Yeah, I had the same trouble with the names in ACtW. I eventually gave up trying to remember them all, just because there were so darned many.

I must admit, I did find ACtW somewhat discomforting reading in places, especially when it became fairly obvious that while the main character got some pleasure out of his relations with the other wolf companions, it wasn't really what he would have sought out for himself by choice.

I'll probably end up reading Twilight at some stage...or watching the movies. It seems to be one of those inevitable things in life: be born, grow up, read Twilight, die... :-)