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A review by idaols
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
WOW.... I really loved this book. I have read a lot of recommended queer YA recently and been a bit disappointed, so I didn't have high hopes for this book, but it blew me away. In the beginning it felt like any other book that was gonna be predictable and just ok, but it took turns and loops that I didn't see coming. I laughed and cried (both good and bad tears), gasped, and couldn't stop reading.
I love Felix, all of his good sides and bad sides, his friendship with Ezra is so amazing. As a queer person who also is questioning my gender, it felt really good to read about somebody else with similar thoughts. His search for love and all the feelings that comes with it is so so real, and the insecurity you can feel around your own art are so well portrayed. My favorite character is easily Leah, and I love how her friendship with Felix grew through the book. I really appreciated showing different family's dynamics, and how being a part of LGBTQIA+ can change it. The book deals with a lot of heavy topics without making you feel drained or gloomy, instead it gives you hope for a change in the world. It really gives a slap in the face to people that can't stand other people being different. We are here, we are queer, and we are here to stay.
It was so moving, and it really made me reflect about a lot in life that I maybe take for granted.
I will recommend this to everybody, not only queer folk, because if more people see the problem with transphobia and homophobia, how much it affects people and how you can break somebody down with it, I hope more people would think before they speak, and the people that are watching, silent at the side would start speaking up for people.
I love Felix, all of his good sides and bad sides, his friendship with Ezra is so amazing. As a queer person who also is questioning my gender, it felt really good to read about somebody else with similar thoughts. His search for love and all the feelings that comes with it is so so real, and the insecurity you can feel around your own art are so well portrayed. My favorite character is easily Leah, and I love how her friendship with Felix grew through the book. I really appreciated showing different family's dynamics, and how being a part of LGBTQIA+ can change it. The book deals with a lot of heavy topics without making you feel drained or gloomy, instead it gives you hope for a change in the world. It really gives a slap in the face to people that can't stand other people being different. We are here, we are queer, and we are here to stay.
It was so moving, and it really made me reflect about a lot in life that I maybe take for granted.
I will recommend this to everybody, not only queer folk, because if more people see the problem with transphobia and homophobia, how much it affects people and how you can break somebody down with it, I hope more people would think before they speak, and the people that are watching, silent at the side would start speaking up for people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Transphobia