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A review by mindfullybritt
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Felix Ever After follows Felix, a Black, queer, trans man who is struggling to find where he fits in. Always feeling like he is “too marginalized” Felix has few friends, and few people he truly feels safe with.
One day at school, someone anonymously outs and deadnames Felix, which fuels a fire of revenge within him.
These characters are all so flawed and complex and so very much teens. This book covers very heavy topics of transphobia, racism, classism, homophobia, and important topics of belonging, gender identity, privilege, all within the struggles of being a teenager. Felix Ever After is an important book!
And, I struggled to connect a bit, mostly because teenagers stress me out and most of the book didn’t need to happen if they all just talked to each other instead of being stubborn, mean, and egotistical teenagers! But I guess that’s the point and it felt accurate to how teens would actually behave!
One day at school, someone anonymously outs and deadnames Felix, which fuels a fire of revenge within him.
These characters are all so flawed and complex and so very much teens. This book covers very heavy topics of transphobia, racism, classism, homophobia, and important topics of belonging, gender identity, privilege, all within the struggles of being a teenager. Felix Ever After is an important book!
And, I struggled to connect a bit, mostly because teenagers stress me out and most of the book didn’t need to happen if they all just talked to each other instead of being stubborn, mean, and egotistical teenagers! But I guess that’s the point and it felt accurate to how teens would actually behave!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia