This book was purely a delight to read and the queer retelling of The Holiday was everything I didn’t know I needed. The dual POV kept the story fast paced and engaging and I throughly adored both Tatum x June and Eleanor x Carson. There were so many LOL moments and so many heartfelt moments that I couldn’t help but highlight several parts in every chapter. I loved how sweet and wholesome Tatum and June were and you could still tell how deep the love ran and how badly they wanted to be with each other. Eleanor and Carson definitely provided the spice and I was obsessed with their witty banter and how quickly they felt so familiar with each other. Their ending was so perfect and so sweet! This was my first book from this author and I would certainly read anything and everything they write now - I especially loved the shoutout to the queer community in the acknowledgements. Everything was perfect.

Enjoyment: I loved this SO much. I was in a mood and I needed something to shake things up, this had been sitting on my TBR for a few weeks and then someone mentioned that it was basically a queer, non-christmassy version of the movie The Holiday (one of my faves) and I had to give it a try and I have no regrets. We get the “I need to escape my life for a minute” house swap, a cantankerous octogenarian and two queer love stories. I will say that I enjoyed one story line more than the other just a bit (but I’m not telling you which) but I smiled through the whole book.

3.5 stars

A fun premise but unfortunately the book fell flat for me.
I am a huge fan of the movie The Holiday so I was excited to read a book inspired by it. However, I was left wanting more.
Both of the main characters were pretty one dimensional. They were both very lost in life and had no self confidence or direction. Don’t get me wrong, I can definitely relate but it just felt like they took no ownership in their lives. Eleanor gets fired from her job for making a very questionable choice (emailing her entire office a congratulations on a clients engagement right before dming said clients fiancée to tell him he was sleeping with her - all at 2am). The client was definitely a scumbag but eleanor really should’ve handled the situation differently. And then she never seemed to take any responsibility for that.
Tatum was still struggling to come to terms with her dad’s affair and subsequent child from that affair (again, valid feelings) but apart from that I didn’t really know what her deal was. Despite their strained relationship she continued to live in her parents guesthouse and work at a diner in her hometown that she didn’t seem to like very much.
Tatum’s love interest, June, was somehow even more bland than the two main characters. I knew literally nothing about her and why she acted the way she did. There was so little chemistry between her and Tatum and I did not buy them as a couple.
Now we get to the one character I actually liked- Carson. Carson felt like the only fully fleshed out character. They had personality, charm, and an actual backstory. We learned about what they were like as a child and why, and their feelings on their reputation as the town troublemaker. Carson was incredibly sweet and caring and they consistently showed up for Eleanor. The two of them together had some really great and vulnerable moments, I just wish I’d liked Eleanor more on her own.
The good thing about this book was that it was pretty fast paced and I was never bored. No part of it felt like it dragged more than necessary, I just wish there had been more depth to it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC!!

The Holiday is one of my favorite movies so reading this book was like a similar version minus the holiday setting! It was cute and cozy and was a super quick, easy read! I enjoyed this thoroughly!

Thank you to NetGalley, Bridget Morrissey and Berkeley Publishing for this ARC!

Anywhere You Go by Bridget Morrissey is a beautiful exploration of family, friends, and love. Bridget does a fantastic job of telling a story that will stick with me long after I finish it.

This book is described as The Holiday meets The Switch, but make it queer and I loved every moment of it! The characters are imperfectly perfect and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to choose, Carson is my favorite as I relate to them so much.

Eleanor Chapman, a high-profile publicist living in New York, half intentionally, half accidentally, blows up her life when she learns one of casual relationships is engaged. To escape the damage of her choices, she escapes to a small town in the midwest, where she ends up discovering a lot about herself with the help of Carson. From the moment these two met, I knew I was going to be just as invested in their story as I was in the story of the main character, Tatum.

Tatum Ward has never left her hometown in the midwest, always feeling the need to be around to help settle the tension in her family after her dad reveals he cheated on Tatum's mother and that Tatum has a half-brother, Ben (Brother Ben, IYKYK). To avoid getting dragged any further into the family drama, she escapes with June, someone Tatum once turned down, to New York so June can market her perfume business for investors. June and Tatum end up befriending Eleanor's elderly neighbor, a once-famous, now reclusive, actress, who helps both Tatum and June realize their feelings for each other.

I loved the multi-storylines in this book and could have read many more pages just so I didn't have to say goodbye to the wonderful cast of characters portrayed by Bridget. This book is a wonderful example of all the different types of loves we have in our lives. Without a doubt, you should definitely pick up a copy!

Thank you to Berkley for the free e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

"She is everywhere I am. She always has been."

Talk about right book right time!! This was THE perfect spring queer read. It was atmospheric, at times very funny but at other moments incredibly emotional, and it featured a perfectly imperfect cast of characters that I couldn't help but root for even when they were self-sabotaging or being a little selfish in order to protect their hearts.

