Item: Felix Ever After
Rating: 5.00
Author: roundtableknight

by Kacen Callender

From Stonewall and Lambda Award–winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.

Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he’s one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender—to ever get his own happily-ever-after.

When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages—after publicly posting Felix’s deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned—Felix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he didn’t count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi–love triangle....

But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important relationship: how he feels about himself.

Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you deserve.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars
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I adored this book. The sweetness, the angst, the confusion turning way into understanding of oneself; everything was so well done. Felix was an amazing character to follow. His story was raw and truthful about what he went through and why he always fell in love with the type of person he knew would hurt him, and his character growth completely blew me away. The inclusion in this book was also so heartfelt and I couldn't stop myself from crying at times, even at the Author's Notes from being seen.

I can't wait to read more books by Kacen, and I hope everyone gets a chance to read this book. It truly needs to be read.

Felix Ever After

by Kacen Callender

Reviewed by roundtableknight on Aug 16, 2020

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