Hell Followed With Us is an incredible read that explores religious trauma from a unique and interesting setting and perspective. The messiness of Benji’s thoughts on his upbringing and relationship with New Nazareth and the Angels is so personal, but also something so relatable to someone who has left a toxic religious environment. 

The characters are incredibly diverse, with their own thoughts, feelings, and prejudice, even within similar groups. I adore the choice to include these prejudices within the Watch as it is something I know exists and have experienced myself within queer communities. 

Nick’s autism was a fact I was cautious about when first picking up the book. As an autistic person myself I often find that a character's autism is often kept completely separate from their other characteristics, however, Nick’s autism is a part of every aspect of his character. He keeps stim toys with him, goes nonverbal, and even experiences shutdown which is a symptom that is often overlooked in autistic characters in favor of more dramatic and well-known meltdowns. He is flawed, messy,  and human, and is exactly the kind of representation I wish I would have had as a teenager. I could go on and on about how well Nick was written, and this attention to detail shows through in every single character. 

I have tried to write this review 5 times now and I can’t seem to fit in exactly what I am trying to get across. I loved this book, everyone should read it.