Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

206 reviews

clemireads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

abbasaurusrex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? No

5.0

Absolutely riveting. A stunning read exploring the nature of humanity and the humanity in nature. Lots of graphic violence but none of it senseless. Check trigger warnings but if you can get through it you will be richly rewarded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

tibbarasden's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

3.0

I loved many things about this book. Unfortunately, I feel like the author just tried to do too much. I really think the book would have been better with less. I wanted more of the main plot lines. Even though the conflict choices ended up coming into play in the end, I still think the story could have been told and with a better result without them. I am also not a huge fan when authors use trauma and mental health as a reason for violence. I did really enjoy the wolves and neurodiversity. The way the MC could feel what she sees and the way the author describes this was really good. I also liked the disjointed feel of the story as that really added to the atmosphere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

jennswan's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

biokels's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, and Pregnancy

vanesst's review against another edition

challenging inspiring mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, and Stalking

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

mbomersheim's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I think it’s so fitting that I read this book while in Scotland!

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy is a fiction novel following Inti, a team member for a project that aims to rewild Scotland by reintroducing wolves into the Highlands in an area where the locals are not too pleased with their work. The plot starts picking up when a farmer is found dead and Inti gets swept into the drama of the town and protecting the wolves she released. I don’t think I was the intended audience for this book; it just wasn’t for me. The pacing was slow, and I didn’t care for the characters. Maybe it is because I have been reading a lot of fantasy recently, but I just wanted more plot. This being said, I know many people rate this book highly, so maybe I was just missing something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

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

jazzyinthewild's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia, Abortion, and Death of parent