Forever

Changers #4

by T. Cooper, Allison Glock-Cooper

When we left Kim Cruz in Changers Book Three, she'd just come out to her best friend. In Changers Book Four: Forever, Kim discovers that this is only one small part of understanding who she is and where she belongs. Soon enough, she changes again, into the body and social status of her dreams. What she does with her newfound power will come to haunt her. In this final installment of the provocative Changers series, our hero learns what it means to be the person everybody loves without actually being known at all; what it's like to be given the benefit of the doubt when you don't deserve it; and how easily opportunity comes when you look the part. Changers Book Four explores what it means to find yourself--even as your self keeps changing--and how in the end we become the person whose story we want to finish.

Genres: Queer, Romance, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy, LGBT, Fiction

294 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 4, 2018

About the author

T COOPER is the author of four novels, including the bestselling "The Beaufort Diaries" and "Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes," as well as a brand-new Young Adult book series entitled "Changers." Cooper edited an anthology of original stories entitled "A Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing," and his most recent book is the non-fiction "Real Man Adventures" (just released in paperback from McSweeney's Books). He has also written for television, and is the co-founder of a new Empathy Project, Wearechangers.org.

T Cooper was born and raised in Los Angeles, attended Middlebury College in Vermont, and then taught high school in New Orleans before settling in New York City in 1996. He earned an MFA from Columbia University, and in addition to his books, Cooper's work has appeared in a variety of publications and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Believer, One Story, Bomb, Electric Literature, The Brooklyn Review, The Portland Review, Document, and others. His short story "Swimming" was one of "100 Distinguished Stories" in The Best American Short Stories 2008 (ed. Salman Rushdie).

Cooper has been awarded residencies to The MacDowell Colony, Ledig House International, and The Millay Colony (where he was The New York Times Foundation Fellow). Not too long ago, he was a visiting faculty member at Middlebury College.

Cooper also adapted and produced a short film based on his graphic novel "The Beaufort Diaries." The animated short, directed by the book's illustrator Alex Petrowsky and starring actor David Duchovny, was an official selection at several film festivals, including Tribeca Film Festival, South By Southwest, The New Orleans Film Fest, The Worldwide Short Film Festival, and the Anchorage International Film Festival.

Cooper enjoys vintage airplanes, M*A*S*H, the great outdoors, world peace, buckwheat pancakes, and anything to do with pit bull advocacy. He lives with his wife and kids in New York and the South.

Reviews

[justmiaslife · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nach dem fiesen Cliffhangers am Ende von Band 3 war ich schon sehr gespannt, wie das Finale dieser Jugendbuchreihe ausgehen wird. Leider bin ich mit dem Endergebnis nicht wirklich zufrieden. Die Prämisse der Changers Bücher hat mich echt angesprochen und während ich Band 1 und 2 obwohl sie eigentlich für Leseeinsteiger sind noch ganz gut fand, Band 3 auch schon so seine Schwächen hatte, war das mal nüchtern ausgedrückt die reinste Katastrophe. Beim Lesen hat man total gemerkt, dass diese Autoren einfach keine Ideen mehr haben und das Ende nur noch schnell hinklatschen wollen, da sie einen Spannungsbogen der sich zu Anfang des Buches angekündigt hatte auf die mieseste Art versaut haben. Schade, da ich dieses Buch heiß erwartet hatte!

[Dracena · Rating 4 out of 5]

A not so strong ending as very much anticipated...

I have been waiting so long for this and I don't know what to feel now that it is over.
First things first:
HOW FUCKING DARE YOU DOING EXACTLY EVERYTHING WRONG?!?!?!??!!!

Now that we have that out of the way: You can really see that the authors grew a lot in between books. They really informed themself even more and stayed up-to-date with the LGBTQ+ movement and what it meant for individuals.
I am also very pleased with the "Epiloge".
Can't say more here. I am drained.

[Isaiah · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I’ve been reading this series for about a year and a half now. I love T Cooper’s work. I do my best to read every book he puts out. There are still a few I haven’t been able to get my hands on, but when I found out this one was published I tracked it down in a day and was able to start reading it immediately.

