Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Täällä oli susia by Charlotte McConaghy

484 reviews

rugbygirlreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Rape

nolawords's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Okay, this book has me gushing. McConaghy has a knack for creating a gorgeous world of dichotomy - gentle but violent, beautiful but dark, quiet but complex. I love her themes of naturalism and conservation. I felt plunged into the same world of Migrations, yet I enjoyed this one more due to the suspense building of the story. This checked so many boxes for what I love in a book. I would recommend noting the trigger warnings for this one, as there are lie some intense themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Murder

taural41's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

csoyars's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was really compelled by the themes in this book - the impacts of trauma, the damage humans have made to our environment, the need for community engagement in conservation efforts, the danger of misplaced fear, and the comparison and contrast between humans and wolves as predators. This book tackled important societal questions in a unique story.

However I also struggled with the flashbacks during the beginning of the book, predicted the ending, and wish that the characters took more accountability for their actions. Ultimately I think the story was a vessel for important messages, but the plot itself left a bit to be desired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Medical content

ladynocturnal's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this author. Her stories are so touching and connects to what it means to be human so intimately. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Grief, Animal death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape

clivestaples's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Animal death, and Rape

cooknick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

luise96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Not sure how to feel about this one! The first hour was quite slow and I thought I might DNF, but after that it got quite interesting. There are quite some subplots, and some questions left open for me. I was expecting a „The Overstory“ kind of book, which this wasn‘t for me. The main character was not exactly likeable for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, and Murder

lilyunterreiner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Animal death

ejsimpson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

have had this book for three years but never read it because I was convinced it wouldn’t be as perfectly spectacular as Migrations. Reading the majority of this book had me second guessing that, but then that twist came and ruined absolutely everything for me. 
The world building, the characters, the setting, <i> the wolves </i> and the slow build up of tension in the town, between Inti and the farmers or some other characters, the emotional reveal I knew was waiting for me later in the book about Inti and her sister. We were gearing up for a promising five star if not solid four star title. But the reveal, after so much was lost, it wasn’t the type of emotional devastation I was expecting. I wasn’t devastated, I was furious. This completely ruined the story for me, everything just suddenly fell apart and felt like it didn’t matter at all. I was mad at everyone, mad that I was enjoying this story as equally as Franny’s, and that it all came crashing down in a sort of unforgivable way. 

⚠️ Spoilers:
The dog dies. No, you know what, he was murdered. 
There is a pretty graphic scene with one of the wolves, think GoT-like. And others of them who are killed, or die. 
Aside from it being released a few years before OTWW, this had to have been inspiration for My Sister, the Serial Killer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse