The Cemetery Boys

By: Heather Brewer

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Part Hitchcock, part Hinton, this first-ever standalone novel from Heather Brewer, New York Times best-selling author of the acclaimed Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series, uses classic horror elements to tell a darkly funny coming-of-age story about the dangerous power of belief and the cost of blind loyalty.

When Stephen's dad says they're moving, Stephen knows it's pointless to argue. They're broke from paying Mom's hospital bills, and now the only option left is to live with Stephen's grandmother in Spencer, a backward small town that's like something out of The Twilight Zone. Population: 814.

Stephen's summer starts looking up when he meets punk girl Cara and her charismatic twin brother, Devon. With Cara he feels safe and understood - and yeah, okay, she's totally hot. In Devon and his group, he sees a chance at making real friends. Only as the summer presses on, and harmless nights hanging out in the cemetery take a darker turn, Stephen starts to suspect that Devon is less a friend than a leader. And he might be leading them to a very sinister end....

©2015 Heather Brewer L.L.C. (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers

Amazing Book

Amazing Book. I was there was a 2nd book !!
I read the book in one day ,I couldn't look away

Very good story but an eh ending

I enjoyed the story and the narrator was great. Just wish the ending was better

Great Story, Amazing Twist, Interesting Narrative

It's an amazing story that gave many questions, and answered only those it wished to. The story had a twist that, while I had many ideas for what might come, managed to suprise me. The narrative had a eunique perspective, depicting the character slightly differently from what most might. Instead of a more apathetic angsty character, the voice given him made him a much more depressed and sad character. Speaking og which, the characters where anything but one-dimensional. The main character wasn't just an edgy teen filled with apathy and lust. Nor was the view of the world depicted one of simple cool people and not. Adults were more than 'dumb conformers.'

A creepy tale that promised so much more.

I was so excited to listen to this story, and in the first 25 mins I thought I was in for a terrific an exciting ride. Unfortunately, our little hero’s up bursts of teenage hormones at the most inconvenient times kept taking me right out the story and killing the suspense feel. Maybe it was the fact that this was one the few times I got a romance story from a boy’s point a view..LOL – What brings me to the romance and not the strongest point of this story for me, I never felt a great connection between the protagonists.

It’s not all bad. It has its moments, and it could have been a very cool creepy tale, and at times it was totally creepy. But somehow the whole plot fizzled out for me, and left me with more points that were just OK than those I loved.

I did like the protagonist, Stephen; his inner monologue was entertaining, and since we get the story from his point of view it wasn’t all bad.

I like how touching and real I found his relationship with father.
I also found some brilliant writing moments that kept me in the story until the end.

All in all, it’s not all bad, I just though it could have been better.

Genre: YA Horror
Sensuality: Warm

NARRATION
I have to give props to narrator Keith Heyborne for his efforts to inject the story to with perfect creepy and suspenseful feel, and at times he totally succeeded.

Unfortunately, the text failed him a few times and it stopped him from delivering a great horror tale about a small town that promised a lot, and maybe I was just expecting so much more.
I can't in no way blame his performance for my lukewarm feelings , after all, he kept me in the story until the end.