Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

401 reviews

sammymilfort's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Misogyny, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief

em_daydreaming's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This was amazing, I'm obsessed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia

jillaay_h's review against another edition

2.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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An amazing, beautiful, heartbreaking, and uplifting book about Felix, an 18-year-old trans male who doesn’t feel that 'trans' accurately represents his identity. This story follows Felix as he finds his voice, discovers love, pursues his passion, and encounters true friendship.

Be sure to check the content warnings before opening this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

3.75

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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Biphobia

ashmak06's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Transphobia

readandfindout's review against another edition

3.75

emotional medium-paced

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Style/writing: 3 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking

Minor: Racism, Medical content, Religious bigotry

zgreyz's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Outing

mirandaburel's review against another edition

3.5

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not totally sure how I feel about this book. I think the story was good but the pacing felt odd to me. Felt like there was a lot going on (questioning identity, bullying, difficult relationships with parents, trying to figure out thesis, etc) that had good bones, but needed to dither: 
1. Trim some of that out and focus on only a few topics so you can get more meat to it while still making it short and readable for YA. 
 Or 2. Commit to being super long and go into deeper detail. 

Idk the stakes felt kind of high but mostly low and Felix wasn’t a super likable MC. That said, it’s a very unique and complex story and it should be told. I think a lot of people reading this will really get something out of it! 

I think if I read this when it was first pubbed I would have loved it, but now that I’m a few years out it doesn’t hit the same. 

But overall still enjoyed and would probably recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Religious bigotry

erikagibson126's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Classism