A review by analenegrace
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was actually quite enjoyable until the end and i probably would have rated it higher had
Felix not ended up with Ezra instead of Declan.
I enjoyed the authors writing style and it felt like a very quick read even though it was not particularly short. Felix’s exploration of gender identity after initial transition was well-written (from a cis perspective) and their writing of the various characters and identities represented was well-done. I also enjoyed the ways Felix’s friends, for the most part, rallied around him and defended him.

i really enjoyed Declan’s character and i wish we had had more of him throughout, it felt like his character arc abruptly ended in favor of
Ezra’s crush on Felix, which he seemed to reciprocate out of nowhere.
Declan’s character felt the most complicated out of all of the characters, with everyone else being clearly written as good or bad
with exception of Austin’s twist of having done the gallery which made sense in terms of his character.

The Romance between Ezra and Felix is definitely where this book lost me, as i really did think up until that point that Declan and Felix were going to be together and even when they spent time with his grandfather, their chemistry was better than Felix’s with Ezra. Usually I root for a best friend to lovers plot, but the plot with Declan felt more genuine and earnest and like Felix chose to pursue Ezra because he felt like he didn’t have another option with Declan still angry with him over the catfishing.

I’d be interested in reading other things the author has written as I did still enjoy it! 
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