The premise of the series is there is a group of people called Changers. Every year during high school their bodies somehow change to be a brand new person for the first day. They are not told who they will be or what they will look like. The idea is that they will learn how to be better people and bring better to the world. At the end of the four years they choose who they will be for the rest of their lives. They can’t go back to who they were before they started changing. This is the fourth book in the series and follows Kyle (the main character’s name in this version of themself. They have also gone by Drew, Oryon, Kim, and Ethan).

Kyle is exactly what you think of when you say popular boy in high school. He is white, he is muscular, he plays football. He is the epitome of masculinity in America. It freaks Kyle out at first. His last body was a fat, Asian woman into women. Now he is the perfect straight dude-bro. It is a big shift. Kyle has to deal with a lot of emotional drama because of being a changer, exactly what you expect and then some.

My biggest issue with this series is that the MC keeps going after the same girl the whole book, even when she asks them to stop. It was sweet at first, but then got progressively creepier. In the first book, it was sweet because they fell in love organically. There wasn’t a forced anything and there were no secrets. In the second book, there were secrets and terrifying consequences. In the third book, the secrets are revealed, but still. In the last book, Kyle is back to hiding things and pretty much stalking his love interest. He lies to her constantly. The ending made it even creepier to me. After the MC picks who they are going to be, they get into a college near the love interest and all other again try to get back into her life. It is obsessive and I hate it.

If you can ignore a pretty typical romance plot, but magnified, then this is pretty great. The book allows for a great deal of character growth. There are a ton of lessons on how to treat people and how to react to horrible situations (like someone who you are supposed to be friends with drugging and potentially raping a 14 year old girl). The book covers a lot of tough topics, but does them in a way where there is no real conclusions because there aren’t any. If someone who is raped, doesn’t report, they don’t report. That is that. Not everyone gets justice. Kyle and his love interest need to deal with the fact that Kyle took the easy way out and didn’t tell anyone and that the girls involved didn’t want to do anything because they were afraid of being outcasts. That is sadly how the world works. Most rapes and sexual assault go unreported and the ones that are reported most go unpunished. It is a horrifying thing to witness and even harder to live through. The book is able to draw those conclusions without being heavy handed. Another big plot that I loved was one of the characters coming out as trans after being out as gay for years. The character pretty much accosts Kyle because Kyle doesn’t react. Kyle pretty much says “congrats” and moves on. He doesn’t care and he supports the character. It shows how quickly people who are bullied and abuse will assume the next person will be just as bad and when Kyle explains himself it is a perfect example of an ally. It was such a complex moment, but handled very quickly. It was wonderfully done.

Overall, I like this series. I probably would have enjoyed it more in high school (before I started realizing how abusive romance novels and romance plots can be).

[Sandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ich habe soeben den finalen 4. Band der Changersreihe beendet und muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich sehr enttäuscht bin. Während der erste Band mich noch vollkommen geflasht hat, fühlt sich dieser Band in vielerlei Hinsicht falsch an.
1. Er ist schlecht editiert worden.
2. Konflikte bleiben flach, Konflikte aus vorherigen Bänden werden vergessen/unter den Tisch gekehrt.
3. Spannungsbogen und Aufbau des Buches haben mich nicht vom Hocker gerissen.
4. Ziel der Changers wurde im Grunde gar nicht weiterverfolgt. Alles drehte sich nur um Audrey.

Nur 1,5 von 5 Sternen (und das auch nur, weil der erste Band so toll war).

[Amy Navarro]

I can see why I loved this series as a teenager, but I wasn’t loving it so much as an adult. I’m happy I finished this series but oh my god was this ending terrible

[Dewey · Rating 2 out of 5]

When this series first came to my attention, I was like uhh, yes, obviously I will be reading these books. The first book did not disappoint...it was fascinating to read a book like this, about someone coming to terms with their changing identity, seeing Drew struggle with social dynamics at school and learn about herself along the way. I've been putting off writing this review though, because while I was impressed with and drawn into the first book, the second and third were not quite as enjoyable, and as much as I wanted to be able to gush about the series, this fourth book...I didn't like it.

