Reviews

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

emilyjhahn's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.5

spatterson12's review against another edition

4.0

A quick weekend read that shined a light on the role wolves play in the ecosystem. Something that’s never crossed my mind. The first third was a little slow, but the remaining chapters were hard to put down.

beereading90's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ich weiß nicht, wieso in letzter Zeit die meisten meiner gelesenen Bücher 5 Sterne bekommen.
Bin ich einfacher zufrieden zu stellen oder hab ich einfach Glück bei meinen Picks?

Was ich aber weiß ist, dass es mir sehr gut gefallen hat.
Die Prämisse des Buches ist die Frage wer eigentlich die brutale Kreatur ist
- Wolf oder Mensch?
Wenn man sich so durch das Buch liest und der Lebensweise
der Wölfe näher kommt und im Gegensatz dazu liest was die
Menschen sich so teilweise aus Spaß gegenseitig antun,
scheint die Antwort auf die Frage klar.

Dieses Buch ist eine Ode an die Natur, an das Leben darin.
Die Landschaftsbeschreibungen sind so gewaltig,
aber auch fein, malerisch, poetisch und tiefsinnig.
Ich möchte jetzt sofort nach Schottland in die Highlands reisen.

Nicht nur erhält man hier Sachwissen über Wölfe und wie sie
unserem Ökosystem helfen können, sondern gibt es auch
einen Kriminalfall mit einigen unerwarteten Wendungen
und dubiosen Charakteren, die alle irgendetwas zu verbergen scheinen. 

angeliki7's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

readas's review against another edition

3.0

It’s a cool parallel to how we go back to basic needs of survival when we’ve been hurt enough and do not give others a second chance.

There was far too much going on with all these smaller subplots but they were equally intriguing. In the end you realize how much the fear of being hurt again just hurts others more.

junyan's review against another edition

Dnf for now. Not in the mood rn I’m stressed out by my essays 😖 need something cute and fun

novabird's review against another edition

challenging dark

2.5

Not for me. I abandoned this. 

rachcatx's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

abi_g_mac's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition

4.0

First 100 pages had me wanting to stop reading and then everything happened and this book became so so good! I loved migrations so was disappointed at first, but the comeback was incredible!!