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Cemetery Boys

by Aiden Thomas · 352 pages · Published August 2020
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4.04 / 5 across 95K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A Latinx trans boy summons the ghost of the wrong person while trying to prove himself as a brujo healer. 352 pages of heart, culture, and found belonging.

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Heartwarming. Spooky. Emotional.

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Heartwarming Spooky Emotional
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Content notes

Death Transphobia Violence
Enemies to Lovers
Ghost Romance
Identity
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
50%
Fantasy
60%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Paranormal
LGBTQ+
Moods
Heartwarming
Spooky
Emotional
Key Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Ghost Romance
Identity
Ending
Satisfying
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FAQ

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Is Cemetery Boys spicy?

No spice (0/5) — sweet romance with no explicit content. Appropriate for YA readers.

Who would enjoy Cemetery Boys?

Readers who love heartwarming LGBTQ+ fantasy with cultural richness. Fans of The House in the Cerulean Sea or Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

What kind of read is Cemetery Boys?

A YA paranormal fantasy about a trans brujo who accidentally summons a ghost while trying to prove his identity. 352 pages, heartwarming.

Is Cemetery Boys part of a series?

No — it's a standalone novel.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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