When their lives got messy and complicated due to family, exes and their life goals, they were the one lights in each other’s lives. I loved the friendship between Ezra and Felix, because it felt like they just “got” each other on another level. It features a soft, supportive friendship That’s something I definitely haven’t seen from a book before. One thing that Felix Ever After does is also explore the ways that bullying and harrassment can happen – even from within the queer community itself – and how Black, POC and trans people can even suffer from it. While they faced lots of bullying and horrible, transphobic comments, it was nice to see Ezra and Felix band together in such a supportive way.
It celebrates queerness in so many waysįelix and his group of friends are all queer in one way or another. I loved getting to know Declan through their text messages, even though I immediately hated him from the start.ģ. Felix is frustrated at people who bully him for who he is – and rightly so, but he also holds some prejudices about popular/white people who are wealthy and privileged. However, things didn’t turn out the way I expected, and I loved how crucial this plot line was to the story. When Felix starts “catfishing” Declan, his bully on social media, determined to find out his secrets, I wasn’t so sure about the direction of the story. It shows you that not everyone is as they seem Although he’s a bit of a mess at times, and he makes mistakes, it was easy to root for him as a character and I only wanted the best for him. Felix’s insecurities, thoughts and feelings when it came to his mum who has left him, and for being bullied for who he is were honest, heartfelt and raw. It’s so so important, not just for those who can identify with some or all of the marginalisations – but even more for those who don’t and want to be allies. It is told from the perspective of a trans boy who is also Black & queerįelix Ever After is told from the perspective of Felix, a teenage trans boy, who is also Black and queer.
This has turned out to be one of my favourites of the year, and judging from the Goodreads reviews – it looks like I’m not alone! Why I loved Felix Ever After 1. I’m so so glad there’s a book like Felix Ever After that covers intersectional identities in such a layered way! It’s important to have stories with queer POC that are not only celebrated, but to also represent teens and people out there. When transgender teen Felix decides to catfish a rival classmate for revenge, he unexpectedly begins to fall in love with his nemesis online, while also struggling with an anonymous troll sending transphobic messages. Published by Balzer + Bray on May 5, 2020
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