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Felix Ever After
by Kacen Callender
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5/5
Audiobook narrated by Logan Rozos.
Felix Ever After follows the titular character as he negotiates life at school, applying for college, friendships, relationships and the acceptance of his trans identity by those around him.
- Felix's journey through this book is emotional and reflective and prompts the reader to do some introspection as well. There are many questions about identity, position in society, love, family, future and much more. Whilst we see things from Felix's POV and it is distinctly YA, the discussions it encourages are for everyone.
- The way things are written very much fits the mindset of a teenager. I found myself sometimes impatient with the characters and at how obvious certain things seemed to me but then had to remember that I am not the target audience and when I was under that age bracket, I would probably have empathised and related a lot to the situations and feelings to these teens.
- The way this book covers, discusses and debates queer and trans identities and the issues faced by those communities is beautiful. It is done almost constantly through the book and covers lots of perspectives, experiences and opinions. It gives great food for thought but I think would be especially helpful for those questioning or exploring their sexuality and/or gender identity. It is very much a book about learning yourself and feeling good to be yourself.
Another wonderful and emotional queer book. I would recommend this book to young people, people who are questioning their identities and people who wish to understand perspectives of queer and trans folks, especially queer and trans youth.
Audiobook narrated by Logan Rozos.
Felix Ever After follows the titular character as he negotiates life at school, applying for college, friendships, relationships and the acceptance of his trans identity by those around him.
- Felix's journey through this book is emotional and reflective and prompts the reader to do some introspection as well. There are many questions about identity, position in society, love, family, future and much more. Whilst we see things from Felix's POV and it is distinctly YA, the discussions it encourages are for everyone.
- The way things are written very much fits the mindset of a teenager. I found myself sometimes impatient with the characters and at how obvious certain things seemed to me but then had to remember that I am not the target audience and when I was under that age bracket, I would probably have empathised and related a lot to the situations and feelings to these teens.
- The way this book covers, discusses and debates queer and trans identities and the issues faced by those communities is beautiful. It is done almost constantly through the book and covers lots of perspectives, experiences and opinions. It gives great food for thought but I think would be especially helpful for those questioning or exploring their sexuality and/or gender identity. It is very much a book about learning yourself and feeling good to be yourself.
Another wonderful and emotional queer book. I would recommend this book to young people, people who are questioning their identities and people who wish to understand perspectives of queer and trans folks, especially queer and trans youth.