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The Wolf Den

Elodie Harper

4.07 AVERAGE

zenashaw's review against another edition

3.0

Such a unique story and one that highlights the violent nature of slavery. I am intrigued to see how the next book develops the story

sandybereading's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i love a tragic retelling of a greco-roman woman’s life, but this story is tragedy unlike any i’ve read before. amara is such an interesting & complex character. she does things throughout the book that immediately make you want to condemn her actions, but then you understand. amara is a woman trying to survive.

i also thought what happened to cressa & dido was incredibly heartbreaking. these poor women deserve much better. i also appreciate that the author did not allow cressa’s death to fade into the background but rather wove in the grief surrounding her death throughout the rest of the story.

i only took issue with the pacing of the story, especially towards the end when

amara got sold.

it also took a second for me to get into the story. other than that this was a thoroughly enjoyable read

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polkaduck115's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

kaylamarch's review against another edition

5.0

It will take me awhile to process all the emotions this book put me through. I highly recommend that everyone read it.

teaandpages's review against another edition

3.25

emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

hnahreads's review against another edition

5.0

Do you ever read a book and just think… this is amazing. This author has clearly researched every tiny detail, taken care to preserve a voice that fits the historical period and yet written something so entirely new.
Because this is that.

There is an exploration of gender dynamics, of trauma, of the impact of slavery on someone’s mental and emotional state in this novel, and none of it feels out of place. There’s so many things to praise in here that I’d run out of space, so all I’m going to say is this is PERFECT. I’ve read so many disappointing historical novels recently that this amazing book was such a relief. It’s so well done and so well written.

1000/10