Take it To Your Grave
- Vanessa Bettencourt
- 10 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Title: Take It To Your Grave by Louangie Bou-Montes
Genre: YA Thriller
Publishing Date: July 21, 2026
Synopsis:
Maximiliano Rafael Guerrero Lopez “Max” has been dead for 30 years. He’s stuck as a
sixteen-year-old in his childhood bedroom with no memory of how he died, and no company aside from rotting floor boards and mildew-ridden guitars.
Joaquín Felix Ladrón “Joaquín” is a high schooler who's desperate to experience something paranormal—he’d do anything to even catch a glimpse of a ghost, even if it means sacrificing his relationship with his boyfriend.
When Joaquín goes on a ghost hunt at an abandoned house that's rumored to be haunted, he and Max find their fates becoming intertwined in ways neither of them expected. But, as Max’s powers begin to grow stronger, it becomes clear that their tentative friendship may just prove to
be fatal...
Book Links:
Amazon: https://a.co/d/07hH6jX3
montes/1147744473
About the Author:
Louangie Bou-Montes was born in Northampton, Massachusetts and grew up flitting back and forth between rural Western Mass and el campo in Guayama, PR, surrounded by countless cousins in both locations. Thanks to those cousins, she was raised on a healthy diet of everything from The Addams Family to Silent Hill to Pet Sematary, resulting in a love of telling
stories about Puerto Rican kids with morbid hobbies and senses of humor.
After graduating with a BA in English from UMass Amherst, she spent nearly a decade working as a high school educator, mostly focused in Special Education, Trauma-Informed teaching, and ELL.
On any given day, you can find Louangie at home playing video games or watching cooking shows and horror movies with her spouse.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.louangieboumontes.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loula.lachula/
Tour Schedule:
@topplingstackstours & @loula.lachula
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Review
3.5 Stars
This is a haunting book that focuses on the story of a teen who "took" his life. 30 years later, this ghost gets a second chance to reach out to his family through Joaquin. Sometimes it slows down because the author gets caught in explaining the ghost/haunting rules. Accessible for younger readers (upper middle grade and YA). I like that Joaquin helps Max to uncover the truth with Max's younger brother.
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