Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

209 reviews

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An amazing, beautiful, heartbreaking, and uplifting book about Felix, an 18-year-old trans male who doesn’t feel that 'trans' accurately represents his identity. This story follows Felix as he finds his voice, discovers love, pursues his passion, and encounters true friendship.

Be sure to check the content warnings before opening this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

suestarr07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

alhead32's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

The second half of this blew me away. Omg I was listening to this on a walk in the park and my legs almost gave out. I tried to listen in the car and had to turn it off because I didn’t trust my self to focus enough on driving. I screamed, I cried, I paced, I curled up into a ball. I felt so many emotions listen to this book and all the different ideas on how people in the queer community interact with each other and how to find the right labels, if you need to, how to support all aspects of the community you are a part of, that having different opinions on expression are okay but making someone feel like they don’t belong because their opinion is different than yours is not. I wish i could have had this in high school because there is nothing that explored and so perfectly captured from a high school point of view that felt like a teenager was sharing their life that has made me feel as seen as this book.

Felix finally letting himself have love in his friendships and letting himself experience healthy love made me cry. The growth of Felix and Leah’s friendship may have been my favorite part of the book.

the tropes are stereotypical but as it feels like such a real story and the truth behind them was so well done, who cares. These are the most raw intrinsic feelings I’ve had for a book in years, maybe ever. I’ve never let myself feel as deeply as these characters, especially in front of others, and honestly I am inspired. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Toxic friendship

teajay_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Outing

Moderate: Dysphoria

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.75

Style/writing: 3 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Racism, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

zgreyz's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Outing

erikagibson126's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

saramassoudi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Outing and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

julian7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

At first I thought the main character was annoying, but then I realized it was because I relate to him, lol. In the end, I loved Felix, as well as Ezra, Leah, and even Declan (big Draco Malfoy vibes from that one). Parts of the book were a little corny, but that’s kind of a given when it comes to YA romance and I don’t mind it too much. 🤭 
I’m glad that teens get to grow up with more beautiful trans stories these days. Shoutout to gay interracial trans love. 🥺🫶 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship