The Stats:
📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: Felix Ever After
AUTHOR: Kacen Callender
@kacen.callender
Publisher: Balzer and Bray @balzerandbray
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: May 5, 2020
The Review:
Felix Ever After is a beautiful love story. It’s about a trans boy not only finding love in another but also finding love in himself. He still isn’t sure who he identifies as, and after being the target of a hate crime using his deadname, he doesn’t know who he can trust.
The book is the story of discovery and learning and I could not put it down. The characters were richly written and you found yourself connecting to them in different ways. I especially loved how enlightening it was to things I didn’t know anything about. Do yourself a favor and read this book, soon! And then comment below and let’s have a discussion.
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Small Summary:
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.
*****
All thoughts and opinions are my own.