Where the strength of book 1 lies is in examining social expectations and dynamics. That was a central point in Drew's story, and if that focus had remained consistent through the last three books this would have been a stronger series. It went off the rails, though, throwing in the drama of the Abiders, kidnapping, murder, etc. This just didn't work for me. There were several separate storylines, each more ridiculous than the last, and none of them were incorporated into the others, which was jarring. Also, whether it be a traditional three-act or something else, I need some kind of structure, and this book didn't have one. Every chapter was up and down, back and forth. Kyle's emotions shift so quickly, and for reasons difficult to understand, that it was exhausting reading about him. One page Audrey hates him, the next she loves him, then she hates him again...honestly, this fourth book reads like a rough draft, like the goal was "get everything on the page, and then we'll go back, edit, and move some stuff around"...except that second part never happened. Not great.

Perhaps I could have tried to look past the rough quality of the writing itself, but the nail in the coffin for me was the very casual inclusion of suicide. Maybe that wasn't the authors' intention, but the way it was thrown in, as though it was an unimportant side story, really bothered me. Kim wakes up as Kyle and, next page, apropos of nothing, he's on a bridge attempting suicide. Now, I suppose to their credit, this chapter does end with the woman who stopped him reminding him, "be mindful...that you don't pick a permanent solution to a temporary problem." That doesn't do much to make up for such offhand use of suicide as a plot device, though, particularly when later they casually throw in during a fit of angst later the thought that he "can't stay. Can't leave. Can't kill [himself]. Can't build an Alien sleeping capsule and seal the door for nine months." Just...no.

I'm sad I didn't love this series. I really wanted to. But ultimately the plot was all over the place, with too many ideas crammed into one series, and while the handling of topics like racism and gender identity were done well, others, like mental health, were treated too lightly. It was too unbalanced for my taste.

[Heike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Endlich habe ich das Finale von Changers gelesen. Aber wirklich zufrieden lässt es mich nicht zurück.

Die Geschichte zog sich zum großen Teil, mir fehlen immer noch Informationen zum System der Changers und auch die endgültigen Entscheidung, welche Vision Ethan in Zukunft sein wird, hätte ich gerne begründet gehabt. Mir hat es sich jedenfalls nicht wirklich erschlossen.

Vielleicht bin ich für dieses Buch einfach zu alt und erwarte dadurch zu viel von einem Jugendbuch.

Im großen und ganzen war die Reihe nette Unterhaltung; mehr aber auch nicht.

[Jacqueline Oestringer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zitate:

"Ich habe die Flamme ans Dynamit gehalten, zugesehen, wie die Zündschnur zu Asche verbrannte, und bin reglos stehen geblieben, bis die Explosion mit gleißendem Lichtschein mein ganzes Leben in die Luft jagte." Seite 11

"Wenn mir mein Jahr als Kim etwas gezeigt hat, dann, dass der Appetit auf Grausamkeit unter den Menschen nie gestillt sein wird." Seite 30

"Wir verloren kein Wort über irgendetwas von Bedeutung. (Etwas, das mir mehr bedeutete, als ich es ausdrücken kann.)" Seite 38


Meinung:

Die Geschichte beginnt bei einer komplett veränderten "Kim" in Change 3. Die Demo und ihr damit verbundenes Outing haben ihr geholfen, ihre Depressionen in den Griff zu bekommen und ihr Leben wieder lebenswert zu machen. Vor allem, weil sie nun die Möglichkeit hat, ihrer großen Liebe Audrey, sowie ihrem Kindheitsfreund Andy alles zu gestehen. Ok zugegeben, leicht wird das bestimmt nicht! Aber befreiend ist es allemal ;) Alles hätte gut werden können! Aber als es Zeit für Change 4 ist, geschieht das Unfassbare: Kim erwacht im Körper von Kyle, einer wahren Schönheit! Gut aussehend, muskulös, groß... Eben alles, was Ethan sich als Kim nur wünschen konnte! Dennoch hat das Ganze einen faden Beigeschmack, denn -ihr erinnert euch an die Vision, die Ethan vor einiger Zeit hatte? Von dem jungen Mann, der Schuld an dem Autounfall sein wird, der Audrey scheinbar tötet???- er ist genau DER KYLE aus seiner eigenen Vision! Wird er Audrey retten können? Ihr dürft gespannt sein.

