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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

544 reviews

ninnerz27's review against another edition

3.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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mangofraiche's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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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terranstorm's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted slow-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: No

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finnshirley's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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avalon's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective slow-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

Definitely teared up a little when Felix started saying how he felt the camaraderie during the Pride Parade. The community you surround yourself with, friends and strangers alike, deserve to love you for you, not someone you're not.
Also loved Felix's character development here, it's a lot stronger than I usually see in YA novels. I went from kind of disliking him to really feeling happy for him now that he realizes he's deserving of love.

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bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional lighthearted 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

Ah young love. 🥰 The angst, the intense emotions and avoidance of said emotions, the mystery and self-discovery. Kacen never fails to get me all in my feelings. I loved all of these characters (minus they who shall not be named), and how complicated they were. How raw the conversations were and how honest they were even when they weren't being completely honest. That love declaration scene is straight out of when Harry met Sally, but done in such a sweet way. I can see myself reading this again for sure. There is something powerful about looking at ourselves and seeing the real us in every situation. The strength and weakness. The courage and fear. The longing for love and the embodiment of worthiness. All existing at once in a beautiful tapestry of humanness.

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pitbulls_and_prose's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

I really love Kacen Callender's coming of age YA novels. This book, like Lark & Kasim, is filled with messy, imperfect, and lovable characters. Felix spends a lot of this book questioning his identity and trying to figure out his place in the world. I can only imagine how relatable that must be to any trans kids reading along. Felix speaks to a lived experience while also still always learning. I found the relationships in this book to be a little less endearing than in Lark & Kasim, but again, teens are messy! They aren't always going to say or do the right thing!

One thing I do want to mention is that there are an OBSCENE amount of HP references throughout this book. This book was published in May 2020, and I think JKR had already shown her ass by then, but I'm not sure how mainstream the knowledge was. Take care of yourself while reading.

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