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emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really loved Felix's journey to finding his/their identity, one which I know many people will likely see themselves in. I also liked that I thought I knew where this book was going (romance wise) and I actually didn't! There are some beautiful scenes of pure queer joy towards the end that had me teary eyed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia
Moderate: Racism, Sexism
Minor: Abandonment
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A wonderful coming-of-age dealing with real, important topics like finding yourself and your identity, the intricate layers of blossoming queer identities, standing up to discrimination, the importance of love, acceptance, and friendship, and more. The growth of the characters is a journey that takes you along with it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Classism
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a trans person, it’s really nice to see trans people in media especially when it’s written by a trans author who knows what it feels like. The only reason I didn’t love it is because Felix is the most obnoxious and selfs centered person I’ve met. There are multiple times where he takes his friend Ezra for grated/ blatantly disrespects him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria
Moderate: Deadnaming
Felix has a lot of shitty friends and gets cyber bullied
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well this was a rollercoaster, wasn’t it? A unique and thoughtful story about what it means to grow up and come into your own. The character of Felix Love is definitely a complex one; not unlike that of Simon Spier. Only Felix is slightly too vindictive and narrow minded for me to get on board with some of the actions he takes throughout his journey of self-discovery and acceptance. All of the relationships are messy and full of raging teenage hormones, angst and mystery that are explored and utilized well. However, I do wish that the love triangle, if you could even call it that and some of the other important subplots were explored in depth or just given the time each needed to make a significant impact...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Stalking, Outing
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Minor: Deadnaming, Classism
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
⚠️ CW: drug use, transphobia, dead naming, bullying, homophobia and classism ⚠️ If you're looking for an emotional but beautiful read that will have you sobbing one minute and getting lost in pure queer joy and love the next then this book is for you! Felix Love has never been in love. He desperately wants to know what it's like and why it seems so easy for everyone else but him. What's worse is that even though he is proud of his identity he also secretly fears that he's one marginalisation too many as a black, queer and transgender person in NYC just looking for his own happily ever after. Until one day an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages after publicly posting his dead name and photos of him before he transitioned. And this is when Felix decides to come up with a plan for revenge, however what he didn't count on was his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi-love triangle. But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine how he feels about himself. This book is absolute perfection and I could rave about it all day. It's the perfect story of identity, falling in love and recognising your worth but it is written in a way that is so real and raw. My favourite thing is how it shows that journey's of self-discovery aren't linear and even though it can be messy it doesn't make it any less beautiful. Overall, this book really got me in the feels and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, Classism
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Felix is a 17 year old transgender boy who, between trying to get into University, wanting to fall in love, and navigate a world that is at times down right cruel to trans people, is trying to figure out who he really is. This book touches on topics that are tough but absolutely necessary.
I loved this book. I, ugh, can't even put into words. It's very YA, but it works.
I've seen a few people complain that Felix is very self-centered and immature, but he's 17, 17 is a tough age. It's messy and hard and even if you're not trans or part of the lgbtqia community, you're still trying to figure out who you are as a person and that does make you a little self-centered🤷🏻♀️
TW/CW: transphobia, homophobia, outing, deadnaming, misgendering, bullying, catfishing
I loved this book. I, ugh, can't even put into words. It's very YA, but it works.
I've seen a few people complain that Felix is very self-centered and immature, but he's 17, 17 is a tough age. It's messy and hard and even if you're not trans or part of the lgbtqia community, you're still trying to figure out who you are as a person and that does make you a little self-centered🤷🏻♀️
TW/CW: transphobia, homophobia, outing, deadnaming, misgendering, bullying, catfishing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Abandonment
Minor: Religious bigotry, Classism
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sCREAMING cRYING thrOWING uP giGGLING blUSHING kICKING mY fEET THIS BOOK ABSOLUTELY CHANGED MY LIFE WHAT A MASTERPIECE it’s the kind of book where your heart soars but also hurts at the end because the book is over and you have to separate yourself from the characters and the story you love so dearly 🤧
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Transphobia, Outing
Moderate: Deadnaming, Abandonment, Dysphoria