Once There Were Wolves

ByCharlotte McConaghy

Release Date: 2021-08-03
Genre: Fiction & Literature

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 548 Ratings

Description

From the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of WILD DARK SHORE, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands

"Blazing...Visceral" (Los Angeles Times) · "Exceptional" (Newsweek) · "Bold...Heartfelt" (New York Times Book Review) · "Thought-provoking and thrilling" (GMA) · "Suspenseful and poignant" (Scientific American) · "Gripping" (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.

Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed—inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?

Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves—if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.

Reviews

Great book!
5
By wellbo1950!
Moving story!
Once There Were Wolves
5
By Traveler Children
There’s a mystical quality to this story. The writing is mesmerizing. Lastly I would say, ‘’ Must love wolves ‘’
Sooooo good
5
By BethJamison
This book was just incredible I loved it very much.
A achingly tender and beautiful story
5
By bebe_555
Exquisite characters and powerful storytelling that grab you by the heart
Boring
2
By LAKDG55
I bought this book because I was promised a page turner, which I like. I kept giving it a chance, but I kept falling to sleep after a couple of pages. What a waste of money.
Hopes never lost
4
By PhoenixStrength
Absolutely brilliant, the writer bid an artist with words and emotion. I loved the storyline and the mystery but what I loved the most is that the characters find the hope they thought they had forever lost. There was one scene in the book that was disturbing and was very hard for me to read. The understand how it fits into the story but it was definitely disturbing for me.
New fave book
5
By Loo1996
This book was an absolute pleasure to read. Incredibly sad, emotional deep, and a great twist ending. I loved how deeply I could feel her emotions and pain. Can’t wait to read again.
Marvelous story
5
By WinnieOM
In the beginning I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this story. However, I kept on reading and am so grateful that I did.
It is a love story of the land, the trees, the people and the wolves.
There is heartbreak but there is so much love.
Read it. Savor it. I know that some day, I will read it again.
Mesmerizing
5
By jvvfty
Extraordinary tale.
A perfect blend of brain candy and biology
5
By Gladeola
A true page-turner, offering lessons about wolves in the midst of a mystery.