About the Author: Aiden Thomas (he/they) is a trans, Latinx, New York Times Bestselling author with a MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. Originally from Oakland, California, they now make their home in Portland, OR. Their books include Cemetery Boys, Lost in the Never Woods, and The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology #1) Rep: All Latine cast. Trans gay male MC, sapphic cis female side character, trans male side character, nonbinary side character, achillean cis male side character, deaf cis male side character, various Latine side characters, queer-normative world.

The main dynamic between Teo, Niya, and Xio managed to be filled to the brim with warmth, familiarity, and humor with how they bounce off of and protect each other. But my favorite relationships were between gods and their children. Even the smallest interactions spoke volumes to who those characters truly are and I was at the edge of my seat from start to finish. Teo is mischievous, he's a troublemaker, he can talk to birds, has wings and he's a Jade. That means he isn't allowed to attend the Academy. It also means he isn't being trained for the Sunbearer Trials (that happen every 10 years) like the Golds have been for a long time. It shouldn't matter because no Jade has been chosen to compete for over a hundred years. To everyone's suprise, this trial there are two Jade competitors... I adore Teo as a protagonist, he's often funny and always a loyal friend. He's got this childhood best friends-to-enemies-to-something thing going on and it's very amusing, yet sometimes quite devastating to read about. Most people in the city of Quetzlan had a bird, but they were more than just pets, they were companions. It was a lifelong bond between bird and human. But only Teo and his mom—Quetzal, the goddess of birds—could communicate with them directly.

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for bunterasu Fandoms: The Sunbearer Duology - Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials - Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas just as i did with cemetery boys & lost in the never woods, i inhaled the entirely of the sunbearer trials in under 12 hours because i have zero chill & immediately added it to the faves shelf. What the hell?" He mutters as Aurelio takes the tray from his bedside table and places it outside the door before closing it. He then stands by the end of the bed, a stern look on his face. The Sunbearer Trials takes Mexican mythology and brings it to life. In this story we follow Teo, a jade semidiós. He never thought he'd have to worry about the Trials except for his best friend, Niya. But this time Sol nominates two jade semidióses for the trial: Teo and Xio, the 13 year old son of Mala Suerte. Now Teo must compete for his life and he is very much underprepared to face off against the other gold semidióses, even with Niya on his side.

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys. Xochi's hands curled around her waist and sneaked beneath her shirt to drag her warm fingers up and down Niya's cold sides. This is the first book of a planned duology, so the above question is pertinent if you are a reader like me. So, just know: There is a cliffhanger but it is not that major and doesn’t leave you frustrated in limbo. The ending made me very keen to know what happens next, so I can say it stopped at the right point for me. I am looking forward to the sequel.it bugged me how the author never explains why only kids between thirteen to eighteen can be part of the trials. like that's so specific, what's the reason?