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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

120 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I really loved Felix's journey to finding his/their identity, one which I know many people will likely see themselves in. I also liked that I thought I knew where this book was going (romance wise) and I actually didn't! There are some beautiful scenes of pure queer joy towards the end that had me teary eyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Abandonment

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

sapphicreader_'s review against another edition

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

5.0

sCREAMING cRYING thrOWING uP giGGLING blUSHING kICKING mY fEET THIS BOOK ABSOLUTELY CHANGED MY LIFE WHAT A MASTERPIECE it’s the kind of book where your heart soars but also hurts at the end because the book is over and you have to separate yourself from the characters and the story you love so dearly 🤧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Transphobia, and Outing

Moderate: Deadnaming, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

captainoliimar's review against another edition

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

4.0

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, and Classism

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

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

oddlyghoul's review against another edition

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

5.0

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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, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

spooderman's review against another edition

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

5.0

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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, and Classism

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

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

gabyisafreeelf's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I feel like I really wanted to love this more than I did. It had some good tropes - love triangle, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, coming of age. But I just didn’t really enjoy the love triangle or who Felix ended up with. I just never really fell for Ezra. But I appreciate that this book focuses on and tried to analyze different types of love. Although that attempt at analysis felt a little much and preachy at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.5

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, and Transphobia

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

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Racism