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Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys

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  • Create Date：2022-10-15 08:51:42
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Aiden Thomas
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Summary

"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"--

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Reviews

MaryZurowski ，

You remember when you were in middle school and you would gobble down books in a day？ This book made me feel that way again。 It was so enchanting and unlike anything I had ever read before。 The characters were so full of life and the story so bright and you could tell how much love was poured into this book。 At times maybe it was a bit predictable but honestly that isnt a bad thing in my book。 Rather it's really satisfying when you can say hah I knew it and it only shows that it was well set up。 You remember when you were in middle school and you would gobble down books in a day？ This book made me feel that way again。 It was so enchanting and unlike anything I had ever read before。 The characters were so full of life and the story so bright and you could tell how much love was poured into this book。 At times maybe it was a bit predictable but honestly that isnt a bad thing in my book。 Rather it's really satisfying when you can say hah I knew it and it only shows that it was well set up。 I have to say that the first 100 pages were basically just setting the scene and getting to know the characters and I dont mind that because I enjoyed every second of it but then the end felt a bit rushed and a lot of things happened very quickly。 That is the only reason its nit getting 5 stars because everything else was amazing。 。。。more

Charlotte ，

I really liked this book。 The characters were great and the world was well developed。 The plot was a little predictable and the book felt a little rushed in the end。 Would recommend。

Eva ，

3。75

Georgie ，

A perfect read for this time of year。 Spooky， scary， and CUTE。

Aracelli ，

SHUT UP NO ONE TALK TO ME THIS BOOK IS MY BABY（And there’s gonna be a sequel？？？？ Ahfjafjjsjd YES YES YES）

Swann ，

i cant stop smiling i'm gonna miss them so much i cant stop smiling i'm gonna miss them so much 。。。more

Tempanie ，

This book had such rich cultural representation and did a fantastic job at displaying the turmoil Yadriel faced trying to be included in his cultural practices and to belong to his family， and to himself。 Queerness was written so beautifully and truthfully for both Yadriel and Julian， so powerfully quiet and accepting。I did however see the end coming from a mile away and while I didn’t dislike it that made it kind of disappointing。 Also it feels like while the book is good， very little actually This book had such rich cultural representation and did a fantastic job at displaying the turmoil Yadriel faced trying to be included in his cultural practices and to belong to his family， and to himself。 Queerness was written so beautifully and truthfully for both Yadriel and Julian， so powerfully quiet and accepting。I did however see the end coming from a mile away and while I didn’t dislike it that made it kind of disappointing。 Also it feels like while the book is good， very little actually happens for the majority。 。。。more

Cat Elise ，

Wheeeww， the Latinx representation in this is phenomenal。 I've never felt so loved to be a part of this beautiful community。 I just know my younger self would have adored this religiously。 This is a perfect marriage between fantasy and realism。 I did feel like the ending wasn't realistic as it should have been。 But， then again it's a young adult and a fantasy at its finest。 But the brujeria， the LGBTQIA+， and the Latinx representations truly warmed my heart throughout。 I wished that was the life Wheeeww， the Latinx representation in this is phenomenal。 I've never felt so loved to be a part of this beautiful community。 I just know my younger self would have adored this religiously。 This is a perfect marriage between fantasy and realism。 I did feel like the ending wasn't realistic as it should have been。 But， then again it's a young adult and a fantasy at its finest。 But the brujeria， the LGBTQIA+， and the Latinx representations truly warmed my heart throughout。 I wished that was the life I led。 Family is a barrier and a bridge， all at once。 It takes an open mind and heart to keep a family together。 。。。more

Liz DiBenedetto ，

4。5 stars！！ Why did i wait so long to read this？？？I gave 4。5 only because he used a lot of the same words over and over ie。 Undulating haha its just my own little pet peeve。I loved everything about this book though。 The rep and culture deep dives are amazing。

Katalin Végh ，

Cry count 1。 I am an emotional mess i have went trough so many emotions my mind is just blank。 This book my god。 A masterpiece。 If u want something cute and sweet and at parts very fricking tense and sad this book is for you。 I am just going to have to read other books from aiden thomas now aren't i Cry count 1。 I am an emotional mess i have went trough so many emotions my mind is just blank。 This book my god。 A masterpiece。 If u want something cute and sweet and at parts very fricking tense and sad this book is for you。 I am just going to have to read other books from aiden thomas now aren't i 。。。more

