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litty_lydi 's review for:
Once There Were Wolves
by Charlotte McConaghy
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
"Most days I think we couldn't be farther from [the wild], that it was slowly bred from us until we became more like machines than animals."
"And the other days?"
"On the other days, I think I will go mad with wildness."
This is my top read of 2022 so far.
This was so well done. The pacing was impeccable and I was so invested in every element of this story. For a relatively short book, I was not ready to let these characters go.
This one is going to stick with me for a while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence