Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender - GBR - Starting March 1st 2022

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

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.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender will be our 1st GBR for March 2022.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?

[Karen]

Up to ch7. Had this on my TBR pile for a while. The cover /book is beautiful (I’m a sucker for sprayed edges). (view spoiler)[ Their school environment seems quite artificial, and I wonder whether Felix is overthinking things. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Up to ch15. (view spoiler)[ I’m hoping it isn’t someone closer to him who set up the gallery. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Up to ch16 (view spoiler)[ Can’t believe how strongly Ezra reacted. Makes me wonder if he feels more for Felix than he’s wanted to let on. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Up to ch 22 (view spoiler)[ While I suspected Ezra had a thing for Felix, I am curious to see whether he will try to work things out with Declan who isn't quite as awful as Felix thought. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Finished. Review on home page. A few surprises there, and I am totally emotional over the way Felix's dad started to open up at the end.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

32% (view spoiler)[Why do I feel over confident it's not Declan sending these messages? (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Mollie wrote: "Up to ch 11 [spoilers removed]"

I agree (view spoiler)[Continuing to message like this can only bring along trouble. But I too think they'll fall in love, just thinking it may be a hard road lol (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Karen wrote: "Up to ch7. Had this on my TBR pile for a while. The cover /book is beautiful (I’m a sucker for sprayed edges). [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah the school thing is a bit weird especially as there are only 100 or so students, that's insane and seems like it'd be something more costly than a single father could afford! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

50% (view spoiler)[This is literally turning into some type of cyber bullying and I hope it doesn't escalate. I love how defensive Ezra is of Felix though, he's a great friend! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Karen wrote: "Up to ch16 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah I was wondering the same thing. He got sooooo angry, it was sweet but also not what I was expecting from him! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

73% (view spoiler)[Oh no, this is so bad. But does Felix even like Ezra like that? It's such a messed up situation and I remember being there lol. Of course Felix starts liking someone and now he learns his BFF loves him, what a conundrum ;) (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Finished (view spoiler)[Wow I loved this. Pissed Austin was behind it all and how he tried to justify it all enraged me but I'm glad there was a HEA for Felix. I wasn't sure how it would end with him and Ezra fighting but I'm glad they are finding their way!!! (hide spoiler)]