Als "Changers"-Fan der ersten Stunde, habe ich mich natürlich unheimlich auf dieses Finale gefreut. Und das nicht nur, weil ich natürlich unbedingt wissen wollte, wie es mit den ganzen Charakteren weitergeht, die mir im Laufe der Zeit ans Herz gewachsen sind. Sondern auch, weil ich unheimlich neugierig war, für welchen finalen V sich Ethan am Ende entscheidet. Ich hatte ja so meine Vermutungen, aber wenn ich ehrlich bin, lag im komplett daneben! Die Autoren haben es absolut geschafft, mich mit Auflösung, aber auch dem Verlauf der Geschichte zu überraschen.

Über bestimmte Dinge muss ich vermutlich nicht allzuviel schreiben. Der gelungene Schreibstil, eine gute Portion Witz und der ewige Kampf gegen Jason und Menschen seiner Art sind natürlich obligatorisch und in gewohnter Qualität. Ich habe sowohl viel gelacht, als auch den Kopf über so viel Dummheit geschüttelt. Und das in absolut fesselnder, flüssiger und gekonnter Ausdrucksweise. Herrlich!
Gerade die Gespräche zwischen Kim/Kyle und Andy sind geradezu göttlich :D

Etwas irritiert war ich jedoch zugegebenermaßen über die Aufteilung des Buches. Ca. 1/3 verbringen wir noch mit Kim und ihren Gesprächen/Offenbarungen mit Audrey und Andy, da hatte ich mir natürlich schon Sorgen gemacht, dass es für einen kompletten V und die Entscheidung etwas knapp werden könnte. Gottseidank, oder leider -je nachdem wie man es sehen mag- kann ich in diesem Punkt jedoch "Entwarnung" geben. Ok, das klingt jetzt etwas zwiespältig, oder? Ist es für mich leider auch. Ich muss zugeben, dass mich die "Hauptproblematik" dieses 4. Bandes nicht so ganz überzeugen konnte. Waren es vorher noch Entführungen, Depressionen oder ähnliches, erschien mir die Thematik hier etwas konstruiert. Versteht mich bitte nicht falsch, es ging weniger in die Richtung "oh mein Gott, wie dumm ist das denn?", sondern eher darum, dass man das Problem für mein Verständnis relativ einfach hätte lösen können. Aber dann wäre das Buch nach 100 Seiten beendet gewesen, das will natürlich auch keiner. Für mich war es eher so, als wäre den beiden Autoren einfach nicht die entscheidende Idee für eine gute Problemstellung gekommen. Einerseits finde ich das schade, andererseits kann ich es, bedingt durch das Gesamtkonstrukt, verkraften. Denn Fakt ist einfach, dass ich froh wäre, wenn möglichst viele Menschen die Changers-Reihe lesen würden. Sie ist in meinen Augen nicht nur gelungene Unterhaltung mit gutem Schreibstil und Witz, sondern auch wichtig durch die Botschaften, die sie zu vermitteln versucht. Egal ob Bodyshaming, Rassismus, Vorurteile, Homophobie, Gewalt oder auch Vertrauen, Freundschaft und Liebe... Hierin findet sich eigentlich alles, was mehr Beachtung bekommen sollte und wichtig für eine bessere und gerechtere Welt wäre. Natürlich ist mir bewusst, dass eine Welt, in der keine Vorurteile existieren, immer Utopie bleiben wird. Aber vielleicht schafft Ethans Geschichte es ja, bei dem ein oder anderen etwas auszulösen. Schön wäre es jedenfalls!

[Juli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es wurden so viele Themen offen gelassen, das war echt enttäuschend. Also wie es mit den RaChas weitergeht, was die Getreuen machen, was Kyles Vater jetzt tut, wo er nicht mehr hinter dem Rat steht.

Kim hat bei den RaChas mitgemacht, aber als Kyle kümmert er sich nicht weiter darum und da passiert einfach gar nichts mehr, obwohl es im letzten Buch voll das Thema war. Wurde das Changers-Geheimnis jetzt veröffentlicht oder nicht?? Keine Ahnung, diese Storyline wurde im letzen Buch wohl vergessen.

