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A review by simonlorden
Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
4.0
I received an ARC through NetGalley, and this is my honest and voluntary review.
Body horror! Religious cults! Apocalypse! Trans bead lizards!
This is an absolutely horrifying story of queer rage, of being raised in a cult and being turned into a monster, while they can't even respect you as yourself. I liked that the characters were messy and not perfect - even Nicholas fucks up badly, there is a trans guy who is gatekeeps other trans people, etc. I also liked that the author made the resistance against the religious cult a LGBTQ+ alliance, which means all the main characters are queer.
It is not an easy read. It has a lot of religious trauma, manipulation, misgendering and so so much body horror and gore. A bit too much body horror and gore for me in the end, which is why I'm giving it 4 stars. But it's also about being loved even as a monster, and I think that's pretty cool.
Also, the trans bead lizard is the best.
Body horror! Religious cults! Apocalypse! Trans bead lizards!
This is an absolutely horrifying story of queer rage, of being raised in a cult and being turned into a monster, while they can't even respect you as yourself. I liked that the characters were messy and not perfect - even Nicholas fucks up badly, there is a trans guy who is gatekeeps other trans people, etc. I also liked that the author made the resistance against the religious cult a LGBTQ+ alliance, which means all the main characters are queer.
It is not an easy read. It has a lot of religious trauma, manipulation, misgendering and so so much body horror and gore. A bit too much body horror and gore for me in the end, which is why I'm giving it 4 stars. But it's also about being loved even as a monster, and I think that's pretty cool.
Also, the trans bead lizard is the best.