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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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tniemisto's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

laurgrggs's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

2.0

Just... no. Way too outlandish with the contradictions and cliche's and ridiculous tropes. Nice prose at times, but this just ain't it.

catwilson's review against another edition

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4.0

This book has such a unique plot. Inti works with a project to reintroduce wolves to their native habitats. She also has a disorder called mirror synesthesia which causes her to feel everything that someone else feels. Anyways! This particular project takes places in Scotland. She reintroduced a dozen or so wolves with tons of push back from the community making her a prime suspect for the towns murder.

Somehow this book is a romance and murder mystery all wrapped in one with the main takeaways being about climate change and innate goodness and evil. So unexpected

My main complaint is the lack of development in the characters. I feel like I didn’t get to know them as well as I wanted to and there are a lot of characters introduced very quickly so it can get confusing. This could also be due to me reading it over such a long period of time.

I might need to re read the ending again to really figure out what happened but such an interesting read.

carriesaunders740's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

rugbygirlreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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nrockenbach's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

nolawords's review against another edition

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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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