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A review by whatellisreadnext
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 4โญ
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด.
When Yadriel's traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, he is determined to prove himself a real Brujo. With the help of his cousin Maritza, he performs the quinces ritual himself. All is going well, until he tries find the ghost of his murdered cousin Miguel, but he ends up summoning someone else entirely.
This book well and truly filled my heart to the brim. It was so important, and funny and wholesome. Who'd have thought I'd enjoy romance so much? Turns out if the love interest is a sarcastic ghost, I'm totally down ๐คฃ
Aiden Thomas writes such realistic characters and beautifully vivid settings. I truly felt for Yadriel, and wanted more than anything for him to prove his family wrong. The Trans and Latinx representation in this one is amazing. I loved that Julian accepted Yadriel for who he was, no questions asked.
Cemetery Boys is very YA, and this is the only reason it ended up being a 4 star read over a 5, but I still can't recommend it enough. If I had to define this one, it would be a supernatural romantic mystery, that is super high stakes towards the end, with a conclusion that will have you smiling from ear to ear ๐งก
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด.
When Yadriel's traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, he is determined to prove himself a real Brujo. With the help of his cousin Maritza, he performs the quinces ritual himself. All is going well, until he tries find the ghost of his murdered cousin Miguel, but he ends up summoning someone else entirely.
This book well and truly filled my heart to the brim. It was so important, and funny and wholesome. Who'd have thought I'd enjoy romance so much? Turns out if the love interest is a sarcastic ghost, I'm totally down ๐คฃ
Aiden Thomas writes such realistic characters and beautifully vivid settings. I truly felt for Yadriel, and wanted more than anything for him to prove his family wrong. The Trans and Latinx representation in this one is amazing. I loved that Julian accepted Yadriel for who he was, no questions asked.
Cemetery Boys is very YA, and this is the only reason it ended up being a 4 star read over a 5, but I still can't recommend it enough. If I had to define this one, it would be a supernatural romantic mystery, that is super high stakes towards the end, with a conclusion that will have you smiling from ear to ear ๐งก
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Grief, and Transphobia
Minor: Bullying and Death