Anna is a different kind of Werewolf than the Mercy Thompson I've become addicted to in this first introduction book. Still for one who has been held prisoner and used, then brought to the back of the beyond Montana (been there,seen that) she doesn't go all squelchy female on us. She is the woman that female who will protect the weak and injured with maternal fierceness. She will stand as the defense against harm. Unlike Mercy she doesn't need to take point, show she can't be bossed, and generally keep up with the big boys.