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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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
wow I loved this one.
Inti & her twin sister Aggie arrive in Scotland to introduce a pack of wolves to the Scottish Highlands in hopes of saving the wildlife ecosystem. The sisters grew up in the forests of British Columbia & Alaska and find this new place reminds them much of home and childhood. As Inti and her team lead the mission, not everyone in the Scottish town is welcoming to their endeavors. But when trauma from Aggie’s past resurfaces in dangerous ways and a local sheep farmer is found dead…Inti is faced with having to find ways to defend both her sister and the family she has found in having raised this pack of wolves.
McConaghy beautifully captures the wildness of nature and the primal instinct of lengths we go to protect our kin.
This is a great one to listen to an audiobook. The pace of the novel is perfect and the narrator does a fantastic job performing multiple characters and accents. I appreciate how distinguishable each character is which I’m sure is very difficult to do while maintaining Scottish, Australian, Canadian and Norwegian accents.
I do want to include a TW domestic abuse, the books is not centered on it but there are a couple flashback scenes that are intense.
Inti & her twin sister Aggie arrive in Scotland to introduce a pack of wolves to the Scottish Highlands in hopes of saving the wildlife ecosystem. The sisters grew up in the forests of British Columbia & Alaska and find this new place reminds them much of home and childhood. As Inti and her team lead the mission, not everyone in the Scottish town is welcoming to their endeavors. But when trauma from Aggie’s past resurfaces in dangerous ways and a local sheep farmer is found dead…Inti is faced with having to find ways to defend both her sister and the family she has found in having raised this pack of wolves.
McConaghy beautifully captures the wildness of nature and the primal instinct of lengths we go to protect our kin.
This is a great one to listen to an audiobook. The pace of the novel is perfect and the narrator does a fantastic job performing multiple characters and accents. I appreciate how distinguishable each character is which I’m sure is very difficult to do while maintaining Scottish, Australian, Canadian and Norwegian accents.
I do want to include a TW domestic abuse, the books is not centered on it but there are a couple flashback scenes that are intense.
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape
Minor: Cursing