Published by Ballantine Books, Random House - Ballantine Genres: Fiction
Format: ARC
Boys will be boys…….Ever hear that saying? Our Beautiful Boys touches on many subjects through the telling of what happened one evening after a football game. One fateful evening, the team’s star players, Vikram, Diego and MJ are accused of seriously injuring another teammate, Stanley.
While looking at what occurred that evening, the three teens are suspended from school while their parents scramble to protect and defend their sons. The teens come from good yet differing family situations. They had not planned for what happened that and that night while partying all hope for the best possible outcome.
This book touches on how well we know those in our lives. How well do we know our children, our spouses, or parents? What happens when those in our lives disappoint us, make bad choices, use bad judgement? This book also touches on class, expectations, marriage, secrets, fitting in, lies, sports, expectations, privilege, and friendship.
This is a timely and thought-provoking book which has both the reader and the characters questioning what happened and how things would be resolved. I enjoyed the tension and the underlying feeling of unease that resulted from the events of the night and actions in question.
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
