Linda Wisdom’s Wicked By Any Other Name completely surprised me. I’ve heard this series referred to as the Hex series, so when I started reading and found out our main characters were not Jazz and Nick, I was shocked and yet happy at the same time.
Feisty witch Stasi Romanov was one of 13 classmates at the Witches Academy who was expelled seven hundred years ago for bad behavior. Stasi has since then settled down a bit, owning a lingerie boutique while dabbling in a brisk side business of love charms.
Sparks fly, however, when one of those charms goes awry, and Stasi finds herself in a preternatural lawsuit matching wits with devastatingly handsome wizard attorney Trevor Barnes. Then mysterious magic from an unknown enemy threatens to turn Stasi’s quiet town into a modern day Salem, and Stasi’s witchy friends from long ago gather for the fight. They need Trevor’s powerful help. But every witch knows you can’t trust a wizard, and soon Stasi is fighting for her life and her heart.
Oohhh…Jazz and Nick took a backseat in this one. This time around, we’re looking at the unlikely connection between Stasi the witch and Trev the wizard. I understood the idea that witches and vampires don’t mix, but it was never fully explained why witches and wizards don’t mix. Either way, the interaction and chemistry between Stasi and Trev was awesome. Even though they were on two sides of the courtroom, they still made a lot of sparks fly and it was a good thing it was winter on Moonstone Lake.
I also have to say that I love the take on a modern Salem. The idea that a witch who had lived in Salem during the original witch trials could be put through that again today was amazingly done. There was still the societal factors going on, but it was done in a very modern way.
Overall, I loved this addition to the Hex series by Linda Wisdom. After reading all three of these novels, I can’t believe that I waited this long to read them. Definitely make sure you check this series out if you haven’t already because this novel is awesome and I can’t wait to see if we’re going to get stories on all the 13 expelled witches.
Read Order:
50 Ways to Hex Your Lover
Hex Appeal
Wicked By Any Other Name
Hex in High Heels
Thanks for the review, I really apreciate