A review by punchofwishes
Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
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
4.5
This book feels like a mix of The Last of Us, Wilder Girls, and religious symbolism with even more openly queer characters. The body horror was really well done and I enjoyed the writing style quite a lot. The queer rep was diverse, with multiple trans and nonbinary characters including neopronoun users, and the world building pretty well done. Some parts were a little drawn out and some plot twists predictable, but overall this anger-fuelled story was ravishing in all the right ways.
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Genocide, Deadnaming, Gore, Religious bigotry, War, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Transphobia, Death of parent, Death, and Body horror