This was so fun! The premise of swapping apartments reminded me of The Holiday and I loved that we followed two couples equally. I don't think I've seen this before in a romance and I really enjoyed it. Overall I thought the writing style was great and led to a quick read, and I loved the banter between Carson and Eleanor.

As a Broadway and perfume lover, I also loved the focus on those industries for jobs for the main characters. I do wish we found out what Tatum ended up doing career wise though!

I would recommend! 4/5

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for a review copy of this book. All opinions my own!

3.5 stars.

"Anywhere You Go" by Bridget Morrissey is basically a queer, summertime version of "The Holiday," which is an intriguing premise to me because I love that movie. It's full of fun banter, interesting characters, and tons of vacation shenanigans. The writing here is very fun, very witty, which I jived with wholly. There are a lot of characters in this story, though, so this is not a book you can simply absorb while doing other things (via audio, I mean, and I say this as a seasoned audiobook listener). I did have to back the story up several times because I kept confusing the characters. I feel like I cared a lot more about Eleanor and Carson than I did Tatum and June. In fact, I wish we had gotten an entire book about Eleanor and Carson! That part was my favorite. I adored them. Maybe Tatum and June's story was a little too underdeveloped/insta-love/lust-y for me? Add on tops of this that each and every situation in this story is complicated to the max, so the minutiae may lose some readers. Eleanor was fired from her job and needs to figure out what to do next. Tatum has a bunch of stuff going on with her family, and that dynamic complicates things, too. There's the entire subplot about Eleanor's neighbor, a former Hollywood starlet who has been away from the industry for quite some time. It's got a ton going on, and while I was entertained most of the time, some parts felt a little flat to me. Still, I am going to go back and read Morrissey's last book because of how much I enjoyed her prose and humor here.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bridget Morrissey, and Berkley Publishing Group for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

ARC/ALC REVIEW | Anywhere You Go

This book is The Holiday but instead of Jude Law doing napkin face, you have women and non-binary characters falling in love and a surprise brother to boot. I absolutely love The Holiday, so when I saw this book being described as a queer version, I immediately wanted to read it!

In this story, the two FMCs are both escaping things in their lives and decide to swap homes for a week. Eleanor is going through a breakup and losing her job and needs to go ANYWHERE but New York. Tatum just found out her father has a adult son from an affair and wants to have a family reunion so everyone can meet, so she takes her crush’s offer to go to NYC with her for a business scouting trip. Naturally, there are feelings and relationships that develop in both locations, with Eleanor quickly falling into Tatum’s nonbinary sibling’s bed and Tatum finally accepting her feelings for her crush, June. But the house swap doesn’t last forever and both women have to decide what they really want for their futures.

Overall, I thought this was a really cute book! Both of the FMCs go through a journey of self-discovery and have to make decisions not only about their love lives, but their careers and what they want out of life. Both have been in a state of existing prior to the book, and are now confronted with what it really means to live. I loved seeing their journeys play out, along with their partners as well. There was a lot of fun wit and banter in the book, and it really just was such a fun time! The book does have a whole third act grand gesture bit, which I’m not always a fan of but it worked really well here and honestly was to be expected based off everything else this book gave.

I really enjoyed all the secondary characters in this book as well! Eleanor has a crotchety old neighbor who ends up being an important part of Tatum and June’s story. I loved how involved she got and how this swap allowed her to start to really enjoy life again too. I really enjoyed how well developed everyone was in this story - it really made the whole book so wholesome! But don’t worry, the spice was also very nice in this too! Perfect blend of sweet and spicy to make a well rounded story!

I did this one on audio and really have to hand it to the narrators. It was dual narrated, for each POV that we had, and I thought they both did a phenomenal job! I found both of them to be distinct and did a great job in enveloping the reader into their character’s life. I couldn’t decide whose story I wanted to spend more time in, so I really applaud each narrator for doing such a good job in telling this story!

As a Certified Lover of The Holiday, this book was such a cute sapphic read!

I’ve read other romances and books where the main characters swap lives, and this one was one of the best! It was interesting and engaging to see how the couples and characters interacted with each other, and I love that there was a dual romance/dual POV situation going on!

I thought the plot was paced really well, and it was engaging enough that I often got lost in the book and time flew by! I definitely think if you’re in the mood for a found family, sapphic romance, especially if you are in the mood for both a small town and big city read!

Thank you to Berkley, PRH, and NetGalley for the advanced review copy! All opinions are my own <3

📖 Bookish Thoughts:
I loved this sapphic romance! It blended small-town charm with big-city chaos in the best way. My favorite movie is The Holiday, and while this isn’t a holiday story, it totally gave me those cozy romcom house-swap vibes. Beneath the laughs and flirty moments, there were some deeper themes too—like the burden of being the problem- solving daughter, complicated family dynamics, codependency, and low self-worth. But the story handled it all with care and still kept that warm, romantic feel. June was my absolute favorite and I loved her growth by the end of the book!