Deborah Kucera ，

The book is focused on character growth and relationship building。 The plot was a little slow with not a lot of action， due to the building of characters， but it wrapped up nicely at the end。 The trans rep was remarkable and respectful。 The interactions between Yadriel and Martiza were so good！ I could totally relate to their relationship as I grew up super close to my cousins and it just made me smile。 What can you say about Julian， he’s lovable， irritating， thoughtful， loud， caring， and so muc The book is focused on character growth and relationship building。 The plot was a little slow with not a lot of action， due to the building of characters， but it wrapped up nicely at the end。 The trans rep was remarkable and respectful。 The interactions between Yadriel and Martiza were so good！ I could totally relate to their relationship as I grew up super close to my cousins and it just made me smile。 What can you say about Julian， he’s lovable， irritating， thoughtful， loud， caring， and so much more。 The atmosphere was immersive and the food！！！ 。。。more

Lotti ，

4。5 stars （without the last like 30 pages 5 stars）

Alba ，

2。5 ？ J'avais attendu très longtemps de lire ce roman dont j'avais beaucoup entendu parler。 Malheureusement， ça a été un peu une déception。 L'idée en soi est très intéressante， ce monde de brujx avec des éléments des différentes mythologies sur américaines。 L'idée d'un brujo trans est aussi très originale et la représentation LGBTQIA dans ce livre est sans doute louable。 Par contre， j'ai trouvé l'intrigue pas du tout bien planifié ni bien écrit。 L'histoire prend un temps fou pour commencer， il y 2。5 ？ J'avais attendu très longtemps de lire ce roman dont j'avais beaucoup entendu parler。 Malheureusement， ça a été un peu une déception。 L'idée en soi est très intéressante， ce monde de brujx avec des éléments des différentes mythologies sur américaines。 L'idée d'un brujo trans est aussi très originale et la représentation LGBTQIA dans ce livre est sans doute louable。 Par contre， j'ai trouvé l'intrigue pas du tout bien planifié ni bien écrit。 L'histoire prend un temps fou pour commencer， il y a beaucoup de longueurs qui ne servent à rien， alors que toute l'action se concentre en deux chapitres à la fin et là tout se passe trop vite。 Pour ne pas mentionner la grande quantité de coquilles dans l'édition française ！！！Je me suis malgré tout attachée aux personnages et j'ai voulu quand même aller jusqu'à la fin。 J'espère voir d'autres livres sur les même thèmes， mais écrits un peu mieux ！ 。。。more

Maja ，

widzowie wydarzyl sie cud przeczytalam te ksiazke

Francis Lynn ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 On the positive side， which is rather large， all the representation was awesome， and I adored the main characters。 These things being said， unfortunately the plot was very basic， the side characters were underdeveloped， and I didn’t like the ending with the whole resurrection trope。 I didn’t expect anything amazing from the story when it comes to pros and such， so I really didn’t it mind that much。 To conclude， it’s the silly， wholesome queer YA story I needed this spooky season。

Rebecca ，

Che libro carinissimo。Non avevo particolari aspettative a riguardo， visto che sono fuori target e non ero molto incuriosita dalla storia in sé， però la lettura si è rivelata molto più piacevole， dolce e piena di riflessioni di quanto mi aspettassi。 Yadrel e Julian mi hanno fatto compagnia， mi hanno portata a fangirlare e sospirare come una tredicenne e mi hanno aperto gli occhi su temi più delicati， facendomi anche riflettere sull’importanza della famiglia – nel senso più ampio che si possa cons Che libro carinissimo。Non avevo particolari aspettative a riguardo， visto che sono fuori target e non ero molto incuriosita dalla storia in sé， però la lettura si è rivelata molto più piacevole， dolce e piena di riflessioni di quanto mi aspettassi。 Yadrel e Julian mi hanno fatto compagnia， mi hanno portata a fangirlare e sospirare come una tredicenne e mi hanno aperto gli occhi su temi più delicati， facendomi anche riflettere sull’importanza della famiglia – nel senso più ampio che si possa considerare。 Ci sono stati tanti momenti sinceramente beli， che mi hanno fatta sorridere per la felicità。 C’è una dolcezza pura qui dentro， che non capita di leggere spesso。 Oltretutto， ho apprezzato leggere una voce nuova， diversa da tutto ciò che mi era capitato sottomano fino ad adesso。 Mi ha fatto bene， quindi non posso che ringraziare l’autore。Tuttavia， rimane un romanzo con dei difetti abbastanza fastidiosi – almeno per i lettori più smaliziati come me。 Innanzitutto， c’è il problema degli infodump， che nella prima metà della storia sono veramente tanti e interrompono il flusso narrativo a gamba tesa。 Anche nei momenti in cui non sono presentati come tali – vedasi quando la nonna di Yadriel parla di Xibalba e delle origini dei brujx –， si riconoscono immediatamente e portano ancora a un rallentamento。 Per fortuna， nella seconda metà si ha una drastica riduzione， ma il sentore dello spiegone improvviso è ancora presente。Il secondo problema è la generale prevedibilità della trama。 Chi fosse la misteriosa figura dietro alle sparizioni mi era chiaro dalla seconda apparizione che fa， quali strumenti stesse usando ci è ripetuto allo sfinimento da un personaggio e il motivo risulta ovvio nel momento in cui si capisce chi è。 È un problema？ Snì。 I lettori meno smaliziati potrebbero non accorgersene， ma di certo chi ha un occhio più attento potrebbe trovare il risultato finale un po’ noioso。Last but not least， non sono mai stata una grande fan dell’instalove。 Yadrel e Julian sono veramente carinissimi， lo ripeto， e la presa di coscienza dei sentimenti di Yadriel è comunque gestita bene， ma nel complesso lo sviluppo è stato un po’ troppo veloce per i miei gusti。In sintesi， una lettura di stacco molto piacevole， ma da prendere con le giuste misure。3/5⭐ 。。。more

