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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 fin ...more
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 fin ...more
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It is so intoxicating to be so clearly seen by someone else. To look at each other across a gap that had once felt unbridgeable and feel like your whole life is being brought into sharp focus by that moment, a perfect pocket of stillness. Even if that someone else is a book. A book that gives language for the things churning restlessly in your throat, so many little buzzing words that you can't release and can't swallow. A book that helps you build the ...more
It is so intoxicating to be so clearly seen by someone else. To look at each other across a gap that had once felt unbridgeable and feel like your whole life is being brought into sharp focus by that moment, a perfect pocket of stillness. Even if that someone else is a book. A book that gives language for the things churning restlessly in your throat, so many little buzzing words that you can't release and can't swallow. A book that helps you build the ...more
***read for YA lit course***
i’m really thrilled i got the chance to read this for class, because i’ve been meaning to get to it for months. as we know, i don’t rate school books, but i’ve gotta say: this is a gem of a story & the hype is not undeserved! u should read it!!
i’m really thrilled i got the chance to read this for class, because i’ve been meaning to get to it for months. as we know, i don’t rate school books, but i’ve gotta say: this is a gem of a story & the hype is not undeserved! u should read it!!
Jun 15, 2020
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I loved this so much.
So overwhelmed with love for this cover with a queer poc main character with top surgery scars. It's so visible and incredible I can't handle it.
Update 6/20/20:
Wow. Wow wow wow. There is such a scope of emotion here that it all overwhelms me. This is the messy queer book that I have needed desperately. It is sad and it is fierce and it is funny and it is hopeful and it is so full of love and full of forgiveness and fucking up and learning from it all. It’s a masterpiece. ...more
Update 6/20/20:
Wow. Wow wow wow. There is such a scope of emotion here that it all overwhelms me. This is the messy queer book that I have needed desperately. It is sad and it is fierce and it is funny and it is hopeful and it is so full of love and full of forgiveness and fucking up and learning from it all. It’s a masterpiece. ...more
I would sell my soul to read this for the first time again !!♥️
Hello this book was perfect and messy and sweet and queer and I loved it so, so, SO much.
TW: transphobia, being outed, cyber-bullying
TW: transphobia, being outed, cyber-bullying
Jun 22, 2020
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Felix Ever After offers up a cornucopia of queer identities and was just so incredibly moving, beginning to end.
I had to take a time out before I could even consider writing a review for this diverse YA Contemporary.
This novel is everything right now. It is everything I needed and it is certainly everything the world needs.
I've been trying to figure out why this one touched me so deeply and all I can say is, Felix Love. Felix Love who wants to know love, but first needs to learn he is worthy of ...more
I had to take a time out before I could even consider writing a review for this diverse YA Contemporary.
This novel is everything right now. It is everything I needed and it is certainly everything the world needs.
I've been trying to figure out why this one touched me so deeply and all I can say is, Felix Love. Felix Love who wants to know love, but first needs to learn he is worthy of ...more
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I have a solid feeling Felix Ever After will be my favorite book of 2020.
Ever since I read the synopsis of this book, my e ...more
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🌻 read this review and others on my blog, pages left unread
I have a solid feeling Felix Ever After will be my favorite book of 2020.
Ever since I read the synopsis of this book, my e ...more
this was one of those incredible books that left me actually wordless 😭I just want to say go read it instead of reading me trying to form words on how heartfelt and aching and confused and angry and deeply loving and incredible it was. All Felix's artist feels, the ambitious vs procrastination moments, the fear of not being good enough and jamming yourself into creative blocks? That hit hard and true. (I don't pretend or act like this book was written for me; but I'm a little soggy and grateful
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“But, just because we loved each other, doesn't mean we were meant to be together.
And just because you loved one, doesn't mean you can't love another.”
It cannot be said often enough: Boys with flower crowns on book covers are my ultimate weakness. This needs to be a thing.
The hype is very real for this one. Rave reviews everywhere, all my mutuals praising it in their bookstagram posts - reader, I was scared. But I didn't have to be because I flew through this book. There are some really importan ...more
And just because you loved one, doesn't mean you can't love another.”
It cannot be said often enough: Boys with flower crowns on book covers are my ultimate weakness. This needs to be a thing.
The hype is very real for this one. Rave reviews everywhere, all my mutuals praising it in their bookstagram posts - reader, I was scared. But I didn't have to be because I flew through this book. There are some really importan ...more
If you liked Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, you’ll love Felix Ever After!
This book is going to be a new favorite of mine, I just loved it so much! I absolutely loved the characters, Felix, Ezra and Leah being my favorites. This book also has so much LGBTQIA+ representation, which I loved. I loved the discussions on being transgender and also Felix’s journey with self identity. The book is also set during pride month and the romance is absolutely adorable!
