A review by destynnee
A Wolf By Any Other Name by Maggie Francis

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 

In fact, if he wants to feast on my body like an all-you-can-eat buffet, I'll sign up for direct deposit and let him have at it.

Desi

A Wolf By Any Other Name

Eliza Falls 

Book 3

By  Maggie Francis

299  pages

Currently NOT on KU in the USA.

Publication date March 13, 2023

This is an ARC review and may have spoilers. Please be careful.

Possible TW, Tropes, and Genres

Romance, Mature, Spicy, Paranormal, Small Town, Werewolf shifters, Witches, Mystery, Illegal Hunting, Magic, Loss of Memory, Found Family, Strong FMC, Branding, Death of a Parent (off page), Stalking (off page/spoken about), Kidnapping, Warlocks, Murder, HEA, Fated Mates, Bonded Mates, Pregnancy & Birth for non main characters (off page), Bareback, Oral, Scars, Touch Them and Die, Hacking, Anxiety, PTSD, Trauma, Vcard, and possibly more.

This is yet another 5 / 5 star story from Maggie Francis. I am in love with the way that they tell their small town, fated mates stories. This is the third book in this series, and I have read and reread the previous ones multiple times now. I would say that they have become comfort reads for me.

If you enjoy small town romance, fated mates, spicy romance, a mystery going on in the background, witches and wolf shifters that have touch them and die vibes, this is a series for you.

I think that for the most part that you would be able to understand the overall back story, between all three books, without reading the other two books. But, I am not sure why you WOULDN’T want to read them. They are not on KU, but they are SOOO worth the price points that the paperbacks and ebooks are at.

I love that we get to learn more about Desi, and more about the main characters from the previous two books, all while building on this special and magical town. The mystery that has been woven into the back of all three books,not only gets some new and exciting information.. But, we also learn that just because people disappear does not mean that they did so by choice. 

I really can not wait for the fourth book, because I want to know more about the two new characters.. I am just so excited.

I also really enjoyed that Desi did not know what was going to happen and kinda had to take a look at herself and her family and how always knowing what will happen makes things a bit easier at times. 

The spice that we get between Desi and Wulfe, OMFG, it was amazing. Maggie seems to add more and more spice on page per book, but also, with what works for those characters. While Seb/Cora are a bit more behind closed doors, and Tate/Ulla are less behind closed doors, Wulfe/Desi are FIRE on the page. 

This whole series is a HIGHLY recommend read.

5 / 5 stars

-Destynnee