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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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soliteyah's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

Visceral, gutting, beautifully written. These characters (human and wolf) will stick with me. The violence is tough to read at times.

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ahrya's review

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emotional informative mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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mourbooks013's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Ending was a little predictable

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rceparski's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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katebrinkert's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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richelleski's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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nat008's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

Once there were wolves had me gripped, there was tension throughout the whole book and the mystery was well done in my opinion. I loved learning how wolves help the climate and are a vital factor for reforestation. However, at some points I had the feeling there were too many different themes, too much crammed in this book. Sometimes the conversations between characters didn't feel very realistic to me, too. Plus, the ending felt a bit weird to me

; how can you continue living with you sister who killed one person, and tried to kill the father of your child??? Aggie then leaving with the horse also kind of felt like an easy way out

. Still, I enjoyed this book and would recommend!

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