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A review by estelleidekreads
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
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
4.75
this book is now etched onto my soul. i couldn’t stop crying after reading it not because i was sad but because i was overwhelmed about how seen i felt reading it.
felix’s entire journey figuring out his gender was incredible relatable. while i already had an inkling he was going to identify as a demi boy i still burst into tears when he figured it out because it was exactly how i felt when i read the definition for demigirl.
i wish i could’ve read this as a teen but i probably wouldn’t have gotten as much out of it then as i was completely oblivious of my queerness.
there’s a few bits in the book that i felt a bit icky aboutthe whole seen with declan at his grandparents just felt so icky. also wasn’t a fan of the catfishing declan story line as a whole tbh and as an almost 27 yo i could defo feel i wasn’t the intended demographic but that didn’t bother me as much. something else that usually bothers me but didn’t really here is the fact most of the side characters are very one dimensional NPC vibes that are just there to teach felix about life with some (fantastic) quotes.
it’s a beautiful book and i need everyone to read it pls and thank you
felix’s entire journey figuring out his gender was incredible relatable. while i already had an inkling he was going to identify as a demi boy i still burst into tears when he figured it out because it was exactly how i felt when i read the definition for demigirl.
i wish i could’ve read this as a teen but i probably wouldn’t have gotten as much out of it then as i was completely oblivious of my queerness.
there’s a few bits in the book that i felt a bit icky about
it’s a beautiful book and i need everyone to read it pls and thank you
“instead? Maybe it’s not the kissing that’s embarrassing, but the fact that you love someone so fucking much, which really shouldn’t be embarrassing at all. What’s so wrong with loving someone, right?”
‘I’m not flaunting anything. I’m just existing. This is me. I can’t hide myself. I can’t disappear. And even if I could, I don’t fucking want to. I have the same right to be here. I have the same right to exist.’