Jason kommt einfach mit allem davon, ohne Konsequenzen - obwohl Audrey und Kyle wissen was er getan hat. Wie können die als "die Guten" dargestellt werden und dann einen Serienvergewaltiger (&Oryons Entführer?) einfach so weiter machen lassen. Ja supi, Kyle hat ihm am Ende einmal seine Meinung gesagt, als ob er dadurch einsieht was er getan hat und sich selbst der Polizei stellen würde. Ach und was war mit Oryons Entführung? Wie wurde das seinen Freunden erklärt? Was hat Audrey denn gedacht wo er plötzlich hin ist? Sie erzählt ihrem Bruder von den eigenartigen Entdeckungen, die sie bei Oryon gemacht hat und am nächsten Tag ist er entführt und sie fragt sich nicht wo er hin ist??? Und wie weit ist Jason denn bei diesen Getreuen involviert? Der hat ja nieee irgendwelche Anzeichen gezeigt, dass er weiß was Changers sind - da wäre im letzen Teil, wo er sich so gut mit Kyle versteht doch die Gelegenheit gewesen, herauszufinden was Jason alles weiß und bisher getan hat. Und wenn die ganze Familie durch ihre Kirche oder wie auch immer Mitglieder der Getreuen wären, dann hätte doch auch Audrey die ganze Zeit von der Existenz der Changers gewusst. Aber das tat sie ja nicht - also es macht alles gar keinen Sinn. Das ganze Getreue Thema hätte man sich auch sparen können.
Und als Kim im 3. Teil erfahren hatte, dass der Rat sie, als Oryon entführt wurde, nicht retten wollte - da ist auch nichts weiter draus geworden?? Das hätte Kim/Kyle ja auch Mal dem Vater erzählen können, dann hätte der vielleicht mal früher eingesehen, dass der Rat nicht so toll ist. Aber diese Info, die eigentlich eine krasse Wendung hätte mit sich bringen sollen, hatte natürlich auch gar keine Konsequenzen und wurde nie wieder erwähnt. Und warum hat der Rat sich denn gar nicht darum gekümmert, sie zu befreien? Die Getreuen hätten doch mit den entführten Changers das Changers-Geheimnis veröffentlichen können, da hätte der Rat doch alles dafür tun müssen, um das zu verhindern! Was hatten die Getreuen denn sonst mit den Entführten vor? Sie hätten sie ja einfach umbringen können, aber da sie das nicht getan haben, hatten sie ja wohl irgendeinen Plan, oder?? Auch das wurde natürlich nicht aufgelöst.

Also ehrlich, dann kann man diese ganzen Storylines auch einfach weglassen, wenn sie keinerlei Konsequenzen haben und dann im restlichen Buch einfach ignoriert werden.

[Féline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love love love these books! They're very well written, in a way that makes the books nearly impossible to put down, and the story is ofc just wow!
You can read books by authors who are a different ethnicity than you and has differed experiences, and as a straight white Norwegian female I've several times been surprised by what people go through just because they're black or Asian, Muslim or Jew, or just different in any way or form... But Oryon, Kim and Kyle's experiences through it all really put it in a different perspective. Reading about his different experiences as different people... His surprise the first time he experienced racism, or Kim's being so used to it she just moves on with her day, I think that says it all.
And then there's Kyle. Which you just have to read to get it, how he knows racism and ableism and prejudice is real, he's felt it, been so aware of it, and suddenly it's just.. gone? Suddenly he's this person no-one can get enough of! And he can choose to overlook the wrongdoings going on around him, or he can do something. Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kyle really grew in this book, he became himself, found himself, stopped worrying about the world so much, and it was beautiful to see him growing up that way!
Just an hour after finishing this book I had an urge to pick up Drew again, and start this journey all over again.

The most amazing part of these books are how real it is. I've several times thought "I wish there were more gay people" or "I wish the black community was a bigger part of the books after Oryon", but that wouldn't make it as real. I feel they are represented just as they normally would: few openly gay people in one high school, little diversity in most friend groups...

Thank you to T Cooper and Allison Glock Cooper for writing this book! I've often wonder how you do it, and I'm just so grateful you did! These books are such eye-openers! In the most important way! And I just love them! Really truly completely wish there were another book, I want to know what happens next♡

[Fallon · Rating 5 out of 5]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Changers: Forever is the bold, unflinching, and deeply satisfying conclusion this shape-shifting series deserves.