🌼 Read if you love:
• Sapphic romcoms
• Opposites attract
• Small towns charm
• Forced proximity
• House-swap setup
• Healing family wounds
• Found Family

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy. All opinions are my own.

One part coming of age stories, one part romance, this book follows two couples as they navigate life, family, new friends and old, finding their place, and falling in love.

The queerness never felt forced and the romance is as much friendship as it is love. While this story could have become a tangled mess, the two stories were interwoven so well they helped love each others’ plots along.

Tatum is a waitress in a small town in IL. She is in love with her customer, June, but fights it every day. Eleanor, a publicist, makes a big faux pas and gets fired. She is one of June's perfume customers, so when June and Tatum need a place to stay in NY, Tatum and Eleanor swap residences for the week. Eleanor meets Tatum's brother Carson and sparks fly. But relationships are scary and some people aren't ready to jump into them.
Funny dialog, funny situations, and also sweet and endearing. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I liked Tatum's family a lot and I liked the relationships and friendships that were made.

3.25 stars

• when a small-town waitress & a broadway PR agent both need a quick out from their respective lives for a week, they hatch a plan to house swap and get away from their problems. through this, both tatum & eleanor discover more than they bargained for when away from home, and that maybe they each need to let down their guards to get the love they each deserve.
• i really wanted to love this, because who wouldn’t love a romcom that’s pitched as a sapphic dual love story inspired by ‘the holiday’?! the main issue i had wasn’t with the story, but how both narrators sounded identical, which made it hard to connect with either because i kept forgetting whose POV i was reading.
• there’s a really great cast of side-characters, and one moment where tatum stands up to her parents, but ultimately i feel like spending more time with one couple, and really getting to know them better, would have benefitted this story.

I loved this! I went in blind and had no idea there would be two romance plot lines! I really liked both couples and the queer rep in the story. I also really enjoyed the way opposites attract played a role in this book because it applied to both the characters and their settings. Overall, I had a wonderful reading experience and will definitely be reading more by this author.

I am all about the film-inspired romances lately, and 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐨 by Bridget Morrissey is no exception!

Read if you 💖:

• 🏠 Life Swaps à la “The Holiday”

• 💕 Dual Romances

• 🌈 LGBTQIA+ Representation

• 🫖 Family gossip so good you forget your own!

As a fan of small-town romances and novels set in New York, I love how this one takes place in both settings! Getting to follow both Tatum and Eleanor’s stories makes me feel like Hannah Montana—I get the best of both worlds. 😉

Each of their respective romances complements the other perfectly. While Tatum and June have a burn so slow it began off the page, Eleanor and Carson’s passion is almost instant!

Despite their differences, I adored both couples equally—and was surprised to find myself verklempt at the epilogue. 🥹 I have to credit the narrators for that—Jeremy Carlisle Parker and Mia Hutchinson-Shaw bring so much light and heart to the story! While I started the book with my physical copy, their narration is so captivating and engaging that I couldn’t help but want to finish the journey with them. 💕

If you’re a fan of heartwarming stories about belonging, acceptance, and not being afraid to take a risk, be sure to pick up a copy of 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐨 at your favorite local bookstore! 🙌 Thank you Berkley Romance and PRH Audio for the free physical and audio copies.

I LOVEDDDDD THIS BOOK!!! Bridget please never stop writing sapphic books, I need them like I need air.

Tatum Ward has never left her small Midwest town—well, she did for college, but she doesn’t count that. Tatum lives in the cottage in her parents’ backyard and works at the local diner. Regular customer, June, is at the diner often, and Tatum ignores her feelings for June, even saying no when June asks her out.

Tatum’s life couldn’t be more different than NYC press agent, Eleanor Chapman. Eleanor devotes most of her time to her career. She has occasional hookups, but no relationship, and she keeps to herself otherwise. When Eleanor’s career blows up unexpectedly at the same time that Tatum needs to run from her life due to a family situation she can’t face, Tatum and Eleanor swap homes and Tatum winds up in New York with June.

Eleanor expects a quiet escape in a small town, but she gets pulled into the Ward family drama led by Tatum’s older sibling, Carson, with whom Eleanor has an immediate connection. While Tatum and June are falling for each other in Eleanor’s high rise apartment with the help of an older, reclusive Hollywood star, Eleanor is overwhelmed by the Ward family and by Carson, along with wounds and a longing she never faced. Eventually, they will all have to return to their lives, but they may have had just enough time to figure out what they want that life to look like.

This book is pitched as a take on “The Holiday meets The Switch.” While I do not have an emotional attachment to either movie, I can see this being a take on The Holiday, but I don’t see it being similar to The Switch at all. I do like books that have multiple story lines and several characters and this book did that well.

