Anyta Sunday gives GREAT slow burn. There's an extra element of drama in this best friend's sibling romance because Mort used to be in love with his best friend Roch, aka Felix's big brother. And Felix is not the most secure of people, so the fact that his childhood crush was once in love with his brother is a rather large stumbling block for him.

There were some problems with this book, mostly in informational gaps and consistency. There's a gradual reveal of why Mort left and why Felix's mom was in hospital, but until some of those elements are revealed I felt like I was missing vital pieces of the puzzle.

Still, watching Mort win back the trust of his found family was really great to experience. The twins, Tiffany, and Felix are by far and away the best bits of this book - but especially the twins, haha. Most of the scenes with Felix made me have a weird little quirked smile, they were so cute and also heart-wrenching.

This is the third book in the Love and Family series, and while it can be read as a stand alone I have to wonder if reading the first two books in the series would fill in some of the gaps that were detrimental to my reading experience.

Love this one!

Mort's journey to regain his family and Felix.
Felix learning to come first for someone.

Love Felix's family. And seeing glimpses of some of Anyta's other characters in this book was a bonus.

Adorable, sweet, lots of good feelings. The perfect book to snuggle up with.

Mort and Felix had me laughing and swooning with their banter and their growth throughout this book. I am so grateful that I was able to get a copy via NetGalley to read and review. Definitely a step up from the previous installment in this series, I really felt the connection between these two. There were still moments when I felt there were events and conversations (or not at all which can be frustrating for me as a reader - it is a plot point I am not a fan of) happening off the page and a few moments when a scene would feel rushed; however, overall, I really enjoyed this one. I laughed out loud, I teared up, and I cheered for them. I look forward to seeing more from this series and this author in the future.

Oh my dear God this book melted me!!! It was so cute and fluffy, it made me feel incredibly happy. Felix and Mort had perfect chemistry, I connected with them immediately! Felix was adorably awkward and honest and loyal. And Mort was so loving and sweet. I loved everything about their story. The family bonds, the teasing, the sweet moments, the steamy ones. This book stole my heart!
Also… we got a cameo by Jace and Coop!!! How freaking awesome was that?! I loved “Rock”!
If you love slow burn romance books, if you enjoy the friends to lovers trope and if you want a book to make you smile I totally recommend “Happy for you”!

I absolutely love Anyta Sunday, let me just start there. BUT... I only kind of liked Happy for You. I've read and loved the entire Love and Family series but this one left me maybe a little confused? The entire book I felt like a person scrunched up at the window watching this beautiful family but just not really getting all the history, the undercurrents. It's like when you hand out with two BFFs and they keep telling inside jokes without explaining them to you. (not that you ever really get other peoples inside jokes)

I have a love/dislike relationship with friends finally discovering/realizing their feelings type troupe. And I'm not really sure why. That's what happened with my husband and me, we were friends for years and then one day I looked at him and have the very distinct memory that I wanted to bite his hiney. I sat there for a minute and was like- holy crap, he's a boy! (man really, we were all already grown-ups working corporate jobs). BUT... the usual romance troupe leaves me feeling bad for both characters. You feel bad for the one who's feelings have been unrequited or unacknowledged and mad at the other for not doing those things. I mean, c'mon... you usually know when someone keeps looking at you with doe eyes and hangs on your ever everything.

We start the book with Mort coming back into the family trying to re-enter the fold after a long absence. Felix's mom had major surgery and he just ghosted. Then there was this whole other pretty squicky layer if Mort and Felix's older brother. Mort had a huge crush on him growing up, Felix spied them screwing around once. There was just so much past history and I felt like every sentence had a whole other part that would have fully explained everything but somehow was missing. I felt like it was pretty clear by the whole constant doe eyes thing that Felix was into Mort and therefore on some sort of the queer spectrum. And I never felt like Mort wasn't owning who he was, and as he had previously pretty serious feelings for Roch (Felix's brother) that it was pretty clear, he two was on some part of the spectrum. But no one in the family knew?

