Felix Ever After center Felix’s struggles with believing that he is one marginalization too many to be worth of love. I am so, so glad that Felix Ever After exists, particularly for the QTPOC teens who will get to encounter this book on their library shelves.

Felix comes up with a plot for revenge, but things don’t turn out the way he expects. It’s going to be short and sweet, because I’d rather save you the time of reading this review and urge you to read the book! We’ve got an excerpt here: Click HERE to read the first two chapters of Felix Ever After!įelix Ever After follows Felix Love as he applies to college, specifically Brown, navigates his friendships (and potential relationships), all while dealing with an anonymous classmate sending him transphobic messages. Comment on our discussion post or Instagram or tweet us on Twitter. And the story itself? Well, let’s get this review rolling!įirst of all, if you’re like, “hey, I already read Felix Ever After” - then check out the group discussion between the four of us Rich in Color bloggers here. Review: It’s Pride Month! I’d say it’s the perfect time to pick up Felix Ever After, but any and every month is the perfect time to check this book out. Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you deserve. What he didn’t count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi–love triangle….īut 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. 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’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. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. Summary: 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.įelix Love has never been in love-and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony.

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