Reviews

The Empire of the Wolves by Jean-Christophe Grangé, Ian Monk

escapiism's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

jer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

vvors's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

zoeyforeman's review against another edition

3.0

3,5 stars

In this book, there's a lot of mystery waiting for you - even when you think you know what's going to happen, you'll always end up surprised. I liked the way how the random pieces of information conected to each other and how more and more secrets have been discovered. The reason why I gave the book only 3,5 stars is that the ending seems to me like the author couldn't wait to finish the book HUGE SPOILER

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and decided to kill all main characters to get that done

. It felt too unnatural and I think there are better ways how the book could have ended. But despite of this, the author did a great job during the whole book and I recommend it.

linaswan's review against another edition

1.0

ok wow. like. it was so bad. i really liked crimson rivers, even thought it was a little bit of a mess and the ending wasn't perfect. and stupid me decided to read aother one by this author. well, i'm not doing this ever again. this book was a stinking pile of mess (in my humble opinion)

tuc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bernab's review against another edition

4.0

It was an impressive thriller book. The book was hard to put down.

arafron's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

ceren's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

sarah42783's review against another edition

4.0

Un excellent polar qui tient en haleine dès les premières pages et qu'il est difficle de lâcher! Stressant, angoissant, le livre brouille les pistes et les frontières entre le bien et le mal, les gentils et les méchants, s'effacent. Jean-Christophe Grangé nous plonge dans le monde méconnu de la communauté turque, sa mafia et les intrigues politico-policères qui s'y trouvent mêlées.