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Täällä oli susia by Charlotte McConaghy

35 reviews

bookybecka's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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voxvenati's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really beautiful book about nature and conservation and people. I cried several times during the book, and very much enjoyed the narrator’s reading of the novel. It does start a little slow, but it picks up in the second half.

Please read through the trigger warnings before starting if you’re at all concerned, though, because there are some really heavy topics involving DV and death.

Even without the underlying murder mystery surrounding things, this book was engaging and really lovely. In fact, Aggie being the murderer might have been the one storyline that I wasn’t the biggest fan of, and didn’t feel 100% earned to me. This is probably the reason it’s not a full 5 star.

I love how much time is spent in nature, with the wolves, and talking about conservation. The piece about starting small in your own backyard was just so sweet.

I normally hate timeline switching, but it was so fluid and easy in this book that it didn’t feel off at all. Very natural progression.

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skylacine's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Quite intense!

Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/02/book-review-once-there-were-wolves-by.html

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alienor_kerjan's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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megsimsdavies's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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kjulie's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I could have finished this book in one sitting, but I need sleep to feel human, so I finished it the next day.
This was recommended by a few people online, and even though I’m not typically a thriller reader, I was intrigued by the premise, wolves being reintroduced to the Scottish Highlands in an attempt to bring back the necessary biodiversity. In my opinion, this is marginally a thriller. I see it as more literary with higher stakes. And I loved it. The characters are complicated and frustrating and flawed, and human. The wolves are wild and majestic. There is a lot of trauma to work through here, and if you’re sensitive to domestic violence, be aware there are many discussions and scenes of it in this book.

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