Review: Epic storytelling at a breakneck pace
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2013
Do not let the length of They Prefer the Night fool you, Ms. Brown manages to take four hundred pages of novel and condenses it into a thirty-five page tour de force. The resulting product is a concise, well-written prologue that leaves the reader breathless and eagerly awaiting the next installment.The tale begins in nineteenth century Ireland, plunging right to the heart of the story. Grabbing the reader from the first words, it pulls them in and demands attention. Only then does it back away for a bit, providing the necessary backstory, before picking up where it left and storming forward again.With a cast of characters that include vampires, werewolves, druids, faeries, and whole lot more, this is a must-read for anybody that enjoys stories of an occult nature that are grounded in reality. The author does a wonderful job of interweaving these supernatural beings into everyday society, allowing the reader to connect to the characters and even wonder if they really could be walking among us.The prose is solid and the descriptions vivid, the setting spanning two continents (as a native of Southern Ohio, I especially appreciated that angle) and the story bridging multiple generations. To cover all of that in such a tight space is truly quite an accomplishment.