Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

109 reviews

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

An astounding book with no shortage of heart-wrenching teen drama. Yadriel is a brujo, one of the male members of a necromantic tradition stretching back to pre-colonial Central America. He is also transgender and accidentally falls in love with the first spirit he raises, Julian. With the backdrop of a mysterious death in the brujo community and the possibility that Julian's death is linked, I literally burned the midnight oil to read the end of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Colonisation

a_libra_library's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

Self-harm for ritualistic purposes.

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

I just didn’t find this book engaging. I think the story would’ve benefited from being 1st person from Yadriel’s POV instead of 3rd person. Love the diversity and a lot of the concepts just didn’t feel like it was executed as well as it could’ve been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Kidnapping, and Classism

addyisnothere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Deadnaming and Car accident

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Kidnapping

cluckieduck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

tays_books's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm

lauralintunen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Dysphoria

junenoble's review against another edition

funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deadnaming, Gore, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent