Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

106 reviews

zeloco's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful informative 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: Complicated

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Starts slow, but resolves nicely. I kinda like that Felix is not entirely likable. Adds more humanity to his character and makes it more believable. 
I love that the story also includes the very real human anxieties we have about other people and ourselves.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Outing, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

captainoliimar's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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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This book was quite an interesting read. I enjoyed the way it tackled identity and the ways that different identities interact and how you can be marginalised in some ways while also being discriminatory to those who are marginalised in different ways to you. I feel like I could recognise some of these characters in the people I knew when I was 17 like them. I enjoyed the exploration into identity, and the way that people with differing opinions on identity can coexist within the same community and how understanding your own identity doesn't always mean you get it right first time.

Characters - 7.5/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 7.25/10
Writing - 7.25/10
Plot - 8.75/10
Intrigue - 7.75/10
Logic - 8.5/10
Enjoyment - 7.75/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia

oddlyghoul's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

maverique's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Stalking

Minor: Medical content, Gaslighting

spooderman's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Police brutality, Lesbophobia

gabyisafreeelf's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Abandonment

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Classism

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.5

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i had the best time with this! it was the perfect upper YA rom-com, with all the swoony moments but also the tough decisions/thoughts that many teens experience. i wish i had had a book like this when i was in high school. so much love for felix!! loved being in his head for the duration of the book. amazing LGBTQIA+ rep in the mcs and side characters!

⚠️: transphobia, deadnaming, bullying, homophobia, outing, hate crime, abandonment, drug use, toxic friendship, racism, emotional abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism

anton13's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I loved it. Seriously loved it. Beautiful and captures the trans experience so well. I couldn’t put it down and I seriously flew through it once I was reading. I’m so sad it’s over. I feel like I only read 3 pages and then it was already over

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Dysphoria

midnightbelles's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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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This was really sweet and it made me so emotional. I couldn’t stand the love triangle (I did like both guys but the catfishing made me so anxious) but other than that and some things I found annoying in Felix I really enjoyed reading this . I loved most of the characters and I loved getting to read about Felix opening up to love and learning more about himself and his identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Sexual content