Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Promise Boys

Nick Brooks with Alfred Vines (Narrator), Brad Sanders (Narrator), Christopher Hampton (Narrator), Anthony M. Lopez (Narrator), Eliana Marianes (Narrator), Hannah Church (Narrator), Henriette Zoutomou (Narrator), Jaime Lincoln Smith (Narrator), Maria Liatis (Narrator), Renier Cortes (Narrator), Suehyla El-Attar (Narrator), Xenia Willacey (Narrator)

6 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced

Description

For fans of Jason Reynolds and Karen McManus, this groundbreaking, blockbuster mystery thriller follows three boys of color at a Washington DC charter school who are forced to investigate their principal’s murder in a high-stakes twenty-four hour ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 201 reviews

Moods

mysterious 80%
tense 69%
emotional 45%
dark 43%
challenging 33%
reflective 19%
hopeful 15%
sad 14%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 9%
informative 7%
funny 5%

Pace

fast 65%
medium 32%
slow 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Plot: 33% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 15% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 99%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.22

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