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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

12 reviews

lil_wavy_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Loved this audiobook

• I was like Nancy Drew tryna figure

out this murder mystery. It's a a quick if you want to read this book as well. Keyanna came in clutch in this book and that's all l'm gonna say about that . I enjoyed listening to the book with a full cast as it portrayed every characters POV. I was honestly not surprised on how it ended since it was kinda easy to pinpoint the plot ending.

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zombiezami's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a fantastic social thriller. It was heart-wrenching to read about how this fictional school abused students, knowing that in real life, so many adults think you can brutalize children into being successful adults.

There were a few plot threads that felt like they weren’t explored as much as they could have been. The ending also felt abrupt.

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redroseses's review against another edition

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dark hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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lana72905's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I loved the format of the book. The fact that it played out as a news tory of an actual case was an interesting take on a mystery novel that I haven't seen before. It was a little confusing at first, realizing that we didn't start directly at chapter one but rather with interviews, but I got used to it and I did enjoy it! What makes this inly 3.75 stars for me though was the book seemed rushed. The ending to me, whole I didn't expect it,

it felt a little cliché and rushed to scramble together an ending. It was pretty clear the boys would be innocent, but I felt like they could've found out a little bit differently. I just felt like the ending could've been different and not rushed.

. My other gripe would be the fact thst because of those interviews, while I liked them, we didn't really see the real plot takefold until halfway through the novel. It felt dragged out and while it brought depth to characters and the stories, I just wished it didn't rake so long to come to the real plot. But, overall it is a good book and I did enjoy it!

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chris_reads's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I enjoyed the story, and the killer wasn't who I was expecting, though plenty of hints were dropped as to who it might be. I liked the focus on who these boys weren't bad kids they were just seen that way because of the color of their skin and the neighborhoods they were from. I also really liked the epilogue and seeing where they ended up.
Also the full-cast audio really drew me into the story and was amazingly done!

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crazybookishcool's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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bookswithca's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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