Review by the_write_to_cry - Felix Ever After

the_write_to_cry 's review for:

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

2.75

hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'm not really the target audience for this book, so my review needs to be read with a grain of salt. This book is brave in that it's so unapologetically queer. I appreciate the subjects this book tackles and can see the story would mean a lot to younger folks, but overall I don't think it was executed as well as people make it out to be. The romance part felt very rushed. Overall the story takes place within one month. I think it would've been better if that aspect had more buildup.

On the other hand, this book is much more centered on character than plot. To be honest, I found Felix to be a bit irksome at times. There were very few instances of him being an actual nice, kind person. Most of the time he just complained about other characters and his own problems, and even got into arguments with a few that came across as "woe-is-me." And I get it, Felix has been through a lot in his short life, but still, something still felt off about his character.

What I disliked most about Felix was how he never knew how he felt romantically despite going on and on about how he wanted to know what love was like. I feel like he only started to like certain characters after they confessed to him first. Because of that, I didn't like the ending as much. I thought it really lacked the necessary build up to make it satisfying.

Anyway, it was a decent, quick read. Not bad, but not the best either. I think YA can only improve from here on.

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