Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

21 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

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I’m not much of a horror reader so this was VERY gory for me but the gore was done in a way that painted a realistic picture. I did not question anything about the characters or setting, I was there with them. Awesome LGBTQ+ rep and disability rep. Love the exploration of religious trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Dysphoria, Genocide, Deadnaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Colonisation, Cursing, Confinement, War, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, and Alcohol

emjams's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Child death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical content, Abandonment, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Outing, Domestic abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Alcohol

This book has basically every imaginable TW on it EXCEPT for sexual assault, but even that is briefly touched on. Benji has trauma from assault, but only from physical/emotional abuse, not SA.

pewter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

Really enjoyed both the story and how it was written. It wasn't too colloquial but still had an organic narrative rhythm and some excellent lines. But mainly the world built here is not at all unimaginable, and the themes of found family and queer joy are easy to embrace and not hammy. I think this truly does encompass many of the dissonances we queer folk encounter, from our bodies to how people see us, to struggles with religion and Heaven. Wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Genocide, Deadnaming, Cursing, War, Medical trauma, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Torture, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, and Child death

eggy_nb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

5.0

Going FERAL over this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cursing, War, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Torture, Genocide, Confinement, Child death, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Death, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

It’s very emotionally intense to read. The character has a lot of anger to get through and has trouble expressing that at times.

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Vomit, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

kai1313's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

 The religious trauma is so well written. That sudden realization that you don’t have any faith or belief in the religion you were raised in was so heartbreakingly beautiful. The character diversity was great, but I loved the character development even more. It made me cry, not even because the ending was sad, but because I knew all the characters held a special place in my heart, and that I had grown a bond with them over the time I read the book. My first 5-star read of the year, and well deserving of the title. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Abandonment

cathgotaknife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Child death, Deadnaming, Violence, Vomit, Death, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Dysphoria, Cursing, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

sp1neb0y's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Body horror, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Death

mrmarshall591's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Beautifully written. At first the at times poetic writing style and content had me confused but as more world building went on, the premise quickly became clear. This book captured so much. A dystopian setting surrounded by religious bigotry, genocide, trauma and abuse,  and a badass group of resilient queer and neurodivergent youth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, War, Child death, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Torture

Minor: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Genocide, Slavery, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Suicide