I can't help loving every single book in this amazing series -- but if I were pushed to name the best of the best, I wouldn't necessarily include Fire Touched at the very top. Listen, it was still a very good read and kept my attention from start to finish, but it seems to be missing the deeper emotional core that fuels the very best in this series. There simply weren't enough moments of Adam and Mercy dealing with their complicated lives, and the other pack members didn't get enough screen time for my liking. Still the adventure and danger are as strong as always, and it was nice to see a few characters from earlier books and stories pop up here as well. Fans of the series will, of course, want to read Fire Touched. My full review is here. And now, the wait for book #10 begins! 
 Updated 2/14/2017: Just finished re-reading via audiobook. As always, the narrator is excellent, and I enjoyed the story all over again. Still sticking with my 4-star rating. All Mercy books are great, but this isn't one of the absolute greatest.