The story follows two POVs: Tatum, a waitress from a small town in Illinois and Eleanor, a press agent from New York. The two swap homes, which is a trope I've never read but found to be quite fun (and who doesn't want two love stories for the price of one?!). That said, Tatum and June were the couple I was most interested in. I found myself swooning at a lot of their scenes and wanting to get to their chapters more quickly than Eleanor and Carson's (mostly due to personal taste as I'm not a huge fan of the insta-lust trope). However, I greatly appreciate the representation we got in this book seeing as Carson was trans/non-binary. I've read a decent amount of sapphic romance over the years and I think that characters like them are very often overlooked.

And don't even get me started on Dawn. Her character arc made my heart burst. We didn't get her POV but she was still so essential to the story and I loved getting to see our MCs heal her as much as she helped them.

All in all, this book was wonderful and had such a unique premise. Thank you so much to Berkley for allowing me to read and review it early!!

Anywhere You Go
Bridget Morrissey
Pub: 4/22
3.5☆

#gifted @berkleyromance @PRHAudio #BerkleyPartner

Pitched as a queer take on The Holiday meets The Switch, in which a small town waitress and big city press agent swap homes to escape their personal lives only to complicate their situations further when they each find love away from home.

My Thoughts:
A lighthearted and quick read. I liked get two romances for the “price” of one. I enjoyed the quirky mix of characters, side characters, the queer rep, and the found family. Overall a fun read but I just didn’t feel a strong connection to it so it ended up more like than love for me.

Read if you like;
✨Queer Romance
✨Good Banter
✨Found Family
✨Small Town

I listened to this one and enjoyed it. I thought Jeremy Carlisle Parker and Mia Hutchinson-Shaw did a great job. Their voices are quite similar though so I did get confused a few times who was who.

I think this book made for a great romance mix. With two couples, you've got a slow burn AND a one-night-stand-turned-romance. The perfect balance.

Anywhere You Go follows Tatum, a midwestern waitress who travels to New York City for a week with a long time acquaintance, almost friend, June. She swaps apartments with Eleanor, a broadway press agent who just abruptly lost her job and is looking to get out of NYC to clear her head. While Tatum and June explore the city and learn about each other, Eleanor is thrust into Tatum’s family reunion—and the life of Eleanor’s sibling Carson.

It’s a fun set up, and the two relationships are structured very differently. Tatum and June have known each other for some time but on a superficial level, and they slowly get to know each other on a deeper level while dealing with their own various personal issues. Their relationship develops slowly and the storyline focuses on the personal development of each character.

On the other hand, Eleanor and Carson have an immediate connection and provide most of the book’s spice. I have to say, as someone who is not typically an insta-lust fan, I was quite taken with Carson. They were charming without feeling overboard, and the relationship with Eleanor felt natural and had a number of funny moments. I absolutely couldn’t wait to keep reading along with their storyline.

The added storyline of Tatum and Carson’s parents’ relationship and the introduction of the son who was the product of a long-ago affair added some emotional depth and interest to all of the characters, but it wasn’t particularly dark or sad. I also enjoyed the side character of Dawn, the aging and witty actress next door to Eleanor’s apartment.

this was such a fun read! anywhere you go is a heartfelt & funny queer story with dual pov’s (each pov follows a different couple). i loved the nonbinary rep through a main character instead of the usual side character. it was definitely refreshing to read about a genderqueer character who felt fully developed & thought through - not just an addition to the story in attempts to be more inclusive.

this story has so many fun & likeable characters that it’s hard to pick a favorite, but i LOVED carson & eleanor! carson is the definition of chaotic good and i found myself trying to hurry through the other chapters just to get back to their pov sooner. i really enjoyed this book & i highly recommend it!

thank you to netgalley & berkley publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was a really interesting book. Usually you only get a single romance, maybe some side character has a little something happen offpage. Not here. You get two complete romances for the price of one. Though the romances are interconnected and somewhat similar. Both Eleanor and Tatum don't believe they should have relationships...though for very different reasons. And they both overcome their fears and move forward with their love interests in similar fashion. Dawn was by far the best side character, and I loved her. I would honestly love to have a story of her finding love again, even at her age. She's just so fun.

Eleanor and Carson are a fun pair. They bring out the fun and playful in her. She brings out the emotional depth in them. They really do make each other better, more complete people. They become close very quickly which ends up scaring Eleanor off.

Tatum and June are adorable. They both obviously like each other, but Tatum is hung up on the idea that nothing will ever work because of how her family is, and June is trying to deal with being the kind of person who needs a relationship to feel safe and normal. They finally start to open up to each other and then mutually freak out a little causing hurt feelings.

There is a third act breakup for each couple. They happen about the same time, and last for the same time in the book and chronologically which is a few months unfortunately. Overall it was a very light, fluffy story that is easy to fall into. There aren't really any truly explicit spicy scenes. There is the barest amount of spice and then it gets glossed over, so not truly fade to black either. I wasn't a fan of the whole 'NYC is so super fabulous and everyone should want to live there' kind of vibe parts of the book gave off, but that's more of a personal hangup of mine than anything else.

3.5 stars rounded up.

