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summary of 2854 ratings (see reviews)
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Blood (66 reviewers), Transphobia (59 reviewers), Death (56 reviewers), Deadnaming (24 reviewers), Violence (21 reviewers), Grief (20 reviewers), Death of parent (12 reviewers), Homophobia (7 reviewers), Gore (7 reviewers), Murder (7 reviewers), Body horror (6 reviewers), Child death (5 reviewers), Kidnapping (3 reviewers), Cursing (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Child abuse (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Police brutality (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), and Animal cruelty (1 reviewer)Moderate
Transphobia (82 reviewers), Death (49 reviewers), Blood (35 reviewers), Violence (31 reviewers), Deadnaming (29 reviewers), Grief (22 reviewers), Death of parent (18 reviewers), Racism (12 reviewers), Murder (11 reviewers), Kidnapping (10 reviewers), Homophobia (9 reviewers), Animal death (8 reviewers), Cursing (6 reviewers), Child death (5 reviewers), Gore (5 reviewers), Body horror (4 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Xenophobia (4 reviewers), Bullying (3 reviewers), Child abuse (3 reviewers), Medical content (3 reviewers), Religious bigotry (3 reviewers), Animal cruelty (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Car accident (1 reviewer)Minor
Deadnaming (62 reviewers), Transphobia (36 reviewers), Child abuse (18 reviewers), Animal death (13 reviewers), Racism (9 reviewers), Blood (9 reviewers), Medical content (9 reviewers), Death of parent (9 reviewers), Bullying (8 reviewers), Violence (7 reviewers), Grief (7 reviewers), Death (6 reviewers), Self harm (6 reviewers), Homophobia (5 reviewers), Police brutality (5 reviewers), Kidnapping (5 reviewers), Car accident (5 reviewers), Animal cruelty (4 reviewers), Cursing (4 reviewers), Gore (4 reviewers), Child death (3 reviewers), Gun violence (3 reviewers), Torture (3 reviewers), Xenophobia (3 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Addiction (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Drug abuse (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Trafficking (1 reviewer), and Religious bigotry (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 77%
mysterious 57%
hopeful 51%
funny 44%
inspiring 30%
lighthearted 19%
dark 15%
tense 14%
reflective 9%
sad 9%
informative 6%
challenging 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 29% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 0%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 0% | N/A: 0% | No: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's New York Times-bestselling paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys, described by Entertainment Weekly as groundbreaking.
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.
However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school's resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He's determined to find out what happened and tie off some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.
Buy Cemetery Boys
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Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's New York Times-bestselling paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys, described by Entertainment Weekly as groundbreaking.
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.
However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school's resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He's determined to find out what happened and tie off some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.
What the community thinks
summary of 2854 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
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Blood (66 reviewers), Transphobia (59 reviewers), Death (56 reviewers), Deadnaming (24 reviewers), Violence (21 reviewers), Grief (20 reviewers), Death of parent (12 reviewers), Homophobia (7 reviewers), Gore (7 reviewers), Murder (7 reviewers), Body horror (6 reviewers), Child death (5 reviewers), Kidnapping (3 reviewers), Cursing (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Child abuse (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Police brutality (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), and Animal cruelty (1 reviewer)Moderate
Transphobia (82 reviewers), Death (49 reviewers), Blood (35 reviewers), Violence (31 reviewers), Deadnaming (29 reviewers), Grief (22 reviewers), Death of parent (18 reviewers), Racism (12 reviewers), Murder (11 reviewers), Kidnapping (10 reviewers), Homophobia (9 reviewers), Animal death (8 reviewers), Cursing (6 reviewers), Child death (5 reviewers), Gore (5 reviewers), Body horror (4 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Xenophobia (4 reviewers), Bullying (3 reviewers), Child abuse (3 reviewers), Medical content (3 reviewers), Religious bigotry (3 reviewers), Animal cruelty (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Car accident (1 reviewer)Minor
Deadnaming (62 reviewers), Transphobia (36 reviewers), Child abuse (18 reviewers), Animal death (13 reviewers), Racism (9 reviewers), Blood (9 reviewers), Medical content (9 reviewers), Death of parent (9 reviewers), Bullying (8 reviewers), Violence (7 reviewers), Grief (7 reviewers), Death (6 reviewers), Self harm (6 reviewers), Homophobia (5 reviewers), Police brutality (5 reviewers), Kidnapping (5 reviewers), Car accident (5 reviewers), Animal cruelty (4 reviewers), Cursing (4 reviewers), Gore (4 reviewers), Child death (3 reviewers), Gun violence (3 reviewers), Torture (3 reviewers), Xenophobia (3 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Addiction (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Drug abuse (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Trafficking (1 reviewer), and Religious bigotry (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 77%
mysterious 57%
hopeful 51%
funny 44%
inspiring 30%
lighthearted 19%
dark 15%
tense 14%
reflective 9%
sad 9%
informative 6%
challenging 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 29% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 0%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 0% | N/A: 0% | No: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 4%Average rating