A review by amelianotthepilot
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

3.0

Honestly a fine teen ya fantasy book but sorta boring imo.

Yadriel is a trans teen struggling to find acceptance in his family's dynamics. All the men in the family become brujos (witches) in a ghost summoning ceremony but he was not allowed to. In attempt to prove to his family that he belongs he does the ceremony by himself only for it to go wrong, but not for the transphobic reasons, it goes wrong because the ghost he summoned, Julian a hot cool boy from school, is an odd ghost. Yadriel, Julian, and Yad's cousin Maritza must solve the mystery surrounding Julian's death to complete Yadriel's induction and prove to his family that he is indeed a brujo and a real man.

The concept was really engaging but I think in fact I am not a teen and not the demographic for this story lol so it's only a 3 star for me.