The whole book circled around Mort ghosting and now trying to make amends with the family to get back in. And no one sat down (within the family) and said let discuss. Mort never said anything about why he left and no one asked. WHAT? And the whole, Mom cast Mort out b/c he's gay and she found religion and therefore must banish the gayness from the family, but only the ones not of her blood (cuz she KNEW something wasn't exactly right with Roch and Mort's relationship and she KNEW that her youngest was pining after a dude) was never really fleshed out. It leaves a person frustrated because you want that the be addressed. And while it was and Mom did partially apologize, I didn't really get a clean slate sort of vibe afterward.

Anyta Sunday is the queen of the slow burn and we totally have that here but the burn was so mixed with all the other slight glimpses of history that it kind of got confused.

Regardless of the confusion, there was still a really sweet story about two people finally falling in love. I hope there's more on the horizon for the Love and Family series.

Happy for you – Anyta Sunday

Love & Family Series #3

5 loved it stars

Just finished Felix and Mort‘s story and my heart is happy and fluttering and just so full of feels – I loooooved it, loved e v e r y slow paced-heartwarming page!
These two are so adorable and perfect for each other.

„What are you doing?“ „My job.“ „Your job is feeling me up?“ „My job is science. Investigating curious phenomena and making sense of limitless pockets.“ „Your job is very hands on.“ „I don‘t mind getting handsy in the pursuit of knowledge.“

Reading their journey towards their well deserved HEA, amidts Felix‘s loving imperfect family brought me out of my book funk – already loved this series but Felix and Mort are def.my favorites <3

Thanks to Netgalley for copy. Sorry I didn't get this written before release date (think I only got approved a couple of days before).

This is classic Sunday - slow burn, family heartache and wonderful, and complicated reasons for keeping the couple apart.

All so good.

Felix is a stubborn, hard working determined character. His goodness shines through. His sadness is also hovering over everything - his mother's mental state, his brother's upcoming wedding and his younger siblings' need for security and love all dominate his thoughts and actions.

And then there's Matt.

Sigh.

Not all the plot points are explained in detail. Sometimes the readers have to make their own assessment, come to their own conclusions, and fill in gaps. Not everyone is a fan of that sort of reading. I don't mind it. As long as I know what I am getting into and how much leeway I am being given to consider the facts.

Anyhoo, Matt's intense and persistent decision to fit back into the lives of Felix's family is fun and anxious to watch. Does he deserve any forgiveness? (of course he does). Is he truly the best thing for Felix? (too right he is). I could keep going with the Q and A but you get the message. I am on their side.

Loved it a lot.

Great book about coming out, self discovery and the challenges and importance of family (biological or chosen). Lots of delicate layers in this story carefully merged by the extremely talented author Anyta Sunday. This reads (best, in my opinion) as a stand-alone novel.

Mort and Felix, the whole family really, are beautifully portrayed in this M/M slow burn romance. The strength and fragility of the relationships are a true testament to the theme: Love Is Love.

Anyta Sunday is my favorite (new to me) author that I have discovered this year. Every book has been a rewarding, reading experience.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Anyta is always a good read. I have enjoyed every book I read about her.
And this was no exception.
I loved the story, I liked the dynamics of the relationships, obviously the romantic one, but also Mort's relationship with all the family members. I loved the way I reached an "agreement" with each of them. I always enjoy reading family relationships that way in books.
Felix seemed so sweet to me, it hurt me that he doubted so much about the love Mort felt for him,which was super valid, but (without spoilers) he has a happy ending, so you know.

Super recommend, people who have read Anyta, you know that never disappoints. And those that not yet, this series of books is a very good option to start.

3.5 Stars

Happy For You is classic Anyta Sunday an angsty , emotional , sweet , slow burn with lots of UST and few intimate sexy times .

I liked reading it just didn't love it .

I think it was the slow pace and the amount of internal dialogue.



