Reviews

Wolf Pack by Will Dean

thebooktrail88's review against another edition

4.0

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A novel to transport you to a rural farm in Sweden

You can’t really say that Will Dean takes you to the nice part of Sweden – well there was that nice liquorice factory but that was tainted when someone died there. However, there was that lovely river…..aah but it was called Snake River for a reason. What about the lovely apple harvest? Ah but with the sound track of banging pans and there’s the fact the apples were rotten…

Now he has set wolves on his readers. Wolves with evil eyes and the scent of blood in the air. The setting of this rural part of Sweden with the towns of Visberg and Gavrik (fictional) is just chillingly perfect. The forests have eyes, the river has snakes and there are sisters who make troll dolls.

Will sets us on a remote farm with a lovely name – Rose Farm – but despite Shakespeare saying “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” this is not the case here. There is a smell – a dark, raw smell about the place. A murder suicide took place here many years ago. A father killed his entire family leaving only the baby behind.

The farm is inhabited with a group of survivalists who live and work on a farm preparing to isolate themselves from the outside world. They are preppers who believe the end of the world is nigh. A woman who worked in the cafe here has gone missing. Tuva gets involved with this case and the more she becomes immersed in the ways of the farm, well, she is in more danger than she realises.

Poor Tuva. She had a nice girlfriend in previous novels but then SHE ended up in a coma. Tuva is still caring for her and as a result, she is in a dark place and a confused place. The set up for what is to come is deliciously dark

The ending wasn’t what I expected and wasn’t something I thought fitted with the story that had gone before. Still, this is a novel about a very usual farm, the wolves in our midst and the dark, dark Swedish forests. Great to be back with Tuva again

monte_cristo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Engaging and captivating as with all other Will Dean books! I read this in just 2 days! Permanent the ending is a tad anticlimactic, but still an amazing book to read!

hylian_narwhal's review

challenging dark 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

4.75

amread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

kymisan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

mrcreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

thefirstelevenminutes's review

4.0

4.5 stars
Review to follow

annarella's review

5.0

Tuva Moodyson series is a brilliant and intriguing series. This books starts just after Bad Apple and the aftermath of what happened are affecting Tuva and the characters.
It's a dark and creepy story with some truly heartbreaking moments. You cannot help feeling for Tuva and her desperation but I also loved her resilience and will to fight.
The fast paced and gripping plot kept turning pages and i read it in one sitting as I couldn't stop reading.
A well plotted, twisty, and dark stories.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

wendoxford's review against another edition

4.0

I love being back with this deaf journalist/quasi detective in small town Sweden. It is quirky before the plot begins to roll and this is another episode in the brooding dense forest that surrounds the outpost of Gavrik.

Shreds of the past are brought back as a "farm" in the forest is brought to police attention with a missing person. Engaging with the "preppers" becomes Tuva's task

ciaralynnmurphy's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0