Reading this story was very bitterweet. I couldn't wait to get back into the Mercy Thompson universe, and once I was there I was really happy. Now that I'm finished, I'm sad. I already miss these characters. I need to go back an re-read the series again. That was my original plan before this book came out but other things got in the way. So now I can do a re-read and inclue this book again at the end. 
 I really enjoyed this book. From the first page I felt comfortable. I was a little surprised by the wedding. I know that they talked about it in Silver Borne, but I guess the actual proposal and wedding date decision happened off the page. I know that it was the natural next step in their relationship so I wasn't upset about it, I just really didn't go into this novel expecting them to get married. It was a nice semi-surprise! I really liked the way it was done as well. Instead of spending most of the story wedding planning we got to the wedding quickly. It was nice that it was a surprise to Mercy and Bran walking her down the aisle was one of my favorite scenes. She is like a daughter to him and when he "warned" Adam to treat her well, I was smiling. 
 I've read a few reviews where people were unhappy with the amount of time we saw the secondary characters we've all grown to love as much as the main ones, and I partially agree with this. While I did miss the interaction with the Pack I liked the Marcy Adam alone time. I mean there have been so few instances where they are actually alone and away from strong Pack bonds that it was good to see that they could get away. As for people who are upset about the non-existant sex scenes, well there's really more insinutating so our imaginations can run wild. Don't worry they do consumate their marriage, we are just not given a play-by-play of thise events. I don't mind that so much, because their love and affection for one another is clearly written throughout the story. We really get to see how they will have to work for this love and marriage and we get to see how much both of them are willing to risk / sacrifice to make sure the other is ok. 
 We really see Mercy claiming Adam as hers ("mine") throughout the story wereas we didn't see her as possessive of him in the previous stories before they were mated / married. It just goes to show how strong the mate bond really is. It's also reassuring to see her (not being a werewolf and all) become so possessive of her mate. We've seen him get this way about her before, and it's nice to see that level of commitment is reciprocated. 
 All of the Indian history and stories were really interesting, but at times I found the whole thing a little confusing. I think this is where a re-read will surely benefit. I liked learning about where Mercy came from. Although that itself was a little muddled within all of the Indian legends. Even Mercy commented "I understand it is I think a little sideways" (or something along those lines). So I felt she was in the exact same mindset as me. I understood what was said as it was said in the moment, but if I went back to think about it on it's own I get confused (am I confusing you now? :) ). 
 Overall, I really enjoyed this entry in the Mercy Thompson series and as stated previously I look forward to going back and reading the series from the beginning all the way through again. 
 I was a little disappointed that a certain event that I had predicted did not come to light (in this book anyway). I don't want to give away my prediction (it's like jinxing myself), but I think it may have been hinted at towards the end of this book (unless I'm reading too much into the statement which is entirely possible). 
 So fingers crossed for the next book which we probably won't see until 2013. Partricia Briggs posted on her website that she is down to one book a year. So we should see the new Alpha Omega in January '12. I think that she's only contracted (to this point) for 7 Mercy books, but I really don't feel the story wrapping up yet so hopefully there will either be an extension or the next book will wrap things up nicely on our Mercy universe. So, until next year!