Omg. This is going to be one of the TOP YA books. If you like Jason Reynolds, "Long Way Down", you will devour this book. Written in verse, this was impossible to put down. My heart is still pounding from this DEEP, relevant book!!

What a fantastic book about friendship and loyalty. Diego and Lawson have been friends since third grade. When Lawson starts selling drugs he has Diego to drive him around. Diego’s mom worries Lawson will get Diego in trouble. Then Lawson starts doing coke and other drugs and now has a new dealer, Trent, one you can’t say no to. Diego refuses to drive Lawson around, and they stop talking. Diego sees Lawson selling out of his house. After a graduation party, Lawson apologizes to Diego and they go to Lawson’s house when Trent shows up. Trent wants his money, Diego doesn’t have it and someone gets shot. Who gets shot?
Thank you the publisher and Netgalley for eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

When We Ride is a powerful coming-of-age novel in verse about Benny and the struggles he faces when trying to balance his friendship/brotherhood with Lawson when it could destroy the goals he has for himself.