Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Felix Ever After

Really loved the character development of this one and the way it talked about identity and how that change as well as how family reacts and adjusts when a child is queer.

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gracetiblem's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.75

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avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

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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

5.0

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kathis_wonderland's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.5

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender is about Felix who is Black, queer and trans. He wants nothing more than to fall in love and have a normal teenager life. However, someone posted his deadname and photos of him before he transitioned. Now he is looking for revenge but gets pulled into his first experiences with love as well.

My heart. I wanted to read Felix Ever After since it came out and I finally got around to buy myself a copy. And it even has sprayed edges! It is beautiful! And so is the story. I really get the hype. I don't even know what to say apart from I loved the book! It warmed my heart and I felt calm after finishing it. I laughed, I actually cried, I cringed, I was hyped, I was devastated and angry. I think I went through all the emotions there are while reading.

The book was quite empowering. Felix went through a lot and made some mistakes along the way. But he grew and found his strength. He knows exactly who he is and that he is valid. But Ezra. Oh, everyone needs an Ezra in their lives! He is the bestest friend anyone can wish for. I have nothing but love for him. He got Felix back no matter what. He fights for him and defends him. The sheer amount of support that radiates from him is heart-warming. I think he is my favourite character in this book.

The love triangle freaked me out a bit, because I really don't like those anymore. However, there was no infidelity, they talked everything through and communicated. I loved that. So, nothing to be scared off.

This book is a wonderful example that you should not assume that you know what is going on in someone's life. It was empowering and just heart-warming. I can totally recommend this book and will forever cherish it.

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arrowlyn's review against another edition

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hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

I wanted to read this book as I've seen it all over the book community, when I was on my last trip to Waterstones, this was one of the buys one gets one half price, and I couldn’t resist. This book is so adorable.

This book is based on Felix Love, and he has never been in love and he is aware of the irony. He is desperately wanting to know what it is like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that even though he is proud of who he is, he is also afraid that he's one marginalisation too many – black, queer and transgender to get his own happily-ever-after. When an anonymous student begins to send Felix transphobic messages after publicly posting Felix’s deadname and his old photos before he transitioned, Felix is out for revenge. What he didn’t count on was his catfish scenarios leading him in a messy love triangle. As he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important relationship and how he feels about himself.

The whole way through this book I just wanted to hug Felix and wanted to shake him and say do you have your eyes open. I wanted to hug him because of the self-discovery journey he went on and how he dealt with the transphobia. I was so intrigued on how they figured out who was the one sending the messages. Then I wanted to shake Felix for not knowing that he could have falling in love about 50’% in the book if he wasn’t so focused on the revenge but on the people around her. I love how diverse this book was and that I don’t think there was a nice straight person in this book, everyone around Felix was queer in some capacity or another and everyone is every accepting of each other besides Marisol and Austin they can go and suck it.

There were times during this book that I felt like it was a bit predictable – the love triangle and that Declan wasn’t the one that had the account. It was still enjoyable, but I guess most of the storyline before it happened.

I would love another book in this series of Felix thriving in college or on his gap year. I would also love a storyline with Leah because she was so badass, and I want her to be happy after the events of this book.

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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