I reread this recently and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. The world is interesting and it's nice to have a set of shapeshifters that aren't humans that just happen to have other shapes, but are entities completely separate in mindset and attitudes. The world is very intriguing, as all Bishop's fictional worlds are. It's interesting to read one of her books set in a more identifiably modern setting. The Others books might appeal to readers who weren't fans of the Black Jewels books: there's less of a sexual focus in this series, and much less sexual violence(there are still references to it, but it's not a central plot focus as in the Black Jewels books). This series also has a simpler political system. However, anyone with issues related to cutting should be careful and maybe skip this series. Cutting is a major theme and the way it is described in the book could be pretty triggering, I think. There is also a good deal of violence and some gory bits. The plot is good, the characters are interesting and varied, and the setting is very different. 
 Anyone who's a fan of Bishop in general will probably enjoy this book too, and I'd encourage readers who weren't necessarily fans of the Black Jewels books to give this one a try.