Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

73 reviews

tinkeringcheck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

So the plot is a bit predictable, but loveable doesn't begin to describe the characters. The cast is a lot of fun and easily the shining stars of this story. The setting being in the middle of a community of brujx was also incredibly interesting and refreshing in the kinda same-y YA fantasy genre. 

And, of course, as a trans person it was really fantastic to see a trans main character like this. I've never seen a trans person treated so... genuinely in a story, and ngl it made me cry more than once. He just happens to be trans to the people that matter, but his uniquely trans struggles were handled so well by the author. And, not to spoil anything, but this story ends off with a heaping layer of hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Deadnaming, Death, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

karobiner's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

Lovingly crafted YA, which treats it's Latino trans protagonist with love and respect as a teenager going through a series of fantastical misadventures.

I would argue that the main romance happens pretty quickly, but they are teens so I'll forgive it 😂

Came for queer romance - stayed for the nuanced portrait of Latinx family dynamics ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Police brutality, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Deportation

brielikescheese's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

vaguely_pink's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation

Discussion of gangs

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

thenerdybookwitch's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Amazing book! I cried so many times, laughed so many times—one of my new fave books I will treasure it. I cannot wait for the eventually sequel to come! 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

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

Self-harm for ritualistic purposes.

mpbookreviews's review

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

noahsingh's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria