I’ve been sitting here trying to find the words to do justice to what’s easily my newest favorite read. Featuring a trans boy from a multicultural latinx family trying to prove his identity in a heavily gendered environment, it beautifully captures the nuances of transness in a multi-generational context, all in the  setting of an extremely important cultural holiday, flawlessly weaving tradition and change. 

The author handles every single cultural and family aspect with great care and love, making it easy for these characters to feel like family of my own

Maybe it was this love for the characters that prevented me from seeing the final twist , which kept me at the edge of my seat and with my heart in my throat 

A beautiful, touching debut novel, Cemetery boys is an ode to latinidad , queerness, family, and even death itself; you can feel the author’s love through their writing and that in itself is so important to me 

10/10 , Truly cannot recommend it enough