I just reviewed Happy For You by Anyta Sunday. #Loveandfamily #NetGalley

Happy For You was a good slow burn romance. I really felt the chemistry between Mort and Felix. I also liked how I did not have to read the first few in the series in order to understand this novel. It worked very well as a stand alone, but it is also a great bonus that there are more stories in this world. I think the writing style is very enjoyable and the pacing was fantastic in this novel. A few times, however, I was unsure of who was speaking, Felix or Mort, and I'd have to back track a little to figure it out. The pacing allows readers to skip over menial details and kept the story going. It flowed very smoothly, which I greatly appreciated. While I did enjoy the romance, I found the conclusion to be slightly uncomfortable to read. While I realize this is a romance novel and almost all novels in this genre end with big public announcements of/displays of affection in front of secondary characters, I had to skim read the ending in order to not cringe too hard. Putting that scene aside, I flew through this novel and would be happy to read another from the author.

I liked book one in this series a lot and I absolutely loved book two…this one confused me at times and left me questioning parts of book two as well.

There are things I liked about this book so I’m going to list those first because my list of issues is going to make this review sound negative. I do like Felix and Mort together when there are no outside forces getting in the way. Mort does convince me his feelings are 100 percent real for Felix and they share several heart meltingly sweet moments. Mort also breaks my heart a bit with his past and being cast out and wanting to get his ‘family’ back.

I like Tiffany and the twins and the relationships between them and both Felix and Mort. We’re given a glimpse of how great Felix and Mort would be together raising a family.

As for the issues I had with the book; I felt like I came into the middle of a story…and I know we met Mort (quite a bit) and Felix (briefly) in book two but we didn’t get any part of their story, not really.
- This book opens with Mort’s return, with very little explanation for his departure but it was devastating for everyone involved. This is still an area of contention for me as Felix’s mother caused so much angst for seemingly no reason and never fully explains this to the family and has some magical epiphany that changes her outlook.
- Until about the 80% mark, we’re left wondering if Roch and Mort still have feelings for each other…this book felt triangle-ish with Roch being always right there and the jealously flying around. I WAS BEYOND FRUSTRATED BY THIS.
- Mort’s behavior with his coworker (mostly in book two but mentioned here) is REALLY BAFFLING if he started having feelings for Felix BEFORE HE LEFT. So, Mort is trying to convince Felix (and us) that he’s number one but he pursued a coworker while he was in love with Felix? Really?
- The writing was hard to get used to in this book and I don’t remember this issue from the previous two books in the series…not sure if this is me or something changed.

Needless to say I suppose, I was a bit disappointed with this book after loving books one and two but I would absolutely read another book in the series should one be released.

I fell in love with Mort and Felix. Mort is trying to find forgiveness from the Rochester family for walking away from them at a critical part in their lives. The Rochester are trying to find it in them to forgive Mort for walking away. Felix has always had a crush on Mort, his brothers best friend. Mort and Felix are that couple you cheer for to come together, and the foreplay being laid out for the reader is fun to read. The secondary characters are just as fun.

Another really enjoyable book in the "Love & Family" series.

This one was a really slow burn, with a twist about 3/4 of the way through, but the ending you wanted and hoped for coming at the very end.

All of the characters were believable and well rounded out, especially Felix, Mort, Roch and Tiffany.

I loved this book and can't wait to read more in the series.

4 and 1/2 Stars. I want to thank Anyta Sunday and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. I’ve always been a big fan of her books so I was excited that this would be my first review on NetGalley.

I wasn’t disappointed either, I found this to be just as sweet and sexy as every book I’ve read by her. The love story of Felix and Mort is one that has you cheering for a happy ending. With Anyta Sunday you know it’s coming.

Happy for You ,is a nice enough sunday afternoon read.
not overly steamy,exciting or full off drama or angst.
A nice read,that is very much to enjoy.
I myself find it not very romantic, Felix is overly hung up on Mort.
and I for myself found it a bit too much and Mort was more busy too
fit in with Felix his Family than Felis himself,just a nice enough couple.
but the heat and romantic feeling is rather one sided,Mort comes,lucky for
Felix to his senses,but naaahhh I would feel like thirdhand choice.
Fun,pretty sweet full off family,the sisters are sweet,Mommy real class A witch.