I don’t think I have anything negati ...more
This book is going to be a new favorite of mine, I just loved it so much! I absolutely loved the characters, Felix, Ezra and Leah being my favorites. This book also has so much LGBTQIA+ representation, which I loved. I loved the discussions on being transgender and also Felix’s journey with self identity. The book is also set during pride month and the romance is absolutely adorable!
I don’t think I have anything negati ...more
A phenomenal young adult read which explores identity, race, sexuality/transgender identities, coming of age, bullying, the confusing emotions that teens go through, dreams and determination, friendship and family dynamics
Felix Love is one of the most dynamic ya characters I have ever come across!
Even though he tends to be seen as a teen who's not that socially dynamic at school but he's loyal to his friends, family and his dreams.
Inspite of all the extreme bullying in the form of revelation of ...more
Felix Love is one of the most dynamic ya characters I have ever come across!
Even though he tends to be seen as a teen who's not that socially dynamic at school but he's loyal to his friends, family and his dreams.
Inspite of all the extreme bullying in the form of revelation of ...more
This was so good. I got so emotionally attached to this main character and all of his friends. It’s hard for me to connect to YA novels lately but every now and then I find a gem like this one and it reminds me why I still try. I love Felix, I love his journey of identity and self discovery in this book, and his romantic endeavors in this book. My heart broke for his complicated relationship with his Mom, and his at-times difficult relationship with his Dad. This isn’t the first own voices trans
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My emotions are everywhere! Such a powerful story about identity, friendship, family, self discovery with realistic characterization!
Felix Love wants to experience the true love! He wants to reflect those intimate feelings for creating more passionate art works! He is 17 years old who is chasing his dream to get approval from Brown University to study art! His competitor is Declan, an d friend of his. Now they became strangers because of the choices he made. Most of his friends didn’t understa ...more
Felix Love wants to experience the true love! He wants to reflect those intimate feelings for creating more passionate art works! He is 17 years old who is chasing his dream to get approval from Brown University to study art! His competitor is Declan, an d friend of his. Now they became strangers because of the choices he made. Most of his friends didn’t understa ...more
We’re all worthy of love, but sometimes the path to realizing that is a tough one. This message is at the core of Kacen Callender's newest book,
Felix Ever After
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Ironically, Felix Love has never been in love. He wants that more than anything, though, as much as he wants to get in to Brown University to study art. He knows his grades and his test scores aren't enough, but if he can make a splash with his portfolio he might have a chance. If only he could motivate himself to work on it...
"I wa ...more
Ironically, Felix Love has never been in love. He wants that more than anything, though, as much as he wants to get in to Brown University to study art. He knows his grades and his test scores aren't enough, but if he can make a splash with his portfolio he might have a chance. If only he could motivate himself to work on it...
"I wa ...more
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FELIX EVER AFTER was a really, really good book. It's a story about questioning your identity, writing secret letters, first loves, secret cruelties, calling out harassment and bigotry, and educating loved ones-- oh, and art, New York, and coming of age. Basically, it's a hodge-podge of everything I love about YA, handled really maturely, and with a really great message to boot.
Felix is a trans boy who has never been in love but would li ...more
rep: Black trans demiboy mlm mc, Black Bengali mlm li, lesbian sc, mixed-race Black, Puerto Rican & white gay sc, poc sapphic sc, sapphic sc, gay sc, nonbinary sc
tw: transphobia (exposing old pictures and deadname, transphobic messages), mentions of past emotional abuse, absent parent
i just feel so very, very loved right now
the thing abt felix ever after is that it is CLEARLY written for trans kids. yeah, bad things happen to felix and yeah, there's quite a lot of transphobia but it's there bc p ...more
tw: transphobia (exposing old pictures and deadname, transphobic messages), mentions of past emotional abuse, absent parent
i just feel so very, very loved right now
the thing abt felix ever after is that it is CLEARLY written for trans kids. yeah, bad things happen to felix and yeah, there's quite a lot of transphobia but it's there bc p ...more
"You deserve to be loved," he tells me, then kisses me. "You deserve all of my love."Felix Love has never been in love. The irony grates at him. Trust me, I get it. My name is Gloria and I'm an atheist. For Felix though, I don't think the problem is that he's never been in love. I think it's because he's obliviously in love and that good people, is how you write a brilliant romance.
I've said time and again that I worship the holy trinity of first person pov, great writing and surpr ...more
Jul 11, 2020
may ➹
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
rep-bipoc,
tears,
young-adult,
4-star,
pov-1st,
buddy-reads,
ownvoices,
diverse,
rep-lgbtqiap-author,
rep-lgbtqiap-mlm
look at me. look me in the eyes.
ALL OF THE BOOKS WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWER PEOPLE ON THE COVER.
i will read all of them.
ALL OF THE BOOKS WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWER PEOPLE ON THE COVER.
i will read all of them.
Just released my Top 10 Books from 2020 BookTube Video - now that you know this one made the list, click the link to find the rest!
The Written Review
I'm not flaunting anything. I'm just existing. This is me. I can't hide myself.Felix Love is an art student at an incredibly prestigious high school.
He's been through a lot in the past few years - from transitioning to losing his mom (she's not dead...just gone. Moved on.) And he's ready for the next step - college. And to get t ...more
Jun 07, 2020
Romie
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
buddy-read,
contemporary,
owned-books,
read-as-an-audiobook,
2020-releases,
bi-mc,
poc,
queer-books,
young-adult
I realise that this book isn't going to be for everybody, because Felix fucks up more than once, but I remember how I was at 17, and I was the queen of fucking things up. putting teenagers on a pedestal isn't realistic. Felix is still figuring out his identity while being deadnamed and harassed, and yes he doesn't react in the most logical way or a way that won't get other people hurt, but to me this is a realistic representation of what it's like being a teenager and being scared and hurt. it's
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I read this in one sitting and I LOVED. WANT MORE. AHH.
Wow. I normally am not a fan of character driven novels, but my emotional connection to these characters is what kept me hooked the entire time I was reading this. Felix's story was so emotional and he was just...confused. Which is something a lot of people go through, especially teenagers. I think that the conversations Felix had with people and with himself were just so raw and real and I really appreciated them.
The romance in this book was so sweet and so surprising and I loved how messy the ...more
The romance in this book was so sweet and so surprising and I loved how messy the ...more
Striking in its authenticity, Felix Ever After may as well be the best ownvoices novel I’ve ever read. It was impossible to turn away from Felix’s enlightening journey; I could feel the author’s own hardships through his every word.
Felix Love, a black, gay, transgender teen is in the ...more
“I’m not flaunting anything. I’m just existing. This is me. I can’t hide myself. I can’t disappear. And even if I could, I don’t fucking want to. I have the same right to be here. I have the same right to exist.”
Felix Love, a black, gay, transgender teen is in the ...more
UPDATE:
Changing my rating from a 4 to a 5 because this book just fucking deserves it. I want to put this book into the hands of every LGBTQ+ teenager ever.
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“I’m not flaunting anything. I’m just existing. This is me. I can’t hide myself. I can’t disappear. And even if I could, I don’t fucking want to. I have the same right to be here. I have the same right to exist.”
Content Warning: transphobia, outing, misgendering, harrassment, homophobia, abandonment
God damn, all the YA contemporar ...more
Changing my rating from a 4 to a 5 because this book just fucking deserves it. I want to put this book into the hands of every LGBTQ+ teenager ever.
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“I’m not flaunting anything. I’m just existing. This is me. I can’t hide myself. I can’t disappear. And even if I could, I don’t fucking want to. I have the same right to be here. I have the same right to exist.”
Content Warning: transphobia, outing, misgendering, harrassment, homophobia, abandonment
God damn, all the YA contemporar ...more
This book is pure magic and I have a new all time favorite couple. ❤️
I loved Ezra and his bond with Felix so much! How comfortable they were together is just chef's kiss.
It's a spoiler so I won't say who Felix ends up with. Honestly, I loved both guys and since they all had a history together I wanted all of them to be in a poly realationship at one point, but I'm so happy Felix got together with the right person at the end! I shipped them since the beginning! They have my dream relationship! ...more
I loved Ezra and his bond with Felix so much! How comfortable they were together is just chef's kiss.
It's a spoiler so I won't say who Felix ends up with. Honestly, I loved both guys and since they all had a history together I wanted all of them to be in a poly realationship at one point, but I'm so happy Felix got together with the right person at the end! I shipped them since the beginning! They have my dream relationship! ...more
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so!! much!!! representation!!! so!! much!! diversity!!! so many wonderfully explosive and unique characters from all over the spectrum here to teach us a lesson about heartbreak, love, hope and life. This book is SO IMPORTANT and so incredibly heartfelt. Just wow :') ...more
so!! much!!! representation!!! so!! much!! diversity!!! so many wonderfully explosive and unique characters from all over the spectrum here to teach us a lesson about heartbreak, love, hope and life. This book is SO IMPORTANT and so incredibly heartfelt. Just wow :') ...more
I received an ARC through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review!
CW: outing, transphobia, TERF character, homophobia, being kicked out for being gay (minor character), deceiving someone online about who you are, and parental abandonment (MC and minor character)
When I saw this book on Edelweiss, I got so excited. I need more books featuring trans characters in my life! Especially since this is written by someone on the spectrum. This is the kind of queer content that we need in 2020.
This isn' ...more
CW: outing, transphobia, TERF character, homophobia, being kicked out for being gay (minor character), deceiving someone online about who you are, and parental abandonment (MC and minor character)
When I saw this book on Edelweiss, I got so excited. I need more books featuring trans characters in my life! Especially since this is written by someone on the spectrum. This is the kind of queer content that we need in 2020.
This isn' ...more
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