After three years, three identities, and more hard-earned lessons than most people face in a lifetime, Forever delivers the emotional and thematic payoff fans have been waiting for. Now in their final Changer body, our protagonist—who we’ve known as Ethan, Drew, Oryon, and Kim—must face the ultimate decision: return to their original identity, or choose who they want to be, forever. And it’s not just about gender. It’s about everything: race, privilege, community, desire, and autonomy.

This book doesn’t take the easy way out. It asks real questions—about who gets to decide who we are, how we hold onto ourselves through constant change, and what it means to live truthfully in a world full of rules. The emotional weight of all the previous books lands here, and it lands hard. But it’s not bleak—it’s empowering.

There’s also more world-building in Forever as the cracks in the Changer system widen. The tension between choice and control finally erupts, and the rebellion that’s been simmering quietly gets its moment. Long-time side characters step up, secrets are revealed, and the stakes become not just personal, but global.

What really shines is the growth. Watching the protagonist reflect on every version of themselves—learning from the pain, the love, the mistakes—is incredibly moving. The series never flinches from the messy, beautiful, complicated process of becoming. Forever doesn’t try to tie everything in a neat bow, but it does offer closure in all the ways that matter.

If you've made it this far, you already know: Changers is unlike anything else in YA. Forever cements its place as one of the most thoughtful, challenging, and affirming series about identity and self-discovery out there.

I closed this book feeling emotional, grateful, and completely changed. Just like it promised.

[Alex Kern · Rating 5 out of 5]

A poignant and entertaining read, Cooper(s) (or authors Cooper?) succeed in bringing you into the dramatic and gripping final book of the impressive and important Changers series. While the beginning is a normal, Tennessee high school slow, once the drama picks up, it's impossible to put down.

You'll find Kyle Smith, in the last year of his Cycle, struggling with perfection. Emblematic of his old friend Destiny-turned-Elyse, he's grappling with the idea of choosing his perfect, starting-QB, handsome white guy current V, versus every other life he's lived (as Drew, Oryon, and Kim) for his Mono. It's understandably a startling shift from his other three V's, where he's faced some kind of systemic challenge due to sex, race, or several different things, respectively.

Things aren't helped when (SPOILERS!) his vision of Audrey comes true, causing her to get into a near-fatal car accident like he saw when he kissed her as Drew in the first book. The accident causes her to not remember anything about Kyle's past lives, making it an even more difficult decision between whose story he wants to finish and the love of his life.

Overall an outstanding book in an even more extraordinary series, and disregarding the occasional repetitive vocabulary in certain parts (notice examples like "accoutrements" showing up frequently in one section, or something being "dangled in the air between us," etc.) it is a formidable precedent set in the young adult fiction world. It makes progressive and often necessary statements about how we walk the world, in all the many ways we do. Exceptional.

[Zosma Leonis · Rating 3 out of 5]

The end is finally nigh for Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kim/? (I'm not going to give away anything about his/her final identity). S/he has one more year to go before s/he can choose his/her final identity. Who will s/he be this time? What choice will s/he ultimately make? These are the questions that made me want to read the last book in this series, and kept me reading until the end of the book. I have to admit, though, that it was sort of tough going. First of all, the plot holes are back and better than ever! Secondly, slang vomited all over this book. It definitely helped the character have a voice, but it got grating.

And then. Oh, and then. For the first quarter or so of the book, we're still with Kim as she wraps up her affairs, particularly with Audrey, with whom she swears undying love and devotion, no matter what the next identity is. Until it's time for said identity when s/he totally bails. Good reason? Maybe. But not big enough to close the plot hole. And made most of the second half of the book aggravating.

But, it's all over now. Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kim/? has made his/her decision and started the rest of his/her life. And I will say that the ending was quite lovely.

[Zoe Key · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I'm a little disappointed in the ending, although less than I was expecting to be.
I'm incredibly glad that Kyle wasn't chosen as the Mono because for a little it felt like it was leaning that way for Audrey. I kinda figured the Mono would be Drew or Oryon though and as it was coming I settled on Drew so was right there.
However, I thought the chance running into Audrey at the end thing was kinda bullshit. there was a few chapters where Kyle was learning that he should let go of Audrey and they should go their separate ways and then bumping into her as Drew? It felt a little contrived to me. I think it would have been better if Drew had bumped into someone completely random, or someone like Michelle, and felt a connection there instead.
Overall I think this one was better than Kim because there was much less self-hatred but there were things I would have changed.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This seemed to be lacking the insights of the previous books. It was more action-focused without the usual pile-on of metaphors. The protagonist gets an easy identity and tries not to think for a few months, basically. I wasn't happy with the use of Audrey's accident as a way to facilitate the happy ending Kyle wanted. The books are not good at re-capping the previous parts of the series, so it's hard to get into the story when I don't really remember what happened to a lot of the secondary characters. I barely remember who Chase was, and I don't remember how Andy tracked down his old friend and ended up in Tennessee.

