Reviews

Engang var der ulve by Charlotte McConaghy

archerb's review against another edition

5.0

FUCK a book hasn’t left me crying this hard in a long time. I’m still collecting myself and my thoughts.

I can’t in good conscience recommend this book because of how it affected me and the ITENSE graphic triggers but, SHIT dude.

TW: big one for sexual assault (on the page, not implied, ch26), domestic violence, physical violence, graphic gore for humans and animals, guns/knives/darts, BIRTH, DEATH, truly everything.

Unreliable narrator perhaps? Idk if that’s a trigger necessarily.

I need a big blanket and fluffy reads for a WHILE to recover from this.

captainyaht's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

elizabethide's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

“And when you open your heart to re-wilding a landscape, the truth is you’re opening your heart to re-wilding yourself.”

klc823's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

saskiarodenburg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.0

A beautiful story on the importance of nature, animals, the world around us, and human nature. 

shasta_queen_of_hell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

melissa_bookworm's review against another edition

4.0

Super compelling read - I picked it up thinking it was another book entirely, so was a little confused but not disappointed. The story has an environmental sub-plot which makes you think about your own impact on the world as it continues to warm. The concept of 're-wilding' part of Scotland through the reintroduction of the wolf really intrigued me. On top of this storyline, there is a murder mystery, plus the backstory of Inti and her sister keeps you coming back to find out more.

It reminded me a lot of The Breeding Season by Amanda Niehaus.

TW: Domestic abuse, mention of rape, some violence towards animals.

mdpbernal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

bookishbunner's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful.

alexitaa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I was immediately into the book, I didn’t expect the ending until the last couple chapters.