Klutz: Phoenix Unleashed

But Did You Die?, Book 5

By: Sedona Ashe

Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

Surprise! I died...again.
Except this time, I'm dead-dead.
I'm told this is the type of death that not even a phoenix can come back from....
It's a good thing I suck at following the rules.

Klutz: Phoenix Unleashed is a steamy, action-packed, fast-paced listen. Follow our girl Ryls into death, where she continues to create chaos. Things get even more messy when she uses her power, and the power of the Queen of the Phoenix afterlife, to get back to Earth. No matter what goes wrong, there is nothing in heaven or hell that will stop Ryls from getting back to her mates.

This is the final book in the But Did You Die? series and includes a HEA ending—I pinky promise!

©2023 Sedona Ashe (P)2023 Sedona Ashe

Sad to see this series end!

I am sad this series is over (I am going to research to see if there were any spinoffs with a certain other phoenix!) and was happy with this ending but I wanted moooore.

I was happy I waited to listen to these until all were available because that cliffhanger in book 4 was heart-wrenching! I was happy to see the guys were ok while Ryls was gone and it wasnt a super long time before she got in contact with them. I laughed at how Xerxes was in sweats and it was like the end of the world (boy would I love to see an art print of that hahaha). Will actually grew on me and I wish we had a longer book 5 so he could have more time. I mean he gets some alone with her but not long. I loved the different reactions of the guys when Ryls was able to make it back to the living and I was sad we only got a glimpse of her mom and wished she could go back and hang out with her mom and their mates based on the changes the gatekeeper wanted to institute when she goes back.

I think for me this felt rushed for a finale. I shook my head she was captured again (even if she went willingly haha) since it happens almost every book. I thought the way she took out the baddies was anticlimactic but it’s hard when she is now like an all powerful creature. I wish we got to see her in her form again and we got a real battle at the end. That is why I couldn’t give it a 5 star; book 4 was still my favorite and was the closest to 5 stars out of the series. I will say I laughed so hard in a lot spots (the funny pop song references, especially timber haha, the way Ryls dies at the weirdest times, the evil spider, etc.

Narration was as good in this one like it was in the others! This seemed better quality in terms of the volume differences between the narrators (unlike books 3 and 4 where it was very prevalent). I thought the emotion from the guys when they saw her for the first time was amazingly done, when Ryls got to meet her mom was heartbreaking, when a got a POV from Ryls’ new friend, and Imp’s antics haha (especially when she saw the Queen in the real world).

Overall I really enjoyed this series, I will be checking out her other series because a lot of them have puny titles/series so I was like sign me up 🤣❤️

Sad to see it end.

What a fun series. We have been all over with the Phoenix who finds 100 different ways to die. Watching her find her mates, fight for her life and just wanting to be happy. So many laughs along the war. Just a fun story line across the board. This conclusion ends with a happily ever after but has left some open ends of side characters. Would love to see a epilogue or novella of what this crazy groups life is like a little down the way. This series has been such a joy to listen to. The narrators were phenomenal and just brought this story to life. Highly recommend!

Performance

Absolutely loved the performance by the two voice actors. The whole series was such an enjoyable listen and they did a thoroughly amazing job! I laughed so much.

Love this series

I enjoyed the whole series. I agree I wish there was more information about her and her human mate Willard but I am glad they worked out. I am disappointed about some of the storyline cliffhangers. I don’t want to send spoilers so I will keep quiet. I am just hoping 😠😅 there is another few books in the NEAR future that will fix that.

Great ending to the series

A seamless transition from book 4, starting exactly where the last book ended. This was Ryls resolution story full of the crazy, funny and convoluted adventures Rhys stories always treat us to as readers/listeners. A special treat are the bonus chapters at the end of the audiobook! Even though this Ryls adventure has a HEA, I know we'll see her again in the series spin off following the Phoenix Queen's adventures. Can't wait! The narrators did a wonderful job bringing the story to life. Enjoy!

HEA

I wish there had been more with Willard, but other than that, this series was wonderful. I recommend this to all RH lovers!!