Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Cemetery Boys

by Aiden Thomas

A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys.

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.

Reviewed by Mercy on

4 of 5 stars

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I loved this book so much!! The characters, latinx and queer rep. It was WHOLESOME!!!

I only knew it was about a trans boy falling for a ghost shortly after performing a ritual to prove his family he was a real brujo and friends, it delivered!

It was relatable in the latinx culture aspects and now I need to read more books like this. Throw in the most soft and chaotic boys resolving a mystery AND slowly falling in love and it had me hooked.

I would have given it 5 stars if it weren't for some issues I had with how the story developed relating to the bad guy and some magical object missing. I might have rolled my eyes at this but for everything else, it was fantastic and I need more people to read it.

Go read it please.

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