Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Felix Ever After

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.

Reviewed by Angie on

4 of 5 stars

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+Felix is Black and queer and trans and looking for love! And revenge. Possibly with the same person. Drama!
+Tackling transphobia straight on! No sugar coating! Someone publicly displays Felix's pre-transition photos and deadname, and nothing about that is just a harmless prank. Also, this awful girl in his friend group who says some truly awful stuff and refuses to apologize or admit she's wrong. People are terrible, but Felix isn't going to lay down and take it.
+Believable use of social media to progress the plot and romance. Felix takes to Instagram for his revenge turned love quest.
+Messy, realistic love triangle. Once it's resolved, there's so much love! Like, this book is oozing with love.

NO!
-The person behind the photos is super obvious. I hate them.

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