Reviews tagging 'Death'

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

186 reviews

alexandriatp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Blood, and Death of parent

neni's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

keeganlee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

jjb21's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad 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

This could have been 3 stars if things had gone a different way. The writing style was quite engaging and fluent. But it was a fairly low-key plot, til the end. Maybe I shouldn’t demand so much believability from books, but it was another that felt ungrounded in reality!

For example, the ending was just fckin crazy.

It also didn’t feel very Scottish at all, which was a shame

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

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

leontyna's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

At first the book was annoyingly mysterious in my opinion but I grew to like it. I didn't expect it to get so dark, since I mostly picked it up for the rewinding plot. I was not a fan of the ending but it suits the overall message.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

elaan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

This book was incredible. I was absolutely hooked. I could not put it down. My only criticism is that the ending revelations/events happened so quickly (perhaps this was intentional) and were convenient and a little fantastical. But even so, I really really enjoyed this story. So well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

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

mbomersheim's review against another edition

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