Elodie Thomas ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved this， the main cast are all lovable and fairly well rounded characters， particularly Julian and his fierce protectiveness of his friends and family。 Yadriel's journey with his family accepting him and his identity as a brujo feels so well done。 I feel the twist with his uncle could have been a bit more fleshed out， it was kind of glossed over that they lost a member of their community suddenly but I suppose they had already kind of ostracized him。I do think some of the plot and relationshi Loved this， the main cast are all lovable and fairly well rounded characters， particularly Julian and his fierce protectiveness of his friends and family。 Yadriel's journey with his family accepting him and his identity as a brujo feels so well done。 I feel the twist with his uncle could have been a bit more fleshed out， it was kind of glossed over that they lost a member of their community suddenly but I suppose they had already kind of ostracized him。I do think some of the plot and relationship development was a little bit skimmed over or sped up， but I think that's fairly typical for YA so I didn't really mind。 In particular Julian and Yadriel's relationship developed quite fast which didn't feel super realistic but they are angsty teens in a difficult situation so it didn't distract me too much。 I also think some more exploration into the gendered roles in the magic system would be interesting， because while Yadriel challenged some of it， it still felt a little binary to me？ I also loved the little details throughout; Julian and Maritza bickering， Julian getting idioms slightly wrong every time， Julian and Yadriel arguing about music。 Overall I just really enjoyed this :） 。。。more

Leandra ，

The only word I can think of to describe this book is C U T E。Actually， it's so cute that I can see an animated movie adaptation of it。 I don't know， a movie wouldn't be able to give the same cute vibes。It is fast paced and easy to read， and I loved all the cultural aspects in it。 I have always been scared of death， the dead， cemeteries etc。， because let me tell you: catholic culture is creepy。 So I loved seeing a traditional holiday that exists in Italy too being celebrated in a different， colo The only word I can think of to describe this book is C U T E。Actually， it's so cute that I can see an animated movie adaptation of it。 I don't know， a movie wouldn't be able to give the same cute vibes。It is fast paced and easy to read， and I loved all the cultural aspects in it。 I have always been scared of death， the dead， cemeteries etc。， because let me tell you: catholic culture is creepy。 So I loved seeing a traditional holiday that exists in Italy too being celebrated in a different， colorful and joyful way！ 。。。more

Keri | Reads & Salt ，

I have been staying away from YA fantasy lately because I was afraid that I wouldn’t feel connected to characters that were so young anymore。 As I am getting older， I am gravitating to adult fantasy and romance but I am happy to say that my theory was completely wrong。 Cemetery Boys made me feel nostalgic over that new， young love feeling。 I loved the cute， butterfly-feeling moments between Yadriel and Julian。 I am still looking up fan art of them and I finished this book a few days ago。 The mag I have been staying away from YA fantasy lately because I was afraid that I wouldn’t feel connected to characters that were so young anymore。 As I am getting older， I am gravitating to adult fantasy and romance but I am happy to say that my theory was completely wrong。 Cemetery Boys made me feel nostalgic over that new， young love feeling。 I loved the cute， butterfly-feeling moments between Yadriel and Julian。 I am still looking up fan art of them and I finished this book a few days ago。 The magic and mystery elements throughout the plot were intriguing。 I loved reading about their history and Yadriel’s strength。 I cried so much at the ending， which was unexpected。 The middle did drag bit for me where I kept putting the book down and picking it back up。 Then， I could not put it down for the last 100 pages。 Reading YA books as an adult is a different type of feeling。 I feel protective of the characters I love and I am brought back to the reason why my love for reading started with YA fantasy。 Themes: - Coming of age - Young love - Paranormal- Urban Fantasy - Mystery Ratings: Overall - 4⭐️Shock - 4😱Tears - 3💧 。。。more

