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Books like Cemetery Boys

A vibrant, spooky-cozy celebration of queer joy, first love, and finding your place within the traditions that shaped you. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Cemetery Boys.

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01
They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera
A ticking-clock romance that breaks your heart while desperately urging you to live.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
02
Felix Ever After
Kacen Callender
A vibrant, messy, and deeply tender exploration of learning to believe you are worthy of your own love story.
Shares:
- vibrant
- earnest
- tender
- defiant
03
When the Moon Was Ours
Anna-Marie McLemore
An ethereal and tender exploration of first love, identity, and the magic of being truly seen.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
- first love
04
Ander and Santi Were Here
Jonny Garza Villa
A tender, sun-drenched queer romance that celebrates the vibrant sanctuary of community before confronting the heartbreaking realities of the American immigration system.
Shares:
- vibrant
- earnest
- tender
- first love
05
Under the Whispering Door
T. J. Klune
A warm cup of tea and a gentle, lingering hug at the end of a long, difficult life.
Shares:
- earnest
- humorous
06
This Book is Gay
James Dawson
A witty, warm, and radically candid handbook for navigating the messy, joyful realities of queer identity.
Shares:
- warm
07
Legendborn
Tracy Deonn
A fierce, grief-fueled collision of Southern Black history and Arthurian legend hidden within an elite college campus.
Shares:
- earnest
- defiant
08
Wayward Son
Rainbow Rowell
A chaotic, emotionally messy road trip through the American West that asks what happens after the Chosen One saves the world and loses his purpose.
Shares:
- humorous
09
Any Way the Wind Blows
Rainbow Rowell
A tender, witty exploration of what happens after the chosen one saves the world and has to figure out how to actually live in it.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
10
The First to Die at the End
Adam Silvera
A tender, ticking-clock romance that asks how fully you can live and love when tomorrow is stripped away.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
- first love
11
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
A sun-drenched, tender exploration of boyhood, identity, and the quiet miracles of first love.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
12
The house in the Cerulean Sea
T. J. Klune
A warm, whimsical hug of a book about finding vibrant color and fierce love in a gray world.
Shares:
- earnest
- humorous

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