- Published: 15 August 2023
- ISBN: 9781682635636
- Imprint: Holiday House
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- RRP: $26.00
Hell Followed with Us
- Published: 15 August 2023
- ISBN: 9781682635636
- Imprint: Holiday House
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- RRP: $26.00
“‘Hell Followed With Us’ bristles with energy and intensity, written with a kind of gleeful ferocity. . . . It shines in crystalline moments when Benji considers himself and his body, the viciousness of the virus taking hold and the irony of its unexpected gifts. . . . White’s novel . . . [responds] with a long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus.”—The New York Times
* “[An] astounding and exhilarating debut. . . . This fast-paced adventure is chaotic in the best way, featuring diverse and relatable characters that readers will fall in love with, despite their flaws, and a heartrending love story that reminds us that humanity seeks comfort even in the most painful of times.”—Booklist, Starred Review
* “This cinematically gory apocalyptic horror not only delivers high stakes, fast-paced action, and fraught romantic drama, it engages critically with the intertwining impacts of colonialism, capitalism, and White supremacy. The resistance truthfully depicts diversity within queerness while also holding White queer people accountable for gatekeeping and upholding White supremacy. . . . A restorative, hopeful resolution brings the story to a satisfying close without turning Benji into a savior. A gloriously ferocious and scorching blaze.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
* “Using evocative and visceral language, compact storytelling, and inventive worldbuilding, White delivers a transformative depiction of apocalypse through a queer lens. This debut is a moving and timely tale of queer perseverance, offering hope for those fighting for the right to exist without apology.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“This authentic story of consuming fury and the power of found family to heal is an excellent choice. . . .”—School Library Journal
“Rippling with righteous fury. . . . Ultimately a story of both queer survival and queer perseverance. . . . Hell Followed With Us is, truly, like nothing else you’ll read this summer, and its deft balance of destruction and rebirth offers a satisfying, if far from saccharine, end.”—Paste
“A compelling, powerful, and ultimately reassuring message for teens deep in their own varied versions of misery.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books