Mikayla Cassidy ，

such a slay

n ，

10000000/1000000Crying screaming 🇲🇽🥺😭 the latinx rep is *chefs kiss*

Merry ，

Yadriel's family had the special ability to help a dead person's spirit pass safely to the next life。 He wasn't allowed to become recognized as a brujo， a male who helped with the passing on， because he identified as trans and his family didn't accept it。 When Yadriel's cousin died and the family could not find his spirit to usher it on， Yadriel decided perform the ritual to summon his cousin's spirit。 Instead， he summoned the spirit of a recently murdered boy who went to his school。 This was a Yadriel's family had the special ability to help a dead person's spirit pass safely to the next life。 He wasn't allowed to become recognized as a brujo， a male who helped with the passing on， because he identified as trans and his family didn't accept it。 When Yadriel's cousin died and the family could not find his spirit to usher it on， Yadriel decided perform the ritual to summon his cousin's spirit。 Instead， he summoned the spirit of a recently murdered boy who went to his school。 This was a very interesting plot for a story。 I loved the relationship between Yadriel and his cousin， Maritza。 She fully supported Yadriel and helped him whenever possible。 I enjoyed the descriptions of how his family prepared for and celebrated Dia de los Muertos。 The ability to see a loved one's spirit and converse with them like Yadriel's family was able to do would be wonderful。 Julian， the boy who's spirit Yadriel summoned， was a good contrast to Yadriel。 They taught each other bit about how they lived in their worlds。 I was not so sold on their romance。 It seemed very rushed at the end and then bam - relationship。 The villain was not a surprise， but believable。 The ending tied everything up nicely。 Overall， an interesting and unique story。 。。。more

Elizabeth Estling ，

The Graveyard Book meets Encanto in all the best possible ways

Emma Boas ，

LOVE LOVE LOVE 💕 This book is about ghosts， friendship， love， and acceptance。 It has a lot of different representation that I admire。 GORGEOUS scenery and even better story telling。 I honestly would recommend anyone read this。

Oskar ，

3，5/5trans represantation slay

Rob ，

This is the first book I've read in a while that was going along perfectly fine， maybe a little mediocre， but was absolutely ruined by an awful reveal at the end。 I HATED the way this book ended。 I won't lie， if the book had a decent ending， it would have probably only gotten 3 or 4 stars because it was shaping out to be a mediocre read。 However the ending alone makes me want to give this book 1 star。 I say the book itself is mediocre because it really is your standard YA affair。 Almost from the This is the first book I've read in a while that was going along perfectly fine， maybe a little mediocre， but was absolutely ruined by an awful reveal at the end。 I HATED the way this book ended。 I won't lie， if the book had a decent ending， it would have probably only gotten 3 or 4 stars because it was shaping out to be a mediocre read。 However the ending alone makes me want to give this book 1 star。 I say the book itself is mediocre because it really is your standard YA affair。 Almost from the VERY beginning the romance in the book was telegraphed。 It was extremely annoying， and almost turned me off of it from that point alone。 Add all of that to the fact that the reveal at the end felt really lazy and undeserved and I am just done with this book entirely。 I cannot recommend this book， just skip it and read something better。 。。。more

Stacey ，

This was on a suggested book list for Hispanic Heritage month and I’m so glad I picked it up。 Not only steeped in Latinx culture but bonus magical powers and mystery too。 Not to mention a beautiful trans protagonist who deftly brings to life the emotional journey a trans person takes with friends， family， and culture。 Well done。

Valentina （Taylor's version） ，

Ame cada segundo， Yadriel y Julian mis bebés 🥹🫶🏽

Elizabeth ，

⭐⭐⭐⭐✨

Martin Bensch ，

A really nice read！ Lot's of great stuff going on here - my favorite parts being the great sense of community - for good or worse - that keeps reverberating through the book。 The feeling of being on the outside that Yadriel experiences is gutwrenching at most times， and although this book contains lots of really serious stuff， I read through it with speed and a good sense of flow。 Also， great humor， and not only Yadriel is well written。 Really looking forward to book 2。 A really nice read！ Lot's of great stuff going on here - my favorite parts being the great sense of community - for good or worse - that keeps reverberating through the book。 The feeling of being on the outside that Yadriel experiences is gutwrenching at most times， and although this book contains lots of really serious stuff， I read through it with speed and a good sense of flow。 Also， great humor， and not only Yadriel is well written。 Really looking forward to book 2。 。。。more

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