Through his experiences with others, Felix Love must look at who and what should determine his self-worth. When his pre-transition photos are leaked for the world to see, he must figure out the culprit while examining his own sense of self and what kind of love he deserves. In Kacen Callender’s Felix After Ever, protagonist Felix Love is an artistic trans boy who wants to experience romantic love. To that end, it is often up to QTPOC to support each other and show each other that we are worthy of life, love, and happiness. Our race often means that we are ignored among the LGBTQ+ community, while our gender identity and sexual orientation get scorned or overlooked among allocishet people of color. Felix's plot to get revenge throws him onto the path of love and self-discovery.Having a sense of self-worth is important for any LGBTQ+ person, but especially for queer trans people of color.
"Felix is attending an ultracompetitive arts summer program to have a better shot at a full scholarship to Brown when someone posts Felix's dead name beside photos of him, pre-transition, in the school's lobby. 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.įelix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you deserve. 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. A Stonewall Honor Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Timeįrom 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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