A review by alwaysatthebookshop
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

McConaghy holds two seemingly opposing ideas against each other: tenderness and rage. But together, these forces are fierce and powerful; they are women and wolves. She has splayed open what it means to be wild among forces desperate to bend toward tameness. In a word: exquisite.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder