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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

7 reviews

pjlovesyou's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Vomit, Violence, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Blood, Medical trauma, Gore, Genocide, Deadnaming, Body horror, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Death, Suicide, Self harm, Torture, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

the_true_monroe'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

onf's review against another edition

dark 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: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Blood, War, Body horror, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Cursing, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Terminal illness, Confinement, Medical content, Suicide, Dysphoria, Genocide, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Ableism, and Eating disorder

bencaroline's review

dark mysterious 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: Gun violence, Hate crime, Body horror, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, War, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Genocide, and Deadnaming

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Suicide, Confinement, Bullying, Addiction, Sexual content, Classism, and Domestic abuse

defeating_my_demons's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Body horror, Suicide, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Deadnaming

arosereads's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Dysphoria, Violence, Gun violence, Genocide, Gore, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

snowydaze'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

5.0

 I received an e-ARC of Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Overall, this book is probably one of my favorite ones of the year so far. It has everything one could ask for in a dystopian novel without having it feel too similar to the rest of them. There's a cult that takes over the world and a badass group of queer kids that work together to better their current situation. The main character, Benji fits perfectly into that category of morally gray in the best way. Furthermore, the cast of characters within the LGBTQ+ center is diverse and dynamic with at least a bit of character shining through for more than one character.  Additionally, there are neopronouns used for one of the characters, which is refreshing and not seen too often. Plus, there's an autistic character who's allowed to exist without his autism being treated like a character flaw. There's also that aspect of religious trauma and coming to terms with how a religious upbringing both affects and fits into one's identity.  

I will say that this book does have an unbelievably long list of trigger warnings and is filled with a lot of gore. It truly fits into the genre of horror and as such does get very dark at times. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, War, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt