Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

48 reviews

readingelli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

5.0

I really loved this. It was heartfelt, it felt real, and the plot was excellent. I especially appreciated the deep love Yadriel had for his culture and his religion, and how that was reflected in the prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia and Medical content

Religious ceremonies, human sacrifice mentions

attempted human sacrifice that is thwarted by the protagonist

, mentions of the afterlife and discussion of spirits/ ghosts

jackie_marion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

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

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Xenophobia, and Child abuse

ahopper7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Murder, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Deportation

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Transphobia

Moderate: Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Lesbophobia

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Physical abuse, Deportation, Xenophobia, Deadnaming, and Child abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Classism, Bullying, Grief, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Abandonment

atsuanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a book I’ll be coming back to again and again. I’m so attached to these characters and this book is everything I wanted to read rn? It’s so meaningful and impactful and oh so romantic! In more than just romance romance but also the romance of loving yourself and your family, chosen or by blood. Words cannot describe this book honestly and like all my reviews, I just don’t do it justice! But absolutely pick this up if you want to feel every emotion under the sun while still kicking your feet like a kid <3

"You ready?" Julian asked. 

"No," Yadriel confessed, his voice tight. 

Julian grinned. "Do it anyways."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Minor: Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death of parent, and Car accident

amy_reading_23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

The ending was actually my favourite bit and I feel all emotional after just finishing it! This was a good book with an interesting concept at its core. I think Julian was actually my favourite character, with his unbound energy and fierce love for his friends. I enjoyed all the references to latinx culture and learning more about it. I would have given the book more stars but the majority of the book is a bit slow paced and can make it hard to get into. This was my second time attempting to read it. Still, I enjoyed the narratives and the characters and will never say no to a queer paranormal romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Transphobia, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

merah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-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

5.0

the writing is absolutely incredible. 
I felt every single emotion while reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Transphobia, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical content, Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Deportation, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Dysphoria

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, Alcohol, Cancer, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Deadnaming

loads of knives, blades, cuts and stabbings

thattinyone's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Deportation, Self harm, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Deadnaming, and Dysphoria

ellacole03's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

I really enjoyed a look at the trans community through the lens of Spanish culture. With its culture being rooted in tradition, I like how the dad realized that transition and adaptability will keep the roots of the tradition thriving. I am not of Hispanic descent, but I really enjoyed the references to Dia de las Muertos and the casual use of Spanish, because it taught me some stuff that I don't think I even realized. I was a little confused about what a portaje was for the longest, but after I got that it was a dagger, it made more sense.

I also enjoyed the fact that Julian was, in fact, alive and the uncle was corrupted,

but I had 2 key things I loved about this book. I loved Yadriel and Maritza's relationship and I loved how

Julian felt Spanish was an intimate thing for him, then spoke it with Yadriel. Their relationship burned at just the right pace to not feel unrealistic.

The only thing that kind of put me off was the beginning was kind of slow, but I understand that it was because it needed to set up the situation and explain what all the terms were. Overall, really good read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Deadnaming, Animal death, Deportation, Transphobia, Blood, Car accident, and Dysphoria