I tried. I really did. But this book was just an excuse to write porn. I mean, I should have known from the names of the books and from the prequel where the first 39% of the short book was a raunchy sex scene. After the sex scene though, an interesting plotline began so I thought the series had potential so I went ahead and purchased the first book.
What a mistake!

Here’s the gist of what I did read. I tried so hard to read the entire book and give it a chance but I had to give up after only reading half the book. It starts out with a group of immortals who guard the realms called the Guardians. There are two immortal brothers and a sister who are not supposed to be in the human realm but since they are able to kill demon-possessed humans, unlike the Guardians who are unable to harm humans, the Guardians turn a blind eye to the siblings being in the human realm but if the Guardians actually encounter the siblings, they will have to exile them to another realm where they will never be able to return to the human realm. The other realm is archaic and has no electricity so the siblings are hell bent on not going there.

The sister, Alexandria or Alex, has had the hots for one of the Guardians, Urian, for centuries and goes to sex clubs to watch on the sidelines as Urian and another Guardian have sex with humans. Far be it for me to judge….nah, I’m going to judge. I was disgusted with the crude sex scene and how they treated the human women. They tag teamed one woman while Alex watched. I get that there are different strokes for different folks but this is not for me. Alex teleports out before Urian can ever talk to her.

When one of the brothers becomes seriously ill and starts to die, Alex tells her other brother to hold off on going to the Guardians healer so she can go seek help elsewhere. She teleports herself onto Urian’s lawn. Instead of immediately asking for help, she starts humping on him. She goes into some sort of sex-crazed frenzy and can only think of having sex. Two other Guardians show up and capture her and put her in a cell with Urian who is also in the same sex-crazed frenzy. They have sex and even afterwards, she still does not say anything about her brother or try to get help. What a good and caring sister!

I hate when authors make all their characters into over-sexed maniacs who are driven by sex and not their brains. It is just an excuse to write erotica. I do love a great sex scene but I want a real story not a porn movie.

The other thing that sickened me was how when the siblings went on a mission to save a kidnapped girl, they got all bent out of shape because one of the siblings was hogging the kills like they enjoyed killing so much that they fought over it. I think this author is twisted and I don’t know why anyone would read this crap.
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I enjoyed the premise, it was definitely something different. There was a lot going on in this book, at times a little too much, but the overall plot made sense for the context. It was an enjoyable adventure into myth for the most part, and the writer's evolution of the species was interesting and new. I had two major issues with this book, which is why I wish Gooodreads would allow for half stars in ratings, because this book would get 3.5 stars in my opinion. Issue one, and the biggest for me, was how the sexual assualt was handled by the writer. It was so bad I almost put the book down permanently. That is a very serious issue and should be handled accordingly, I know the setting was such a departure from reality but some things can't be glossed over. I felt like the severity of the violation was minimized too much and it bothered me for the scene itself and the subsequent "aftermath". Obviously, I went on to finish the book, but that definitely tainted the rest of the story and my overall opinion. The second issue, while less socially serious is kind of a huge deal for literature, the ending was too sudden, too incomplete. It was jarring to read the big action scene and then suddenly jump to the after violence regroup for what felt like two paragraphs, then very suddenly we are with a secondary character whose had no major role for most of the story and then that's it? It felt unrealistic and very unsatisfying. The rest of the story built a great foundation and was mostly very enjoyable, then the ending fell kind of flat. It might pick up in the second book, but I'm not sure if I want to read it with the possibility of another sudden ending where you feel sort of like the story just got dropped, along with the reader. ( )

General info

Gods, goddesses and their offspring. Other immortal and supernatural beings. A love story with a great heroine and hot male warriors. They fight the never ending war between good and evil. Add in soulmates and everything turns more interesting.

Things I liked

I really like this book. The plot is interesting, and it never gets boring. I like how romance and the relationship between Alex and Uri is on the frontline even though they are constantly fighting against evil. I also like that this is not a typical supernatural story with vampires and werewolves. This has gods, and Demi-gods who happen to have some animal sides to them. It's refreshing at least to me.
I have always found the whole mate thing to be nice and romantic and I really like the way it is presented here. Just makes me wish us humans had the one forever mate too.

