Relic, a sixteen-year-old demigirl, is trapped between two worlds: non-binary and girl, witch and non-magickal life. As an astral-projecting witch, Relic is tasked with helping trauma-inflicted spirits pass on into the afterlife. But in trying and failing to pass on spirits her entire life, she becomes a burden to her family. Not just a burden but a disappointment that they believe should be discarded since she lacks what they call "The Feminine Touch."
When Relic meets a spirit who has no memories and no desire to pass on at all, she is given an ultimatum by the Death Muses who control the realm. Either she passes on the spirit or she will be banished from the Passing Realm and cursed with death.
Will she deny herself and her gender in order to help a lost soul pass on into the afterlife? Or will she fight for who she is, only to be condemned to die?
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas meets Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune as a YA Fantasy, Own Voice, LGBTQIA+ first part of The Passing Realm two book series.