Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

127 reviews

_nem_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Rep: Trans MC, Several LGBT+ side characters, neopronouns

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Transphobia, and War

Moderate: Dysphoria and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol

entityj's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Hate crime, Transphobia, Vomit, Deadnaming, Cursing, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Chronic illness

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Death of parent, War, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

llandprosper's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

hazelwood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

I really, really enjoyed this book.  Benji was very relatable with his anger at the religion and the hatred that turned his world into hell. It gets messy when the people who raised you and loved you all your life are also the ones who want to watch the rest of the world burn. Sometimes you just want to turn into a monster and rip their throats out. Especially when they threaten your friends. And Benji gets his vengeance for every bit of disrespect they hurled at him and his friends in terrifying monsterous glory. So this was incredibly satisfying in that way, even though I personally prefer restorative justice rather than violent retribution as the solution to human conflicts. It was also very nice to watch Benji find solace in a found family of other queer kids. I will be reading any more books in this series or by this author, because wow I felt so seen here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Body horror, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Death, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Grief, Cursing, Chronic illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Blood, Suicide attempt, Child death, Xenophobia, War, Transphobia, Gore, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Murder, and Medical trauma

laurenkimoto'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

4.0

Almost biblically accurate angels? 
Please do heed the tws

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Biphobia, Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Murder, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Cursing, and Gore

milliyum's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

Before i get into my issues with the book ill praise it for being a fun book full of gore and with the most diverse cast of characters I've read.
It was fun and I'm glad i tried it, i would definitely reccomend it.

Now my issues aren't major, more that it felt lacking in some areas (of course maybe the author had a word limit or I'  too dyslexic to realise i skipped parts of the plot).

I felt like the Flood should of been explained more. If their religion doesn't exist then how was it made? How are the Graces controlled by them in the first place?

I wish there was more character arcs and closeness,

the chapter before Benji revealed Seraph to The Watch felt sudden? That their closeness suddenly felt rushed

the final battle felt a bit rushed and especially the ending of that fight

It even at times felt like i was reading a fanfic of the book.

But either way i loved it, the characters were all enjoyable (even the evil ones) and i loved every scene with Benji's

transformation

especially as the last stage felt like a trans allegory for being fully transitioned and people not accepting that part of you still.
Also do yourself a favor and look at the sick fanart of Benji once you finish the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Vomit, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Genocide

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Deadnaming

idiot_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Death, Transphobia, Murder, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, and Hate crime

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Outing, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Blood, Vomit, Biphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Xenophobia, and Grief

itsatyepo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Death, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Hate crime