A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Australian wolf biologist Inti learned to love the woods during seasons spent with her self-sufficient father in British Columbia.  By the time she finds herself in rural Scotland leading a conservationist effort to reintroduce wolves into the Highlands, her beloved twin sister, Aggie, is struggling to function in trauma’s wake, and Inti’s once gentle nature has hardened to an icy shell of distrust.  Despite local pushback, Inti is determined to nurture the ecosystem—and Aggie—back to life, and perhaps to reignite her heart’s flame as well.  Readers’ breaths of cool forest air will quicken as unspeakable tragedies, past and present, shape this book into a naturalistic thriller so good I could howl.
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