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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

12 reviews

xarson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Bullying

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Sexual content

theuncannydani's review against another edition

challenging hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Very underwhelmed and I don't want to read about teenagers anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Outing, Hate crime, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Stalking, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Homophobia, Racism, and Domestic abuse

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Deadnaming

Minor: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

There's a good amount of casual drug use but nothing very explicitly described.

sssssoup's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Abandonment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Outing

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Drug use

Minor: Domestic abuse

emilycrowleyyy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Deadnaming, Outing, Transphobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

seawarrior's review

emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

This was a lovely book to read. Felix endeared himself to me quickly, he has as many strengths as he does flaws, and felt like a teenager who could realistically exist. I really enjoyed getting to know his perspective and following his journey of self discovery. I also enjoyed that the other characters in Felix's world are given more dimension as the story progresses. Felix's fluctuating relationships with Ezra, with his father, with Leah, with Declan, and with all the other peers and adults in his life who he feels either judged or guided by, powerfully speak to the many types of love we can experience in this world, and how to learn which types of love are worth developing and worth our energy.

Many of the plot elements in this book didn't resolve themselves in the way I was expecting but I found that even more rewarding, since it showed how Felix and his values grew throughout the narrative. Overall I felt that this was a very strong and empowering novel and I love how the ending passages mimic the start, but with a new, more loving light glowing over Felix's world. Transgender youth, especially transgender youth of color, are lucky to have this book to read and relate to on their own journeys of self discovery and acceptance. I highly recommend this title to other readers and am grateful I encountered it myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Outing, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

valereads's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

 "It's easier to accept hurt and pain, sometimes, than love and acceptance."

When an anonymous person puts up a gallery of Felix's pre-transition photos in their school's foyer, Felix is pretty sure he knows who's responsible: Declan Keane. Felix has a plan to get revenge: he's going to catfish him, only then Declan confesses that he's falling for Felix's alter ego and Felix might be falling for him too.

This beautiful contemporary novel follows Felix as he deals with complicated friendships, falling in love for the first time and questioning his gender. I absolutely adored this book and cannot recommend it highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Dysphoria

Minor: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Outing, Abandonment, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

peachani's review

reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content