
It is not a story for just one type of person it is a story for anybody that absolutely loves getting lost in the words. This novella, as well as the rest of the series, transcends genre. You feel what they feel, you see what they see, and you love like they love. Listening to him tell the story, it is not hard to imagine yourself right there with the trio in Ireland. We are spoiled to the core with Gary Furlong’s narration. How, one might ask, can anyone expect for anything more. Cindy delivers once again with writing that paints a picture so vividly, so spectacularly that you cannot help but be enamored. It follows Brian, Casey, and Patrick Riordan before the events of Exit Unicorns.

Enter “Bare Knuckle.” Bare Knuckle is a novella written as a prequel to the main series. Her words are spoken in cursive, while everyone else is putting plain font on the paper. Cindy writes like no author I have ever read. That book is Cindy Brandner’s “Exit Unicorns,” for me. For no reason at all, you will see a book at the store and just know you need to have it. There are moments in life where a book just speaks to you. After that night, life as they know it spirals out of control for the Riordans, until one man is forced to rejoin a world he thought he’d left behind forever, to ensure the safety of those he loves. The road is not smooth and contains hard lessons, both those of betrayal and treachery, all stemming from the events of one warm July night, when the match of hatred is set to the fuel of violence. Their father, Brian, is simply trying to keep his sons safe - a tall order in the gritty streets of this particular city.īare Knuckle spans the events of one summer, giving a glimpse into the lives of the Riordans - the boys as they embark on the path to the men they are destined to be, and their father as he guides them along the way.

Tagging along on this adventure is his brother, Pat, who is both shadow and conscience to Casey.

Casey Riordan is on the cusp on manhood, and is learning just how high the price of that transition can be. So begins this prequel to the Exit Unicorns series, as we join the Riordan boys in the rough and tumble world of Belfast, Northern Ireland, during a summer of change and promise. And yet, here Brian Riordan was doing exactly that." "When a man was reduced to asking advice of a tomcat, it didn’t bode well for the state of his affairs.
