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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

19 reviews

babymoomoocow's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.75

I enjoyed the book but I wasn’t able to totally relate to the characters. However as a person who isn’t involved with a lot of Latinx culture I learned a lot and I appreciated the book. There are a lot of funny characters and it’s a cute story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

princess424's review

adventurous 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? N/A

5.0

I LOVE this book!!! It has an amazing representation and is different from other LGBTQA books I have read. The relationships in this book were though out and realistic and grew to become more understanding and loving. I absolutely loved the characters personalities and the setting. Aiden brought these characters and places alive through his words and descriptions and the ending was heartbreaking but also fulfilling. I can’t wait to read more of Aiden’s work and see what he does with this world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

nicamooch's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

4.0

I love loved the concept and world building  of this book. 

I also really loved the banter and relationships Yadriel has with Julian and Martiza. The love story was so adorable I really wouldn’t have been able to handle a bittersweet ending between those two 😭 

The climax had me simultaneously bawling and cursing @ Thomas for the pain! The way my gut dropped when I turned onto Chapter 24…it was narratively such a good choice but I was also pissed because it did its job of wrecking me, you know?

I found the twist/reveal upsetting, it’s like, even though I figured it out beforehand because this character was the only viable option—it’s just devastating because you don’t /want/ it to be them. But I also feel like that’s why it works 😭 yet another great narrative choice for maximum pain 😭😭!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Abandonment

breadwitchery's review

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Gun violence

hello_lovely13's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

For deadnaming, the author is never explicit by never telling the reader what anyone’s deadname is. Also, there are some topics brought up in regards to leaving home or being kicked out of a house because of abuse or transphobia or homophobia (it is touched upon, but not too explicit—though the physical abuse mention is more explicit, but not more than a couple mentions and some hinting).

librarianbritt's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

While I did figure out what the ending was about half way through reading the character development kept me reading until the very last page! This is a case where I loved every minute with these characters are they made their way through the story! Great debut! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse

ruthbeadle's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

I absolutely adored this book and all of the characters in it! It took me a minute, but I really found myself falling into the character relationships of the story and that is what supports this book. Really, it read like a romance towards the end which I really loved. The fantasy elements were really well done and integrated within the story as well. The twists were all predictable for me, so that is the only reason why this book wouldn't be higher. I definitely will read this again to revisit the cast 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse

aseel_reads's review

funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

3.75 

i really liked this!! it was so nice to read a book about Latin American religious/mythological beliefs! the writing was very vivid and I loved the descriptions of the cemetery. i also appreciated the existence of the story, so people can see themselves represented 

in saying that, I guessed the plot twist so early on, that it made it hard to not be mad at yadriel for being so dumb. also, there was a bit of insta love, since they knew each other for what? three days? 

still a cute and wholesome read though 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

nanatsai's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse