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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
4.0

The use of gore and body horror to emphasize brutality as well as feelings of alienation and otherness was great. White's not afraid to get a little weird with it! I was a big fan of the Bible verses sprinkled in (religious trauma gang rise up), and I like the way the story handles Theo. I kind of wish the details of the cult were explored a little more beyond the over-the-top fanaticism, but what's there is still really good

That being said, this was definitely written for teenagers (a character says "yeet" and it made me feel so old lmao). It's a little tropey and simplistic sometimes, but complaining about that is like complaining that my omelet has eggs. I thought it was kinda cute when they did it for the most part

I loved the unapologetic representation. The romance is okay I guess. I think it could've used more development but also I don't like romance in general lol