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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

89 reviews

clockworkstars's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

 

“Why do you have to prove anything to anyone?"
"It's just how it is, how it's always been. In order for them to let me be a brujo—"
"You don't need anyone's permission to be you, Yads”

4.5☆|5

Ce roman est absolument parfait, lisez le. Mais étant donné que je ne peux pas juste dire cela, je m'en viens détailler un minimum.

J'ai su que j'allais aimer dés le premier chapitre et ce n'est même pas une exagération. Et ma prédiction était exacte, car j'ai tout simplement adoré ma lecture. Déjà de part le personnage principal. Yadriel est incroyable. La manière dont le personnage est décrit ? Le comment il gère et vit son identité de genre ? Le comment sa transidentité est décrite, le comment cela se passe dans sa famille, les scènes avec Julian où la citation apparait (phrase qui m'a tout simplement rempli le cœur de joie tout en me faisant pleurer.) ?? Ce fut exceptionnel, la représentation est immaculée.

Et si j'ai aimé Yads de tout mon cœur, j'ai également sombré pour Julian. Je l'aime avec tout mon cœur. Au chapitre 10, j'ai déclaré dans les DMs d'un·e ami·e "De toute façon ça fait 9 chapitres qu'il est chaotique et adorable, je l'aime". Et oui. Juste oui. Ce personnage est un chaos incarné, qui a peu de self control, qui est impulsif au possible mais c'est pour ça qu'on l'aime et qu'on s'y attache. Quand je dis qu'on a tous besoin d'un Julian Diaz dans nos vies, je le pense sincèrement.

Et j'ai aussi beaucoup, beaucoup aimé ce roman grâce au worldbuilding qui était exceptionnel. On est plongé dans la mythologie latinx et j'aime fort fort fort. Le comment leur société marche, les préparatifs de Dia de los muertos, le fait qu'il y a des mots espagnols un peu partie, le système de magie. Absolument fan, je veux lire les autres livres de l'auteurice maintenant. Dans la semaine. S'il vous plaît.

Aiden Thomas nous plonge dans une fantasy exceptionnel, avec une petite touche de romance qui m'a fait sourire au possible, c'était juste incroyable à lire et j'ai un peu beaucoup fondu pour les personnages mais vous n'avez aucune preuve.

J'ai beau avoir adoré ce roman, je regrette légèrement la fin. Je ne suis pas entièrement fan de comment s'est passé la résolution du plot même si j'ai beaucoup aimé celui-ci en général. Ça a été peut-être un peu trop vite sur certains points et c'est je pense le seul point négatif que je trouve à aborder ici, tellement ce roman m'a semblé exceptionnel et parfait.

En conclusion : lisez le. Maintenant. Je vous assure que vous ne le regretterez pas.

TW : deadname (il n'est pas spécifié) ; déportation (hors page) ; dysphorie de genre ; homophobie ; magie du sang ; mégenrage ; mort d'un parent ; sang ; transphobie ; violence

Rep : MC latinx (mexicain, cubain et nord-américain) trans et gay ; LI latinx (colombien et nord-américain) et gay ; SC latinx ; SC trans 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Car accident and Deportation

There is mention and usage of the deadname of the main character. The deadname is not specified, the reader doesn't know it

saltylane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

Great story, though the first quarter of the book was a bit rough to get through because it hit very close to home. I’m glad I stuck it out till the end, though. I really enjoyed spending time with the characters. I did predict the “twist” at the very beginning, but that didn’t make getting to that part any less enjoyable. 

I just wish all three of the main cast of characters got equal character development—or at least it wasn’t written like the third character didn’t exist when the other two were interacting or something else was going on. I feel like that would have made the characters seem more real and present within the story. 

The story was a little predictable at times, but it also had some surprises. Either way, it only got a little “boring” when there was more interiority than action happening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

kaziaroo's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I was shocked when I read the acknowledgements at the end and found that the author wasn't originally going to write about a trans character and Latinx culture, because those, and the bold, loveable characters, are what really make this book stand out. Otherwise, the writing was a bit repetitive (there's lots of "Yadriel didn't know how to respond" and "Julian tilted his head") and the main mystery was very obvious, but the characters and the depictions of the different facets of their culture and how the characters each relate to the culture are special. It just goes to show that plot isn't everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Blood, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Deportation

laciejanelle94's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

renlheffernan's review

adventurous lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

Cemetery Boys was an absolute treat to read. I loved all the characters and their interactions with each other. Yadriel as the main character was perfect choice and I enjoyed how his trans identity was incorporated with the traditions of the brujx. I liked the sense of secrecy around the mystery and it made sense why things were kept from the adults in the story for so long. It was great having a character use and mention wearing a binder!

Julian and Yadriel had such a great dynamic and it was enjoyable to see their relationship progress throughout the novel. I loved how we slowly learned about Julian throughout the novel too, while Yadriel was more of the type to wear everything on his sleeve. Maritza was lovely and her interactions with everyone were great. The characters' goals were clear, the plot was fun even though it was dealing with heavy stuff like death, as well as what it means to grieve/remember someone.

Throughout this novel there was a sense of almost sadness at the prospect of relationship between Julian and Yadriel, as they can't really be together as spirit and human.

But that ending though! I am so glad Yadriel had his hero moment and him and Julian can be together!

I have never read a novel about the traditions incorporated within such as Día de los Muertos, and it did not take me long to get familiarized with the importance of these traditions in this novel as well to real people around the world.

I would recommend this novel to anyone who is open-minded and loves to read about different cultures in young adult literature.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

phoebemurtagh's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Cursing, Deadnaming, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

lainiereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Perfect perfect perfect. So fun, so emotional (I cried), so cute, so well written. I LOVE it. Julian and Yadriel have my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Blood

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

nellienelson's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

I JUST FINISHED READING IT AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH OMG. The representation was so good, so was the storyline and the story itself. I could really relate to the characters. Even though I already suspected what the plot twist would be somewhere in the middle of the book, it still had me on the edge of my seat while reading. It was so well-written and just amazing. 
I definitely recommend!!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

theirgracegrace's review

emotional inspiring tense 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? Yes

4.5

An astounding book with no shortage of heart-wrenching teen drama. Yadriel is a brujo, one of the male members of a necromantic tradition stretching back to pre-colonial Central America. He is also transgender and accidentally falls in love with the first spirit he raises, Julian. With the backdrop of a mysterious death in the brujo community and the possibility that Julian's death is linked, I literally burned the midnight oil to read the end of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Colonisation

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

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