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A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
With much inspiration taken from the ancient horror stories of the Bible, Hell Followed with Us is a post-apocalyptic adventure featuring queer teens as the heroes. A new plague has been released upon the world by an evangelical cult, The Angels. Benji’s mother is one of their leaders, his father his greatest ally, and he: a trans boy trapped inside their compound, slowly transforming into a monster, a “savior” of their own creation. Benji escapes—at a great cost—and joins a group of queer teens hiding out in an LGBTQ+ center, a place beyond his wildest dreams. This primal scream of a novel is, at its heart, about survival.
Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol