Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

22 reviews

jaedee09's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

What a beautiful, tense, emotional story. This book made me feel so many things - anger, love, sadness...strength. At first I wasn't sure about the flashbacks, but quickly came to appreciate how poetic the story was written.

That birth scene was incredibly powerful!

Such a poingant way to blend a story of conservation, family ties, murder, and love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Animal death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

ankellogg's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Trigger warnings galore!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I expected more, and I find myself thinking about this book even after finishing it, in the wrongest ways...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Murder

10stormlight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, and Gore

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Infertility, and Cursing

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

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

Minor: Dementia, Suicide, Drug use, Infertility, 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, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

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

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

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

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

bookybecka's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion, Dementia, Infertility, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

alliecat1915's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Violence, Animal death, Blood, and Gore

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

Minor: Death of parent and Infertility