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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

rskey's review against another edition

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3.0

More a 3.5 star for me.
Pros: fall vibes, independent nature-loving women, unexpected love, a small-town conspiracy, flashbacks spliced in. The pregnancy/baby was tender and emotional in a surprisingly sweet way. The bits that could have been graphic were not, so yay for that!
Cons: nothing life-changing or earth-shattering. It was a book. I loathe Gus but I guess that means props to the author.

dinah56's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautifully written. A story that for so many reasons stays with you after your done reading.

elizabeth_its_liz_reading's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars.

The writing was really enjoyable, but it started off very slow and ended up including way way too many elements.

Also, the MC was supposed to be a wolf expert, but acted like the exact opposite throughout the book. The science aspects were unbelievable and it distracted me throughout.

The end of this book was kind of a mess, but I did end up mostly enjoying this one.

bre_puppie's review against another edition

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4.0

It was good but the ending seemed rushed.

marleywrites's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense

5.0

noonanr's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

shealawlis's review against another edition

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4.5

4.5 ⭐️
I have never read anything like this before. It was really interesting learning about the wolves, but also the story of domestic abuse and the thriller aspect of the book. I really enjoyed the main character, even though she could be brash at times. The ending threw me off a bit from giving it a five star just because it felt a little unrealistic about how things were resolved. Otherwise it was an intriguing read. 

caylacolclasure's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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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maddie79's review against another edition

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Too boring to finish imo

dreadthemad's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0