I do not love the characters. Calli’s knee-jerk reactions were too much. She made everything more difficult than it already was. Sweet Nakotah was too good to be true. Jaxx and Brant were both fairly stereotypical and Hawk should have had his bond severed. He could have then earned his way back into the Guardians after realizing his mistake but he was beyond unlikable. It’s a long series, easy to read, and entertaining, so there’s plenty of time to have plenty of character growth and add depth. I know it was marketed as polyamory and it truly is. Unfortunately, I prefer RH. I also felt that the M/M connections (which I love) were much stronger than the guy’s relationship with Calli. Hawk was completely infatuated with Jaxx. Jaxx adored Kotah and enjoyed his time with Hawk. Brant seemed to favor Calli but had the least emotional depth of any of the characters. I was disappointed for Calli. Surrounded by all of these men and it seemed she was valued more for her phoenix and her later condition. Calli as the woman didn’t seem vital to me after the men found each other. I know Calli wasn’t always the easiest to love but she deserved more.

Finally, ‘Evah’ and ‘Gawd’ should be removed from the author’s vocabulary. Each time I heard the narrators say either, I was thrown out of the story due to the cringiness. I suffered secondhand embarrassment for Lia Holland and Gabriel Thorne. Both narrators did a fantastic job with the books. Gabriel managed to give each of the men a distinctive sound, tone, and personality. I knew immediately who was speaking and he maintained character even in scenes with multiple males. Well done!

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Guardians of the Phoenix

Okay, this is so worth a credit or to buy, it is full of action, adventure, drama, and lots and I do mean lots of LOVE!! 1 girl and 4 men, man, that's almost every girl's dream.
well, Calli was born a human, or so she thought, she ends up dying in a really bad car crash, just to be reborn a Phoenix, she ends up being found by her soon to be 1st mate Jaxx, and at the same time she sends out a call for her other 3 mates Kotah, Brant, and our Billionaire Hawk. once they all meet up the adventure and drama start to save all fae kinds, will they be able to do it or will they fail? I guess you will just have to read the books. the narrator's in this series did such a good job too.