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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

89 reviews

evalynnfarkashasanbasri's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed my time with this book, and thought it was pretty great for a debut, though I can see where the word in this book do not flow smoothly or is not engaging for every reader. I had heard a lot of hype from teens about this one, and I see why it is loved. The characters are a treat to have as company. The physical book itself is so gorgeous, for one thing. The spooky, dark atmosphere of the book make it a good choice for November, or as a Day of the Dead read. The mystery central to the story is somewhat easy to figure out, with many clues left by the author as to what is really going on, or how it will end. The premise is still interesting though, and the Spanish language sprinkled throughout, as well as the author's clear attitude of welcoming all cultures of Spanish-speakers, is really cool. 

As an adult closer to my 30s than my 20s, it made me think: This is what happens when we give our children minimal information about something, or make them feel misunderstood, or like they cannot come to us for help, or tell the whole truth. But because it is a YA book, nothing bad really happens. Yadriel is able to overcome all obstacles. His guardians come around, apologizing for the nearly grave errors of their ways. And by now, after so much media and real people that tell us otherwise, us in the LGBTQIA+ community deserve this happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

irisvdn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fucking hell... Crying my eyes out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, and War

Minor: Religious bigotry and Car accident

fishindices's review

adventurous emotional 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, and Death of parent

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Dysphoria

Minor: Kidnapping and Car accident

dmrains's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

I loved every second of reading this book! I was excited that I called *part* of the ending, but was still struck by the twist! Excellent use of foreshadowing. Incredibly realistic characters and development of stakes & tension, ESPECIALLY for a debut novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Car accident, and Alcohol

Brief mention/discussion of gang activity, dismissal of "Street kids"

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Deportation

Minor: Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

liaer's review

emotional funny mysterious fast-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

4.0

I liked this book overall. I felt like Julian and Yadriel's relationship was really sweet, of a bit rushed. I wish the Maritza was more involved in the later third of the book. It kind of felt like she fell off without any explanation.

I feel a little conflicted on Catriz being the villain. This is because he was the only one (except for this mom) who wholeheartedly supported Yadriel's transition. Although, I did think was an interesting allegory of how even cis men are denied manhood based on normative gender roles.

Overall, I liked it. I thought the relationship was cute and the mystery was just mysterious enough to keep me going. I think my biggest complaint is that I wish the side characters were more well developed (especially

Julian's friends)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Deportation

sadie_g's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I'd had this book for a while and just never read it and I'm so glad I finally did! It was so good, I loved the relationships and friendships and how deep they all were. You could tell that these characters were truly found family to each other. 

The story itself was fun and the mystery had me intrigued the whole time. I'm very happy with how the book ended, even though I suspected it would end this way. I do wish the reveal at the end was a bit longer but otherwise, this book was great. 

Has great representation and believable characters. The setting was so cool, and I liked the magical elements of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, and Blood

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

Minor: Car accident

meheehee's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Deadnaming, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

swimmingwolf59's review

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.5

I really loved the world building in this book, it was an extremely cool setting!! I also enjoyed the mystery aspect of the book, and I'm happy that I was able to figure it out 😄 I also love Julian, my sweet child 🥹 But I didn't vibe with the main character very much and the pacing of the book was a bit slow for my taste. This is just a personal thing too, but I prefer when world building is slowly unfurled as the book goes on, so the info dump at the beginning of this book was a bit much for my tastes. Still an enjoyable read though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deadnaming, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Car accident, and Deportation

glen3's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Police brutality, Car accident, Classism, and Deportation