Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender / absolutely adorable and SO GOOD!!!

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

I don’t even remember anymore how I came across this book. All I know is that is is REALLY GOOD and needs to read by everyone!! Not only would it make a perfect addition to anyone’s diverse reading list, or Black author list, it’s a book that educates in a rather touching and moving way.

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SYNOPSIS

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.

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

MY THOUGHTS

After I stalked the author I found this on his Twitter page and thought it describes perfectly what this book is all about.

🖤full of self-love & queer pride
🤎chaotic bi MC set on revenge
❤️art summer camp in NYC
🧡rivals/enemies to lovers
💛slow burn, mutual pining
💚protective cin. roll LI
💙trans & enby MC
💜happy ending

The book, and especially the audiobook was wonderfully adorable, cute, and sweet, but also thought provoking, eye opening, and educational. A real MUST READ!

Felix Ever After was a fun and adorable YA romance. Beautifully written, and fantastically narrated. I was hooked within 30 min of listening. And immediately fell in love with the narration, the characters voices, and the tone and atmosphere of the book.

This story is all about self discovery, and love. It has an adorable love story. Characters that are incredibly likable. And a story that delivers. Besides that, I learned about discrimination within the LGBTQ community, and gender identity.

Overall, the book is so much more than just a wonderful YA story. Similar to THUG, the book does the educational part very well, as well as being captivating, and utterly enthralling.

Subsequently, I can only recommend it to anyone – audiobook or regular book – it’s a double thumbs up kind of book.

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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender