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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

14 reviews

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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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I think Felix Ever After may have been one of the first books I read as a teenager where the main character, a queer person, existed as a real human with flaws in a unsanitized space, struggled with issues including, outside of, and intersecting with their marginalization by society, and found happiness without compromising themself. This novel truly changes lives. A beautiful re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse

xarson's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

theuncannydani's review against another edition

2.0

challenging hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Very underwhelmed and I don't want to read about teenagers anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Transphobia, Outing, Dysphoria

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry

There's a good amount of casual drug use but nothing very explicitly described.

sssssoup's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, Outing, Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse

emilycrowleyyy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Outing, Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol

rickjones's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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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This was a lovely book to read. Felix endeared himself to me quickly, he has as many strengths as he does flaws, and felt like a teenager who could realistically exist. I really enjoyed getting to know his perspective and following his journey of self discovery. I also enjoyed that the other characters in Felix's world are given more dimension as the story progresses. Felix's fluctuating relationships with Ezra, with his father, with Leah, with Declan, and with all the other peers and adults in his life who he feels either judged or guided by, powerfully speak to the many types of love we can experience in this world, and how to learn which types of love are worth developing and worth our energy.

Many of the plot elements in this book didn't resolve themselves in the way I was expecting but I found that even more rewarding, since it showed how Felix and his values grew throughout the narrative. Overall I felt that this was a very strong and empowering novel and I love how the ending passages mimic the start, but with a new, more loving light glowing over Felix's world. Transgender youth, especially transgender youth of color, are lucky to have this book to read and relate to on their own journeys of self discovery and acceptance. I highly recommend this title to other readers and am grateful I encountered it myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content

valereads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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

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 "It's easier to accept hurt and pain, sometimes, than love and acceptance."

When an anonymous person puts up a gallery of Felix's pre-transition photos in their school's foyer, Felix is pretty sure he knows who's responsible: Declan Keane. Felix has a plan to get revenge: he's going to catfish him, only then Declan confesses that he's falling for Felix's alter ego and Felix might be falling for him too.

This beautiful contemporary novel follows Felix as he deals with complicated friendships, falling in love for the first time and questioning his gender. I absolutely adored this book and cannot recommend it highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Dysphoria

Minor: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry