Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

26 reviews

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

---

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

---

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

---

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

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

---

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

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

---

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. 

---

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

kelseyrm's review against another edition

3.75

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

---

ok so this book just had so much going on. ill be honest, i only picked this book out at my schools library bc my english teacher was reading it and im a suck up. at first, i thought it was kind of cringe, not a fan of the numerous hogwarts references…also very obvious it was written by a millennial but what can you do most ya authors are. 

ok so i hated felix at first but i warmed up to the guy. he was kind of whiny all like “my last name is love but ive never fallen in love oh boo hoo poor me” bs but ig that was the whole point?

best character? leah and

declan

worst character? fucking marisol she pissed me OFF. even worse than

austin because honestly i feel like the reveal that he put up the transphobic gallery was rushed? i wouldve hated him more if it wasnt.

also the ezra being in love with felix was okay i guess. i liked declan better at first but it was a good portrayal of toxic relationships which i appreciate. the author shouldve definitely put more hints that ezra was in love with felix though, because it felt SO rushed. maybe the point was to show how oblivious felix was, and how his  insecurities prevented him from seeing it. or maybe it was obvious and im just stupid lol im bad at romance stuff, its honestly my least favorite genre.

some parts of this book were a little..got me thinking, “should i be reading this book?” also i loved the plot, a little cliche but this was just a little fun read. love poc nonbinary author representation too! because lots of mlm/nwlnw books are written by straight women (cough cough carry on) overall a book i would recommend if you can deal with reading mildly cringey stuff.  i could just bc my expectations for this book were kind of fucking low that i was pleasantly surprised. love live leah

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia

Minor: Lesbophobia

alexreads111's review against another edition

3.0

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia

comrade_mia's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

Catfishing (that became secret identity), mentions of HP

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

5.0

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: Yes

---

If you have ever been unsure of who you are or what love feels like, Felix Ever After is the book for you. If you’ve ever been bullied, felt like your parents didn’t understand you, said the wrong thing that did (or almost did) cost you a dear friend… you’ll find something to relate to in Felix Ever After. If you are anywhere in the LGBTQIAP+ community, Felix Ever After will make you feel seen. This book received a lot of hype when it was published in 2020. It deserved every bit of it.

I loved Felix Ever After because it made me cry. It dug into my heart. I loved Felix. I loved the complexity of the assembled cast. I loved the truth. And I loved the love. Kacen Callender built a collection of robust characters in this book that surprised you in ever scene. Many of the surprises were good… and many, many were disappointing, horrifying. Callender did an amazing job capturing the complexity of the human experience and conflict in the psyche while raising injustices and prejudices faced by the LGBTQIAP+ community. From outside and inside the community.

This book is about identity and learning to love yourself. It’s difficult – very difficult – when there are people telling you that you are not worth loving because of your identity. Felix faces this throughout his summer program at St. Catherine’s in New York. From an emotional perspective, Callender had me from the first chapter. I can’t emphasize enough how impactful this book is. From a technical perspective, I think Callender did an amazing job reflecting our world. There is joy and love, but there is also so much grief and self-hate and doubt. About so many things – not just identity. There are amazing conversations and horrible behavior is called out.

Which brings me to the warnings.

The protagonist is deadnamed publicly and by family. It is addressed in different ways through the book – transphobia and addressing it is a major theme. There’s transphobic bullying, conversations about invasion of privacy, cyberbullying, encouraging illegal activities (phone hacking), manipulation, disowning, abandonment, divorce, and I’m sure other triggers I missed. This book is filled with sensitive content and while there is so much good in it, readers should tread carefully.

Outside these warnings, Felix Ever After is a book I’d enthusiastically recommend to anyone. It has representation and messages that are so important, particularly for those still exploring their own identity – which is many adults who didn’t have the language when they were younger, as well as young adults. I wouldn’t recommend it to children because of the reading level … but everyone else. Everyone else. This book should be a library staple.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Lesbophobia

sharontriestoread's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Transphobia, Outing, Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Alcohol