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Aiden Thomas

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14 verk 3,021 medlemmar 105 recensioner 3 favoritmärkta

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Födelsedag
20th century
Kön
non-binary
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Oakland, California, USA
Bostadsorter
Portland, Oregon, USA
Utbildning
Mills College (MFA | Creative writing)
Agent
Jennifer March Soloway
Kort biografi
Aiden Thomas is a trans Latinx author who uses he/him and they/them pronouns.

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Finally a book I've been anticipating that did not disappoint at all! This was such a fun, touching, spooky, wonderful own-voices novel with excellent LGBTQ and Latinx rep and beautiful world-building.

Full review at my booktube channel: https://youtu.be/pit9j9kfHIg?t=71

Thanks to Netgalley for the chance to offer an honest review.
 
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Chaucerettescs | 65 andra recensioner | Mar 9, 2024 |
"There's no way ya'll have been around for thousands of years without there being one person not fitting into the 'men are this, women are that' bullshit." (pp. 183-4)

Page 240: Yadriel's dad isn't a narcissist. And he's capable of change! I'm not even trans, and I could never be myself around relatives. I'm not a Stepford daughter/niece.
 
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swigget | 65 andra recensioner | Feb 25, 2024 |
Competent, fluffy, forgettable YA fantasy. Whodunnit was obvious halfway through chapter 2, unfortunately.
 
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caedocyon | 65 andra recensioner | Feb 21, 2024 |
In addition to caretaking their neighborhood cemetery in East L.A., Yadriel's extended family are also brujx. The brujas possess enhanced healing abilities, while the brujos' role is to assist the recently dead by releasing them from their tether to an earthly object. Yadriel, however, is trans, and his family is struggling with denial and acceptance, in particular with respect to what his role will be. In secret, inside the old church with the support of his cousin Maritza, Yadriel undergoes the ceremony to become a brujo, and to his joy (and relief), is accepted by Santa Muerte. There's just one snag: in the church they also discover the spirit of the recently murdered Julian Diaz. Now there are two secrets to keep.

I selected this title to fulfill the Read Harder category "a YA book by a trans author," but I approached it with skepticism, as I have never cared for magical realism. Despite my hesitance, I was hooked within the first three chapters and couldn't put it down. The characters felt genuine, and I came to care strongly about them. The writing is also quite wonderful. I have to say it was a very strange experience to have chanced to read this at the same time as Under the Whispering Door. The parallels are eerie and many.
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ryner | 65 andra recensioner | Feb 15, 2024 |

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Verk
14
Medlemmar
3,021
Popularitet
#8,453
Betyg
4.2
Recensioner
105
ISBN
50
Språk
10
Favoritmärkt
3

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