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A review by azu
Happy for You by Anyta Sunday
2.0
Anyta Sunday is one of my go-to authors when I'm looking for a sweet, sweet romance with the slowest of slow burn, the kind that let you with a too-bright smile as you close the book.
I've already loved Made for You and Shrewd Angel (some characters from it makes cameo in Happy For You), so I started Happy For You waiting to be as charmed as I was by the previous books.
For the first 60% of this story, I was delighted. It has everything I love: slow burn, good chemistry between characters, found family etc. Unfortunately, I didn't buy the reason why Mort left the Rochester family, it wasn't really like, discussed? I felt like the mother wasn't confronted by her children. I don't know, it's just bugged me a lot. Why Mort has to gain back the love of the family when he didn't do anything wrong in the first place?
Secondly, it was hard to place the story sometimes. We are told both MCs are working but they spent most of their time in the dance studio and like... were they all dancers in the first place? How did they meet? I was surprised we didn't have any flashbacks. I was curious about Mort & Roch first meeting.
Speaking of Mort & Roch, I wish there were more scenes with us. They are supposed to be (ex) BFF but it didn't feel like it at all... I would have liked to know more about their friendship.
Now, the romance: I'll be lying if I say I wasn't hooked at first. Loved the sparks between Mort & Felix (Felix was such a nice character!). Loved the confession, I may have been holding my breath when with the "Haven't we danced around this long enough?' 'This?" "Us." bit.
Unfortunately, a few pages after this, I almost DNF the book because I didn't like at all Roch's confession, it was too much for me. That in the past, Mort has a crush on Roch, then fell in love with his younger brother? Ok for me, but this... Nope, not for me, sorry!
Overall, it was a nice but not my far from my favourite from Anyta Sunday. I'll still read her next books with enthusiasm!
Many thanks to the author who provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I've already loved Made for You and Shrewd Angel (some characters from it makes cameo in Happy For You), so I started Happy For You waiting to be as charmed as I was by the previous books.
For the first 60% of this story, I was delighted. It has everything I love: slow burn, good chemistry between characters, found family etc. Unfortunately, I didn't buy the reason why Mort left the Rochester family, it wasn't really like, discussed? I felt like the mother wasn't confronted by her children. I don't know, it's just bugged me a lot. Why Mort has to gain back the love of the family when he didn't do anything wrong in the first place?
Secondly, it was hard to place the story sometimes. We are told both MCs are working but they spent most of their time in the dance studio and like... were they all dancers in the first place? How did they meet? I was surprised we didn't have any flashbacks. I was curious about Mort & Roch first meeting.
Speaking of Mort & Roch, I wish there were more scenes with us. They are supposed to be (ex) BFF but it didn't feel like it at all... I would have liked to know more about their friendship.
Now, the romance: I'll be lying if I say I wasn't hooked at first. Loved the sparks between Mort & Felix (Felix was such a nice character!). Loved the confession, I may have been holding my breath when with the "Haven't we danced around this long enough?' 'This?" "Us." bit.
Unfortunately, a few pages after this, I almost DNF the book because I didn't like at all Roch's confession, it was too much for me. That in the past, Mort has a crush on Roch, then fell in love with his younger brother? Ok for me, but this... Nope, not for me, sorry!
Overall, it was a nice but not my far from my favourite from Anyta Sunday. I'll still read her next books with enthusiasm!
Many thanks to the author who provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.