Outstanding collection of stories from the Mercy Thompson Universe. There isn't a bad story in this book; it felt like every single one was written with thought and care.
— Update on re-read:
The re-read rabbit hole I fell into this weekend included a need to re-visit Briggs' Alpha and Omega series, and what better place to start than the beginning?
I've re-read this story many times, and it always holds up; it's almost exactly the right length - another chapter's worth of details would have been welcome, but the story didn't suffer from the lack either. The plot is complete, the characters well-drawn.
I can't imagine a day when I'll stop enjoying this story.