Tatum is stuck in her life. She lives close to her parents and feels like she can’t leave due to family issues that have been between them for years. She dates, but she ends the relationships before they can get too serious. She is mesmerized by June, but Tatum won’t allow herself anything she truly wants, as she thinks everything will go wrong. Tatum then runs from her life at the same time that June is going to NYC, at the same time that Eleanor’s life implodes.

The book then spends time between NYC with Tatum and June, and small town Illinois, where Eleanor finds herself being charmed by Carson. There are a lot of family dynamics in this book and there are a lot of heartaches to be mended and a lot of character development takes place. The point of view alternates between Tatum and Eleanor and, while I enjoyed their story, they did sound too similar.

This book works through a lot of issues the characters face as they reorganize priorities about who and what they want out of life. It’s an interesting take as the characters step into someone else’s world to sort themselves out while falling in love.

LOVED THIS!!! this book was such a blast! with such a unique plot! as a The Holiday lover i was so excited to see we were getting a lgbtq springy holiday-esque book and this so delivered! I was so enamored with all 4 main characters AND all the side plots/characters and family dynamics in this! And with such fun jobs too!! I found out Tatum is a “ghostwriter” for peoples texts and was like hold on NEEDDDD this job!!!
Anyways! This was such an enjoyable read with so much heart! Have recommended this so much already and will definitely be continuing to do so!!! LOVED THIS!!

The was the perfect quirky spring book and I’m telling everyone to read it. The version is better than the movie the holiday

3.5 rounded up

As a big fan of "The Holiday" I love just how much of a nod this really is to one of my comfort movies! It's still a work of its own, but pays such fun tribute to what is so lovable about The Holiday.

The characters were dynamic and had depth, and I love that Morrissey doesn't stray away from the hard parts of family and relationships. It maintains a balance of being fun and heartfelt (and a PERFECT dash of spice that doesn't overrun the plot). I've enjoyed this balance in both of her books I've read so far!

Anywhere You Go is a queer retelling of The Holiday whereby the main characters, Tatum and Eleanor, swap homes to escape the chaos in their personal lives.

Eleanor, a Broadway press agent, needs to get away from New York after a scandal comes to light that effects her high profile job. What better place to recharge than in a small Midwestern town? Tatum, a waitress, jettisons off with her longtime, kept-at-a-distance crush, June, after she learns that her father's planning to introduce her and her entire family to their half-brother from an affair he had long ago. While both of them live incredibly different lives, the thing that tethers them together is their fear, their avoidance, of commitment and emotional intimacy. However, with this house swap, Tatum and Eleanor will discover new sides to themselves, opening up to new people and places and they never thought possible.

This was a sweet and charming sapphic romance. I enjoyed the development of both romances, had fun tagging along with Tatum and June in the city, and loved the banter between Eleanor and Carson. The found family trope was an added delight, too. Tatum and Eleanor navigated the hurtles blocking them from emotional intimacy realistically, and I liked that they each ultimately arrived at their own happy ending.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

3.5 stars

I’ll start off by saying I’m definitely not the target audience for this book yet I tried not to let that color my review any. The dual main characters are interesting in their own ways yet I didn’t find myself invested in the outcome.

Thank you to Berkley Romance for the free book and to PRH Audio for the complimentary audiobook. These opinions are my own.

I just love Bridget Morrissey's queer romances. In this one, we get two romances together. The story is told in dual POV from the perspectives of Tatum and Eleanor as they swap homes and escape their lives for a bit. Eleanor gets to visit a small town after losing her job. And Tatum gets to visit New York and skip the family reunion.

As the story alternated POV's, I could not tell you whose I preferred. I kept wanting to follow both women's stories, and I think that's the mark of an incredibly strong narrative. The queer representation was incredibly well done. Both romances were hard earned and so beautiful.

Most of all, I appreciated the quite contrasting views of family. And I loved seeing all the different interactions with others in their lives. Bringing her small town sensibility to New York, Tatum ends up making deep connections with a stranger there. And both end up reflecting on what makes family bonds. This story will stay with me for a long time.

Jeremy Carlisle-Parker and Mia Hutchinson-Shaw are both absolutely amazing narrators and were cast perfectly for the two FMCs. I could listen to them forever.

4.5 stars rounded up

DNF @ 20%

I've tried to start and restart this book a few times now, and unfortunately I think this is just a case where the writing just doesn't work for me. I think it might be the humour is just not hitting for me personally, and I'm just not invested enough in the characters. I might give this a go on audio now that it's out and if my library has it available.

Thanks to Berkley Romance for my copy of Anywhere You Go which comes out on Tuesday - April 22nd!

This is described as a queer The Holiday with a house swap between a small-town waitress and a NYC press agent. When both of their lives implode at the same time they swap homes to escape. I liked the dual romance aspect, but liked the Tatum and June story more than Eleanor and Carson. I loved the friendship with Eleanor's neighbor. I did like the writing and story ideas, but the characters were a little immature.