I missed true steam from both sides,Butt it is sweet and fun to read

4 stars

I love a good drawn-out, slow build-up romance, and Anyta Sunday is amazing at writing them. I loved Mort and his quiet confidence and simultaneous vulnerability, his love for science and passion for teaching, the way he wanted to earn his way back to the Rochesters for something many would say wasn't really his fault. A lot of times, I read about main characters that blame some "evil" side character for past choices and mistakes et voilà, everything is forgiven. Mort seemed to understand that he made a choice and he took responsibility, which made me adore him and root for him for the whole story. He was patient and understanding of Felix's insecurities, but he also showed his own, which made their relationship so much more perfect and intimate. I could write this whole review about why I loved Mort, but I will move on to Felix.

Felix is adorable and has a huge heart, but he is kind of a mess of insecurities and vulnerabilities. One of the things that makes him and Mort great together is that Felix recognizes when Mort is struggling, instead of being constantly supported and saved. I loved that every once in a while, when I was feeling overwhelmed by the raw emotion between Felix and Mort and about to put the book down, Felix would do something ridiculously hilarious and I couldn't help but continue.

I also loved that all the siblings played significant roles and had true personalities in the book. One of my few complaints was that the twins were just lumped together as identical beings. I would have enjoyed a little more characterization with them, because they were my favourite side-characters.
One other concern was Roch's big reveal [about being bisexual. I wasn't quite sure what the purpose was except to add a random roadblock for Felix and Mort. It wasn't unbelievable because of what is revealed about Roch and Mort's old relationship, but it painted the picture in an awkward light, since I personally hate the whole siblings in rivalry over the same person. It was bearable because that isn't how it turned out, but it still made me feel weird

Finally, I did not know what to make of the mom simply because she was not depicted as much. Since I felt like a few of the characters could have been expanded upon, even though I love everyone, a smaller cast of side-characters might have helped me understand them a little better.

Overall, I loved the story and the characters, even though there were many of them. Slow build up is my favourite kind of romance and Anyta Sunday definitely delivered.

I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

1.5 stars


This was definitely disappointing. I liked the idea of the slow burn and the angst of Felix being in love with his brothers best friend, Mort. Mort who pined after Felix’s brother Roch. The story is a lot more than just about Felix and Mort, the entire Rochester family is included in the story and I really enjoyed Felix’s little sisters April & May. I did not like Dolores, Felix’s mother who is battling depression after going through a kidney transplant. Mort was treated very unfairly by her and I felt as though she was just a one dimensional character who didn’t deserve all she had.

Felix is a very caring and giving man and I could see why Mort cared for him but I wasn’t totally sold on true love. I felt like Mort couldn’t have Roch so he fell for Felix because he was adored and idolized by him. Roch also seemed to have feelings for Mort and that entire situation left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

Overall this is my least favorite book by Anyta Sunday.

**ARC provided through NetGalley

I love me a good old unrequited love story and this one had it in spades, Mort having been in love with Roch (Felix's older brother) whilst Felix had loved Mort for years.

Happy for You is a sweet, slow burn romance steeped in family, friendship and forgiveness though really I don't think Mort needed forgiving. Guess I'm not a fan of a certain female then who I think got off way too lightly! The relationship that Felix had with his sisters was so sweet, though at times I wanted Felix to put himself first instead of being all things to everyone, which is where Mort fitted in so beautifully.

Really enjoyed this.

Arc provided by Netgalley for review.

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

As an already established die-hard fan of Anyta Sunday, I'm pretty much guaranteed to read every single one of her releases. I was stoked to find out about the release of another Love and Family novel, and even more excited when I found out who the protagonists were. Mort and Felix were both great characters. Despite not loving second-chance love stories, I found their story to be incredibly sweet and heartfelt. I completely loved the slow-burn romance, though was mildly surprised at how low-angst this installment was. I loved how Sunday also included many familial and platonic relationships in this novel, as well as romantic. I loved how well Mort got along with Felix's family, given him his own "found family" even before Mort and Felix were romantically involved.

Overall, Happy For You was yet another great slow-burn novel by the lovely Anyta Sunday, and I will never stop recommending her novels to fans of contemporary romance, as well as m/m romance! As always, I look forward to whatever she creates next.

4/5