Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

442 reviews

sasmith_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Genuinely might be my favorite read of the year so far. Does a fantastic job handling hard content. Really envelopes you emphatically. Phenomenal read.

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taylorfield's review against another edition

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

4.0

 September Book Club Read

Long Story Short: In the Scottish Highlands, biologist Inti Flynn hasn't made any friends by reintroducing wolves to the community in the name of conservation. When a farmer is reported missing, Inti goes to great lengths to protect the wolves, the community, her twin sister, and herself.

Ultimately, this is a book about destruction and the effort it takes to rebuild. It's hard to say I "liked" something so violent, but the social commentary, the parallels of wolf vs. man, and the extremism from many of the characters were very clever. I haven't stopped thinking about not only the book itself, but my reaction to and beliefs about its message.

CW: domestic violence, rape, animal death

Enjoyment: 4/5
Craft: 4/5
Overall: 4/5  

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ahrya's review against another edition

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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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brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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ij218143's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.0


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bryelle's review against another edition

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dark informative 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? No

3.0


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nattiemoff's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Slow beginning but picked up midway and was hard to put down. The author perfectly depicted the essence of men - no notes 🤌🏼

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lynssss's review against another edition

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

3.0

Dialogue was best part of the story, flawed main character, but felt maybe her growth wasn't gotten realistically. But felt sympathy for the characters and they felt like real people even if the plot didn't. I would cautiously recommend it, but certainly not to everyone...

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rceparski's review against another edition

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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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richelleski's review against another edition

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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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