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.

4.25 stars

I’ve read other places that Anywhere You Go is, “The Holiday, but make it gay,” and I have to say that is a pretty accurate assessment. As someone who loves the movie, I found this modern, queer iteration utterly delightful. I also applaud author Bridget Morrissey for centering a nonbinary character, as we don’t get enough of these kinds of characters or love stories. I want more novels like these, please.

Overall, the prose, the banter, and the character arcs for both Tatum and Eleanor were an absolute delight to read. June, Carson, and Dawn were also wonderful characters. I feel like the universe that Morrissey built is one I wouldn’t mind inhabiting. It’s a joyful homage to a classic and a fresh queer romance that proves that love is universal, no matter who you are or who you love. And that feels super important, now more than ever.

Did not finish at 35% — I was intrigued by The Holiday-adjacent plot but could not get invested in the story. Wasn’t interested in either couple in this dual romance.

In this queer, the Holiday-inspired story, we follow two strangers who go on a journey of self-discovery in different ways with unlikely, yet humbling companions.

I was kindly sent an eARC from @berkleyromance @berkleypub with their Influencer Hub for Underrepresented Voices.

I really enjoyed this book. It was sweet, funny, and had the smallest amount of spice but it hit so good.

Tatum and June have the slowest burn and their journey is so beautiful.

Eleanor and Carson were off the charts. I yearned for so much more with them and it was delivered perfectly.

There is a lot more I could elaborate on, but I don’t want to give up the entire thing and not allow anyone who wants to read it, enjoy themselves.

“You feel like the rest of me.”

Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for the free copy; all thoughts are my own.

Anywhere You Go is told in alternating POV as we follow small-town waitress Tatum Ward and recently fired NYC Broadway press agent Eleanor Chapman. Tatum escapes to NYC with her long time crush June to avoid family drama, swapping homes with Eleanor who needs a change of scenery after being terminated for exposing her trash bag of an ex-hook up.

I found everything in this story so charming including small town Trove Hills, interactions with Dawn (Eleanor’s neighbor, an elderly reclusive Hollywood actress) and Carson. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite character (but no it’s not because it was always going to be Carson) with June coming in a strong 2nd. But truly, I understood and felt for all the characters; their baggage and struggles all made sense. I don’t know how she did it, but in 325 pages, Morrissey had 4 love interests with depth. Color me impressed.

While the bulk of the story happens over the course of a week, I think it really worked. The characters found themselves in situations that poked at their tender spots; Eleanor is an orphan and being around the Ward family reunion stings. Conversely, risk averse Tatum had to confront her fears head on seeing June take risks in her business and personally. This led to lots of vulnerable moments between characters that strengthened their emotional connection.

Anywhere You Go is the perfect summer romance for fans of The Holiday; a Queer, non-festive spin on the classic with a voice all of its own.

TLDR: I am CHARMED. So cute, ate it up!

What to expect
•A charming Queer rom com insured by The Holiday
•2 love stories for the price of 1! (in this economy)
•Family drama, nuanced characters
•Cameos from previous couples (Love Scene and A Thousand Miles)

Eleanor Chapman & Carson Ward
•Press Agent X Artist
•Grumpy/sunshine
•One night stand

Tatum Ward & June Lightbell
•Small-town waitress X Entrepreneur perfumer
•Friends to lovers
•Mutual long-term pining

This was such a cute and heartwarming read! Both stories were incredibly sweet, but I would absolutely die for Carson and Eleanor—that storyline was hands-down my favorite. Honestly, I could have devoured an entire book just following Carson being their magical self and finding love.

The writing style was on the simpler side, which wasn’t a bad thing, but it did make me picture the characters as younger than they actually were—I had to remind myself a few times that they were older. That might just be a me thing, though, and I don’t fault the author for it, especially since the story itself was interesting and well-developed. I also really appreciated how nearly every character, even the side ones, showed growth and worked through some genuinely tough issues.

Overall, a great read—I had such a fun time with it!

*Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review and to PRH Audio for the gifted ALC*

The Holiday but queer? Please and thank you. The representation was great and it was cool to get 2 different love stories in the same book. And ohhhhhh the DRAMA. A surprise baby from an affair, running off to New York with your crush, and finding out your situationship just got engaged? WOOHOO! I do feel like both storylines had so much more potential than what we got though. I wanted to see Tatum write for Saving Hannity Banks or Eleanor get her revenge on the publicity firm. Ultimately just fell a little short for me. But the epilogue was cute and the family reunion was super fun!

4 Sapphic “The Holiday” Stars!

This is my first book by Ms. Morrissey. When I read the blurb I thought it would be a good read since it’s loosely based on one of my favorite movies, The Holiday, but from a Queer point of view.

Eleanor and Tatum switch places and these two couldn’t have been more different. Eleanor a NYC Publicist, has lost her job and goes to Tatum’s small town. Tatum goes to New York with her friend June who she’s had a crush on for quite some time and this seems like the perfect opportunity to explore those feelings. But as can be expected nothing goes quite as planned.

This book was well written and I loved the characters and their experiences both in life and love. There’s dealing with grief, unrequited love, finding family that you didn’t know you needed and some laugh out loud moments. Once I sat down to read I finished the book in one-sitting. I highly recommend reading this book.

The was a cozy and sweet read - I gave it three stars because I enjoyed reading it, but at the end of the day it wasn’t anything groundbreaking. The book itself is a quick read, and definitely draws inspiration from The Holiday - two people desperate to get out of town swap houses and find love.

The writing was straight forward and easy to read, but I didn’t really feel a connection between characters the way I want to in a romance.

I loved Carson as a character the most, and always found myself wishing we were getting more of their perspective. I struggled with both of our main characters, Eleanor and Tatum. They were both very self-aware of what was holding them back, but both were annoyingly resigned to their faults.

At the end of the day, I just felt like the story didn’t go deep enough into either character’s journey, which I think would have helped a lot.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y’all I cried so hard reading this book (positive review), but also found myself grinning uncontrollably. It was so layered and beautiful and I’m absolutely obsessed with these queer The Holiday vibes.

Eleanor is an orphan and a workaholic who loses her job after calling out her situationship for cheating on his fiancée. Tatum is a waitress who lives in small town Illinois, is secretly crushing on one of her diners, and is a total people pleaser. When both their lives kind of fall apart, they switch houses without a thought - Eleanor comes to live in Tatum’s cottage (on her parents’ property) while Tatum and her “friend” June move into E’s swanky New York condo. While they’re kind of running away from their lives, both women fall in love and realize what’s been missing from their lives.

There is so much growth of both main characters and their love interests, it felt the most real a romance has felt in a long time. There is a double third act breakup, but in a way that yeah makes total sense AND all four people make grand gestures to each other which I love. This also had some of the best found family vibes I’ve read in a while, everyone wanted to embrace Tatum and Eleanor into their worlds. This deals with the ways our families can absolutely mess us up, but the ways in which everyone grows offered so much hope. If you loved The Holiday, if you wanna cry AND kick your feet giggling, then this new release from Morrissey is perfection