Lunatic Fringe (Tales of the Pack, #1)
by Allison Moon
This has the distinction of being the first e-book I've ever bought. (Yes, despite the fact that I've had a kindle for over a year---Project Gutenberg, miscellaneous free ebooks, fanfic, and internet articles for the win!) The moment I saw "lesbian separatist werewolf hunters," I knew I HAD to have it.
The characters and writing were clunky in places, but not too bad. The best part is Moon's particular version of werewolf mythology, though! Much as I like Bitten and Stolen (which are my other go-to werewolf novels), their premise---that women are inherently unsuited to being werewolves---still pisses me off whenever I think about it. That's the dumbest damn thing I have ever heard; the only reason I can imagine Kelly Armstrong did it that way is that tired old stereotype about men being 'natural' and 'tough' and 'wild' and women being 'artificial' and 'weak' and 'civilizing.'
Well, Moon's book (and may it be the first of many) makes up for that disappointment. She uses the "drinking from a wolf's paw" myth! And her explanation of why women are better at being werewolves than men doesn't stop at biology. It's glorious. It's perfect. I won't spoil it for you. Just go read about lesbian separatist werewolf hunters, ok? You know you want to.