KnitAFett reviewed Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Great LGBTQ representation.
5 stars
The MCs were all well written. I loved them all. Yadriel is a trans male who wants to be accepted as a brujo in his family, but they cannot understand and truly accept what it means to him. They are fine with him being trans, but they still use his dead name and wrong pronouns and don't try to understand why he gets upset with it.
Julian is a fireball of a character, even as a spirit. He has so much life and passion in him, it's infecting. He helps build up Yadriel's confidence in who he is.
Maritza is a spitfire, takes-no-shit kind of girl. She's a bruja who doesn't use her healing powers because she's vegan and will not use animal blood to heal.
The plot was admittedly predictable, but it's a YA novel, so I don't feel like it should be docked anything for that. Hell, most …
The MCs were all well written. I loved them all. Yadriel is a trans male who wants to be accepted as a brujo in his family, but they cannot understand and truly accept what it means to him. They are fine with him being trans, but they still use his dead name and wrong pronouns and don't try to understand why he gets upset with it.
Julian is a fireball of a character, even as a spirit. He has so much life and passion in him, it's infecting. He helps build up Yadriel's confidence in who he is.
Maritza is a spitfire, takes-no-shit kind of girl. She's a bruja who doesn't use her healing powers because she's vegan and will not use animal blood to heal.
The plot was admittedly predictable, but it's a YA novel, so I don't feel like it should be docked anything for that. Hell, most adult novels have predictable plots as well. 🤷
All in all, I genuinely enjoyed this read. I laughed, I cried. I will be reading the other books from this author and this is one that I will be buying for my shelf to share with my kiddos as they mature a little more.
