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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

67 reviews

praisethee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finishing this book felt bittersweet because I wanted to find out more about what happened but I am so glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Hate crime, Murder, Outing, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Abandonment, Body horror, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, and War

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Outing, Physical abuse, Child death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Bullying, Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Racism, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

justmehayleyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Confinement, Child death, Bullying, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death of parent, Genocide, Gaslighting, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Body horror, Self harm, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child abuse, and Blood

gwenynenbrenin's review against another edition

tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book just fuels my 'I need to be a monster, I need to ruin my enemies', I feel so SEEN. 

It feels quite slow at first, but it definitely vamped up the pace. I'm utterly in love with just the somewhat casual representation, and the fact there's not a major focus on the transphobia that the MC faces. The euphoria Benji experiences when gendered correctly and people use his real name, I still relate so much to it even now, after being out for 8 years. 

The author's writing style is absolutely amazing, I'm constantly gripped and genuinely found it hard to put the book down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Blood, Body horror, and Transphobia

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gaslighting

msradiosilence's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, Blood, Cursing, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Child abuse, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Vomit, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexual content

micaelacccc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Death, Vomit, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Physical abuse

kenzieparker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

With much inspiration taken from the ancient horror stories of the Bible, Hell Followed with Us is a post-apocalyptic adventure featuring queer teens as the heroes.  A new plague has been released upon the world by an evangelical cult, The Angels.  Benji’s mother is one of their leaders, his father his greatest ally, and he: a trans boy trapped inside their compound, slowly transforming into a monster, a “savior” of their own creation.  Benji escapes—at a great cost—and joins a group of queer teens hiding out in an LGBTQ+ center, a place beyond his wildest dreams.  This primal scream of a novel is, at its heart, about survival.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Confinement

eli_like_a_lie's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I liked the book thematically, despite the warnings was unprepared by just how gross the descriptions were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Gore, Vomit, Blood, Chronic illness, Genocide, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

graphic descriptions of death, main character is on a regular basis vomiting up literal organs, very detailed descriptions of this

nicolescottwv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Body shaming, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gaslighting and Misogyny