I’ve seen nothing but glowing reviews of this book, so I was ecstatic when my library hold was ready. I knew I’d like it almost instantly upon starting, but the more I read, the more I loved it.

I wasn’t planning to finish this until sometime in the afternoon, but once I hit 60% I could not put it down. I didn’t care that it was after midnight, I didn’t care that I needed to wake up early. At this point, I’ll only get a few hours of sleep, but I don’t care. I finished this book and I’m so freaking glad I did.

Felix Ever After is absolutely brilliant. I loved Felix and Ezra and Leah. I loved the focus on art, on being worthy of love, on making mistakes and learning from them. I loved the emotion present on every page. I loved how real each character and dynamic felt, good or bad. I loved the romance, once it finally happened. I honestly can say that I loved every single thing about this novel.

I turned the last page—not knowing it was the last page, as I was reading a digital copy—and was truly dismayed to find the story over. I understand that all stories come to an end, but so help me, I would’ve happily read another 100 pages about Felix and Ezra. Heck, I’d read an entire second book about them.

Maybe I’d have more to say if it wasn’t 2 a.m., maybe not. I’m not sure of much else aside from how tired I am, but staying up to read this was completely worth it. I’ll definitely be buying my own, physical copy of this book, and reading more from Callender in the future.

Oh, and in the very end, I figured out what the title meant. Very clever. Very sweet. I approve.

Representation:
• Felix is Black, queer, trans and a demiboy
• Ezra is Black, Bengali, and queer
• Multiple queer side characters & side characters of color

CW: transphobia, bullying & cyber-bullying