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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

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emily_mh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

This book is officially my new favourite book of 2021. I've just finished it and I'm at a loss of what to say; it just means so much to me. I loved the conversations it held, such those about pronouns and transphobic "feminists", but also ones about love and what this feels like and looks like and how you are deserving of it. Felix was an incredible main character. He had so much confusion and hope and I felt so caught up in his journey of self discovery and acceptance. He is a character that is going to stay with me for a long time.

However, this book deserves 5 stars not just because of how meaningful it was to me, but also because it was just GOOD. The pacing was fantastic; I read it in two sittings. The romance was gorgeous and done so, so well. The book was also just so poetic. I've highlighted so many places, and the ending was perfect. I genuinely love this book so much.

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serotonin_ghost's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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ginadapooh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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the_write_to_cry's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I'm not really the target audience for this book, so my review needs to be read with a grain of salt. This book is brave in that it's so unapologetically queer. I appreciate the subjects this book tackles and can see the story would mean a lot to younger folks, but overall I don't think it was executed as well as people make it out to be. The romance part felt very rushed. Overall the story takes place within one month. I think it would've been better if that aspect had more buildup.

On the other hand, this book is much more centered on character than plot. To be honest, I found Felix to be a bit irksome at times. There were very few instances of him being an actual nice, kind person. Most of the time he just complained about other characters and his own problems, and even got into arguments with a few that came across as "woe-is-me." And I get it, Felix has been through a lot in his short life, but still, something still felt off about his character.

What I disliked most about Felix was how he never knew how he felt romantically despite going on and on about how he wanted to know what love was like. I feel like he only started to like certain characters after they confessed to him first. Because of that, I didn't like the ending as much. I thought it really lacked the necessary build up to make it satisfying.

Anyway, it was a decent, quick read. Not bad, but not the best either. I think YA can only improve from here on.

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darkmattersoybean's review against another edition

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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? Yes

5.0

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loandbeholdx's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

The cast of characters in this book is so diverse, and it's so refreshing to see transgender, non-binary, and people of colour as main characters. The journey that the main character goes on to try and discover their identity was what made this book. I felt the discussions and topics raised about gender identity and sexuality were dealt with well, and could be very helpful and relatable to anyone going through a similar struggle trying to work out their identity.
However, I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style, and I didn't fall in love with any of the characters personalities.

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