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Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

Aiden Thomas

Start date: October 1, 2023

Finish date: October 31, 2023

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Dec 28, 2020 Kelly rated it it was amazing

I'm so happy I finally dove into this book! Agh this was so good! I'm glad it didn't disappoint even though I had high expectations after seeing so many positive reviews. Cemetery Boys was on my list of books published in 2020 that I should read and not just forget about to find something else instead. In it, you follow Yadriel as he's trying to find happiness even though his family doesn't yet accept him as a Brujo. To prove himself, he'll go on a path that will collide with the spirit of Julia ...more

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Mar 12, 2021 Ashley Lewis rated it really liked it

To be completely honest, I went into this thinking it was going to be pretty meh and I love it when I am surprise by a book. I haven't been feeling the YA books that aren't like full on fantasy lately, but this had just enough fantasy/paranormal to it to keep me interested and paying attention. And I'm so glad I did, because this was so sweet.

This book while being a tad predictable, yes I saw the twist coming way before it showed up, was still so well done that I didn't care. This was a surpris ...more

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Mar 24, 2021 akacya ❦ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ownvoices, format-ebook, audience-young-adult, genre-fantasy, buddy-reads, latino-authors

Buddy read with Lyra!

This book was absolutely incredible. The plot was great and the main characters were so lovable!

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Dec 07, 2021 Isabella rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-publication

4 stars.
It was surprisingly light, and if I had known that before going in, I might have liked it better. As is, I expected some bigger feelings, and was a little disappointed. Still a really good story, a beautiful look at mexican mythology, and an uplifting #OwnVoices story about being transgender.

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