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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

26 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative mysterious

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alexandriatp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Blood, and Death of parent

corncake's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical content, and Abandonment

sincerelygracec's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A phenomenal work of fiction. Heart breaking and beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

atalea's review

dark hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol

harrietolivia456's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Wolves. Scotland. Forests. Oh and a bit of death. I came to this book completely blind. Just skimmed the blurb and didn’t really know what to expect but I really really enjoyed this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Vomit, and Abortion

fluffernutterfriday's review

dark emotional informative mysterious fast-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

3.5

I lapped this book up like a wolf drinking from a stream. I'm a sucker for alive writing right now, and this writing is alive. The story moved quickly, and I read the book in functionally two sittings. I had to stop in the middle for our book club meeting, and it drove me nuts that I had to wait. The suspense hooked me in so tightly that I spent an hour and a half before work reading the next day, to the point that I didn't exercise or eat breakfast or shower. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

carolinefran's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

scops_xyz's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

picklespoirot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol