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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars
Felix Ever After is a story about Felix, a trans person, who has never been in love. When he gets transphobic messages and his deadname posted he comes up with a plot for revenge and ends up in a quasi-love triangle.

“No one else gets to define who I am. Only me.”

This book has been on my shelves for a while, but I put off reading this book until pride month, as I felt that was the best time to read this gem. I ended up listening to the book on Storytell instead of really reading it, but it didn’t take away from how amazing this book is!

This book is such a beautiful story about finding one’s identity, learning to love oneself and be confident about yourself. It carries an amazing, strong message and I would urge anyone to read this book!

This book is one that really moved me. The representation present and the struggles the characters deal with are very real and a lot of people in the world struggle with similar ones. I loved the deep conversations had in this book and how healthy it was to read/listen about these struggles and how the characters dealt with them and overcame them.

The characters really carry this book to further lengths! Felix is such a strong person; I love how confident he is in himself even though he is doubting his identity and his want to find love. He didn’t let himself be brought down by transphobic people and he continued to fight for what he thought was right. He is truly amazing and inspiring. Ezra, Leah and Declan were all three amazing support characters in navigating the world Felix was in and finding himself.

The romance in this book was adorable and heartwarming! Yes, there is a sort of love-triangle, but not really strong or very obvious. It fits right in with Felix finding himself and figuring his feelings out. It was sweet and so real and I loved every second of it. At first, I shipped him with person A, but as the story progressed that shipping shifted to person B haha.
Spoiler Person A being Declan and person B being Ezra hahaha


I listened to this book and I have to say, the voice actor did an amazing job in bringing these characters to life! His voice fitted so well with the idea of Felix and his emotions were really heard in his acting. He brought these characters to life and it really added another layer to how I experienced this book.

Overall, Felix Ever After will be a favourite of mine for a long time. A book with a beautiful message and an amazing cast of characters.