Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

265 reviews

goose's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

Fun read, real gorey near the end. The characters are pretty likeable and grounded/imperfect people. I feel like the writing kind of stumbled in the last couple chapters, but don't let that stop you from reading! It's still a good time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

msrae89's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mountainfox's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death of parent

sgftagz's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark 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

An interesting horror story following the aftereffects of a worldwide plague that an Evangelical Christian group unleashed on the world that has wiped out most of humanity. We follow Benji, a trans teen who is slowly metamorphosing into a monster who will be the vector of a new deadly version of the virus and can control the quasi-zombie things that have transformed most of the world, as he escapes the Evangelical cult that destroyed the world. He finds a group of teens hiding in a former-LGBTQ+ center who are fighting to stay safe and things get even wilder from there. The pacing is a bit fast for my tastes, and I felt like beyond Benji, Theo, and Nick the characters didn't have a ton of depth, but that might just be me aging out of how a lot of YA treats its world-building. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lucygrayswife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, and Grief

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Grief and Dysphoria

malloreigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

flavicos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

A difficult read emotionally, but one I'm glad I did. I read this in audiobook format but will purchase to add to my shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hannahrogers's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content