PROMISE BOYS is a mixed format YA mystery thriller that starts off with the death of a neighborhood's beloved principal of an all-boy's prep academy that gets pinned on three of the young men who attend. Right off the bat, through a series of documentary-style side-character insights, interview transcripts, and traditional narration, we're introduced to this neighborhood, the school, and the tension. PROMISE BOYS interrogates how men (not young men, but GROWN men) perpetuate toxic masculinity and pass it on to younger generations.

We follow three dynamic and distinct young men who are not perfect and simply want to clear their name of a crime they did not commit against a man who was also less than perfect. PROMISE BOYS keeps you wanting to know what happened and piece together the events; we already known the end result, so the fun is finding out how we got there. There's a strong mix of complex main characters and fully realized supporting characters with a nice variety of personality that create and fill in this community. Side-note: I was roting for JB and Keyana the entire time lol. I highly recommend the audiobook; it's a full cast and the production value is impeccable.