Reviews tagging 'Death'

Мальчики с кладбища by Aiden Thomas

622 reviews

nikoops's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

Cemetery Boys is a mystery wrapped in a coming-of-age story. Yadriel knows who he is, but it is a bit harder to get his community and family to acknowledge these truths. It’s ever harder to focus on that when there’s the mystery of the ghost boy and other missing people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Child death, Torture, Violence, Deadnaming, Animal death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gore, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

kynaeus's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

A little bit of a predictable antagotwist but this was still a great read. Trans-centric, murder mystery, latiné cultures front and center, and a happy ending of trans love? Yay. I'll take a little predictability if it means we get this too!

On and GREAT worldbuilding. Love the setup for a possible second book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Grief, Deportation, Death, and Outing

lastcomment314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

This book is full of life and joy, celebrating the diverse identities of its main character, Yadriel, while also being honest about the challenges he faces in his different communities. All of the characters are vibrant and lovable, and the magic feels real.

Minorly plot spoilers

The twist at the end was also executed brilliantly 

and I was unable to stop during some of the final chapters, even though it was way past my bedtime

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Death of parent

minnxes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Alcohol and Child abuse

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Transphobia, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Dysphoria, and Gun violence

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, and Bullying

angel__'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious

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

5.0

Ich habe die Geschichte geliebt und bin praktisch durchgeflogen.
Rep: Latinx, trans*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Deadnaming, Murder, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

brontosaurusbb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed this book. However it did fail to keep me engaged in the Beginning. But stick it out it's well worth it. An amazing book full of great representation and story. Great read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

briannagriffin567's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

I would give this book all the stars if I could. I rarely write a review, but want to remember how perfect I thought this book was. It was beautiful, funny, touching, and overall so much more than I thought it would be when I picked it up to read on a whim.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Grief, Deadnaming, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Deportation, Death of parent, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Homophobia, Bullying, Car accident, Biphobia, and Abandonment

ghostpuppy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

I loved the idea for this story, but wasn't too excited about how it all unfolded in the book. The plot was incredibly predictable and the repetitive writing style did annoy me. I loved the trans representation though and Yadriel and Julian were so cute together. All the latinx cultural influences were also a huge plus point for me. I'm excited for more from this author, since this was their debut novel.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Deportation, and Death

itsash63's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death