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pastelkerstin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On the other hand I love these characters and they have all my uwus, so. 4 stars. A good time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Fire, misgendering, gender dysphoria, mentions of deportation, mentions of gang violence, racist discrimination by policeameronie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
it took me a bit to get into the story but once the setting was properly set and more things started to happen, I had a great time and really rooted for the main characters. so glad this book exists!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Transphobia
Minor: Self harm
spiritedfaraway's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I listened to the audiobook and it was everything and more! I have so many feelings about this book and I don’t know even know where to begin! I fell in love with the characters and their stories and the friendships in this are just so lovely. I need to gather my thoughts better, but I will be back to write a longer review later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Blood, Death, Deadnaming, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Self harm, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping
There is also gender dysphoria, misgendering, strict gender roles and dealing with parental death.readandfindout's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Gore
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming and Self harm
felice's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Transphobia
Minor: Self harm and Deadnaming
kelsireads's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Self harm
booksthatburn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Cemetery Boys is one of my most gloriously happy things I've read in a long while. It delights in its spookiness, celebrating life while giving enough space to mourn when needed. I just want to hug them all, reading this book feels like being part of their joy.
I love everything about this book. I needed to read something positive right now and this took my breath away with how reassuring and celebratory it is. The MCs are working through some very tough things (one of them is a ghost, after all) but they build each other up in a way that has this wonderful oscillation where they're almost never sad at the same time and they keep helping each other and making things better. It's the right amount of spooky, extremely affirming
And that's before the ending, the truly amazing ending that I won't spoil, I don't dare. It just wraps up everything so perfectly in a way that fits with everything that came before while still blowing me away.
Usually when I'm reading a book that comes so highly recommended there will be some moment, some turning point where something clicks and I understand what's so wonderful, why everyone's talking about it at a level beyond just being written well. In this book that happened more than once, first early on as I was getting into the book, then again towards the end (that fantastic ending). The characters are great, with distinct narrative voices and solid personalities; I love the plot, it felt like I knew what was going on, what the goals were, and where the story was taking me, while still having room to be surprised in great ways; and the setting is sketched in way that gives me a feeling of how the spaces are connected to each other without bogging the story down in exact geographic detail.
I love everything about this book. I needed to read something positive right now and this took my breath away with how reassuring and celebratory it is. The MCs are working through some very tough things (one of them is a ghost, after all) but they build each other up in a way that has this wonderful oscillation where they're almost never sad at the same time and they keep helping each other and making things better. It's the right amount of spooky, extremely affirming
And that's before the ending, the truly amazing ending that I won't spoil, I don't dare. It just wraps up everything so perfectly in a way that fits with everything that came before while still blowing me away.
Usually when I'm reading a book that comes so highly recommended there will be some moment, some turning point where something clicks and I understand what's so wonderful, why everyone's talking about it at a level beyond just being written well. In this book that happened more than once, first early on as I was getting into the book, then again towards the end (that fantastic ending). The characters are great, with distinct narrative voices and solid personalities; I love the plot, it felt like I knew what was going on, what the goals were, and where the story was taking me, while still having room to be surprised in great ways; and the setting is sketched in way that gives me a feeling of how the spaces are connected to each other without bogging the story down in exact geographic detail.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Violence
Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Blood, Ableism, and Self harm
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