[LinnLiest · Rating 3 out of 5]

Echt schwach als Abschluss der Reihe, sowie die ganze Reihe in sich.
Die Idee war super aber die Ausführung lässt an einigen Stellen echt zu wünschen übrig.
Zu zeigen, dass Menschen aufgrund von Stereotypen unterschiedlich (schlecht) behandelt werden
ist eine super Sache. Aber die Geschichte mit dem Kult im Band 2 (also wo so viel einfach an Geschichte geskippt wurde ist echt bitter. Gleiches wie es im letzten Band nochmal passiert ist.
Auch das sich Audrey dann an nichts mehr erinnern kann ist zu einfach.
Dennoch ist das "happyend" natürlich ganz nett, dass Audrey sich dann nochmal neu in Jason bzw. finally Drew verlieben kann.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich weiß gar nicht, warum so viele über dieses Buch schimpfen. Ich mochte es sehr und finde es ist ein würdiger Abschluss der Geschichte. Diese Reihe ist so schlau, aktuell, tolerant und gesellschaftskritisch, vielleicht sollte sie an Schulen gelesen werden. Die Charaktere sind mir in jedem Buch wieder so sehr ans Herz gewachsen, einfach toll.
Schade ist nur dass ich zwischen den einzelnen Büchern so viel Zeit habe vergehen lassen und darum am liebsten jetzt nochmal das Buch der V lesen würde, für den Ethan sich am Ende entscheidet.

[Niccy Witt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Die Idee der Reihe ist super, es werden so viele wichtige Themen angesprochen (Rassismus, Seximus, Mobbing), aber ich muss sagen der letzte Band hat mir persönlich zwar gut gefallen. Hat mich aber nicht vom Hocker gehauen. Ich hatte aber wirklich Gänsehaut bei der Stelle wo sich Kyle für seinen V entscheidet. Ansonsten kam mir der letzte Band einfach etwas flacher vor als die Teile davor.

[Rachael E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changers or Transgender

This was one of the best series of books that I have ever had the absolute pleasure to read. Each story allows you to feel each gender and (race) completely. The frustrations and the loves of each year have given me a chance to truly believe that I am who I have always needed to be. A Queer, and Nonbinary Transgender person.

[Betty Vanderwielen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked the main concept of this four-book series, one person physically transforming into four others during high school years: 2 males, 2 females; a Black, and overweight Asian girl, etc. An enactment of the "walk a mile in my shoes" saying. Also the overall goal of making everyone more aware and more empathic toward people who are different from them.

[Nora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tiny bit disappointed by the ending, but overall it wasn't too bad. But I defenitely liked the previous books A LOT more. I was excited for Kyle but his "story" ended up being not only the shortest but the most boring one. He could have had a much better story....

[målin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite of the series but a really good end. I'm happy Drew got her happy and i'm happy, that she choose Drew, because she was my favorite of all.

[Tori · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this series but I have to admit the ending was a bit disappointing. All of my friends and I agree that we would have loved a happily ever after ending.

[Jamie Sands · Rating 4 out of 5]

Satisfying ending although it did feel kind of rushed.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

A satisfying ending to the series.

[Jeanna Rodgers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good to go through another change to see how it was all going to pan out. Well written and some great thoughts on self acceptance and making the right choice.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es war okay, ich wollte es mehr hinter mich bringen, weil es sich liest wie eine FanFiction, irgendwie anders als die anderen Teile. Die anderen mochte ich damals sehr.

[Kerstin · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5⭐

[pip coventon · Rating 3 out of 5]

convenient coma and unsatisfying ending

[Lilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dieses Buch fand ich wirklich einen sehr passenden Abschluss für die Reihe! Besonders gegen Ende hin wurde ich sehr mitgerissen von der Story.