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Take All of Us by Natalie Leif

2 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

♡ Queer Horror

♡ Found Family

♡ Angst with a Happy Ending

In a world where the dead refuse to actually stay dead, and while dead himself Ian learns a few things from some unexpected friends; taking place in small town in the Appalachian (of West Virginia).  

Overall though I thought it was good, it was a romance take on a survival horror story.

While I did enjoy most of the characters and relationships, and the friendships that felt like a found family, it did take me a little to get into, the pacing was a bit slow in a few parts meanwhile at the beginning everything happened rather quickly.  It was on the younger side of YA which was difficult to really find interesting to me.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, Peachtree, and Holiday House Imprint for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧💧💧💧 (4/5)

POV: First Person

Release Date: 04, June 2024

Rep: LGBTQIA+ (Main and Side Characters), BIPOC (Side Characters), Disabled (Main and Side Characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, Murder, Car accident, Medical trauma, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Ableism, Child abuse, Vomit, and Dementia

shrikebait's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Take All of Us had my heart in a stranglehold. Tears were shed. 

The kids are not alright...and that's okay. There's fantastic disability, neurodiversity,  and queer rep. I love that these characteristics are very intentional and central to the story. Leif centers each character's identity and loudly denounces inspiration p*rn. 

There is no shortage of gross-out body horror and cosmic horror between the heartwarming moments. I found myself pacing just to release some of the tension Leif builds so well. I highly recommend this book for both YA and adult readers, especially fans of queer horror.  

Thank you so much to Leif, Holiday House, and NetGalley for the chance to check this ARC out for free. I'm leaving this review of my own accord. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, and Gore

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Dementia, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical content, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gaslighting