Conclusion

There was nothing negative that comes to mind now. All in all, this book is great and I can't wait to keep reading more in the series. I wish all the guardians have as interesting stories as this one is. ( )

~ 4.5 Ecstasy Unbound Stars ~

Ecstasy Unbound is an Erotic PNR; book one in the Guardians of the Realms series by Setta Jay and worth picking up. My first experience with Ms. Jay was in her free novel [b:Hidden Ecstasy|22586241|Hidden Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms, #0.5)|Setta Jay|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1403688794s/22586241.jpg|39848055] (#0.5) which I picked up before reading [b:Ecstasy Unbound|22586298|Ecstasy Unbound (The Guardians of the Realms, #1)|Setta Jay|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1403690796s/22586298.jpg|39856699]. You don’t need to read the prequel before you pick up this series. I enjoyed both Hidden Ecstasy and Ecstasy Unbound. We get a great plot that is developed and intriguing, lots of sex, action, and mythology.

Uri a guardian is a fierce alpha male. Alex is a fierce warrior in her own right. They make a perfect match. The story is fun and exciting plus the sex is scorching hot with a nice romantic side to go along with all that passion. Their is lots of sexual tension between our hero and heroine, which was enjoyable. Once they stopped avoiding each other we get some scorching hot scenes with a little M/F/M and BDSM. I had a great time learning about the worlds and characters. I grew to like and enjoy all the characters and can’t wait for each to have there own story.

The writing is clear and precise. I had no trouble following along. I liked that it told me at the begging of the chapters which realm we are in. I need to note that I got a copy with the glossary. Thank you Setta for taking the time to put this together. It helped me understand the characters, relationships and world so much.

If you enjoy Erotica PNR with lots of action of all sorts, then this one is for you. I had a fun time reading this installment and can’t wait to pick up [b:Ecstasy Claimed|22586276|Ecstasy Claimed (The Guardians of the Realms, #2)|Setta Jay|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1403689922s/22586276.jpg|39877493] and enjoy more of the sexy Guardians of the Realms.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy free of charge from the author with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.

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~ 4.5 Ecstasy Unbound Stars ~

Ecstasy Unbound is an Erotic PNR; book one in the Guardians of the Realms series by [a:Setta Jay|7778856|Setta Jay|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1401028856p2/7778856.jpg] and worth picking up. My first experience with Ms. Jay was in her free novel [b:Hidden Ecstasy|25797400|Hidden Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms, #0.5)|Setta Jay|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435285107s/25797400.jpg|39848055] (#0.5) which I picked up before reading [b:Ecstasy Unbound|25797414|Ecstasy Unbound (The Guardians of the Realms, #1)|Setta Jay|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435285336s/25797414.jpg|39856699]. You don’t need to read the prequel before you pick up this series. I enjoyed both Hidden Ecstasy and Ecstasy Unbound. We get a great plot that is developed and intriguing, lots of sex, action, and mythology.

Uri a guardian is a fierce alpha male. Alex is a fierce warrior in her own right. They make a perfect match. The story is fun and exciting plus the sex is scorching hot with a nice romantic side to go along with all that passion. Their is lots of sexual tension between our hero and heroine, which was enjoyable. Once they stopped avoiding each other we get some scorching hot scenes with a little M/F/M and BDSM. I had a great time learning about the worlds and characters. I grew to like and enjoy all the characters and can’t wait for each to have there own story.

The writing is clear and precise. I had no trouble following along. I liked that it told me at the begging of the chapters which realm we are in. I need to note that I got a copy with the glossary. Thank you Setta for taking the time to put this together. It helped me understand the characters, relationships and world so much.

If you enjoy Erotica PNR with lots of action of all sorts, then this one is for you. I had a fun time reading this installment and can’t wait to pick up Ecstasy Claimed and enjoy more of the sexy Guardians of the Realms.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy free of charge from the author with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.

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