This is two books instead of one. It's not a dual POV romance, because the two POVs are in separate relationships. I think I would have liked it better if it focused on only one of the couples instead of making it like The Holiday. If it had just been Carson and Eleanor, it would have had a cute small-town setting with lots of time to explore the two main characters and their backstories, plus getting to know the side characters better. Tatum could have gone off to NYC and we just got updates now and then (I liked seeing June and Tatum's relationship unfold, but it could have been a sequel, especially since you could have this book take place over a week or a month and then in the next book, pick up the story with Tatum).

Things I liked: The town was cute. The cottage sounds adorable and so cozy. The family reunion scenes were fun.

Things I didn't like: The dialogue felt too quippy a lot of the time. I get that the author was going for witty banter, but people don't talk that like all. the. time. Also, there was a chapter where they were talking about Ben and how he was raised by a man who "wasn't his actual father" (that's either a direct quote, or very close to it). That is such a kick in the gut to adopted children and adoptive parents. The author should have stuck with "biological" instead. The man who raised Ben was his father for all intents and purposes. I also would like to know why everyone felt like Tatum was trapped in that small town, but no one thought that about her equally directionless sibling Carson. Oh, and Tatum was almost thirty and Carson was in their thirties, right? They both felt much younger. Finally, while the cover art is beautifully done, it looks like a YA book. It doesn't look like it's going to be a book about people in their late twenties and early thirties.

✨ Sapphic Romance
✨ First Person, Dual POV
✨ 2/5 Spice Level
✨ Double Romance
✨ The Holiday Vibes

Rep: NB LI, pan FMC, lesbian FMC

> micro-tropes and content warnings after review

Anywhere You Go has a double romance, meaning the stories of two different couples are told. Each chapter switches back and forth between our two MCs, Eleanor and Tatum.

The romance between Eleanor and Tatum’s sibling, Carson, starts out more hot and heavy. I immediately loved Carson, and I the interactions between Eleanor and them were my favorite. They are absolutely adorable together. It’s very much a lust-at-first-sight situation.

On the other hand, the romance between Tatum and June was more of a second-chance romance where Tatum needed to come around to the idea (having turned June down previously). Their romance took a little more time for me to get into (seriously, like 60% of the way in), but by the end I was really rooting for them. I did find Tatum a bit dramatic at times. I was able to understand her more as the story continued.

Toward the end, there were some time jumps (in months), that helped the timelines of the romances feel more realistic. I did like that each romance moved at its own pace since it feels realistic, but I think because of that I was more invested in Eleanor’s romance than Tatum’s.

There are some other side-plots along the way that feel like they were rounded out well and blended well with the romance plots. This is the second book I have read by the author, Bridget Morrissey, and I feel like the writing/plot/pacing is even better this time area. I’m looking forward to seeing other sapphic books by Bridget in the future.

> beware potential spoilers below

Micro-tropes
✨ Cat Lady
✨ “Good girl”
✨ Video s*x
✨ Surprise visit

Content Warnings
> may not be all inclusive
de*th (past), f*tal ATV accident (past), cheating (not with LIs), secret child (not MCs), s*xual content

This story is pitched as being a queer take on 'The Holiday' and 'The Switch' where two girls 'switch' their lives to try to see if they figure out their chaotic lives. They both don't anticipate to find love in the places they go, further complicating everything else they have going on. Tatum is a smalltown waitress, who has a crush on one of our customers but has already rejected their wish for date. Tatum isn't sure how she feels about commitment and has a side gig of writing people's breakup texts for them, further giving her complicated feelings about love. Eleanor is a PR agent for Broadway, who is let go from her job when she learns the person she was hooking up with actually has a fiancée, prompting her to send a congratulations email to the whole company.



When Tatum volunteers to go to NYC with her crush, June, they offer to watch Eleanor's cats in order to have a place to stay. Eleanor decides to stay in Tatum's cottage, which is in her parent's backyard, as a retreat from her life. But now she is stuck watching an awkward family reunion that Tatum wanted to miss, and is making 'friends' with Tatum's brother Carson. As Tatum and Eleanor spend more time away from their realities, they start to develop feelings for the people they shouldn't. Now with complicated relationships, feelings and home lives surrounding them, they have to make choices that could change everything.



Overall, there was a lot happening in this book, with a lot of small background plotlines also playing in a role in what happened. Tatum's family just learned they have a half brother from an affair of their father's, and Eleanor has no family left. They are both searching for things they don't have, while trying to figure out themselves. One of the better parts of this book is Dawn, an older retired actress who lives across from Eleanor and makes friends with Tatum and June. Dawn doesn't care about much, but is a big factor in how the book works out in the end, which I really liked.



When it came to narration, outside of the names at the top of the chapter, it felt like Eleanor and Tatum had the same voice a lot of the time, which isn't my favorite for dual POV novels. They were very similar characters, but I like when POVs have different tones to them. The plot itself was good, with a lot of fun times and the characters having to navigate the distance in their relationship. Overall, not a ton of miscommunication which is nice. I do wish there were more moments of Tatum having to write break-up texts, because overall I think that side gig is rather amusing and at a certain point it sort of fell away.



There is a definitely an audience for this novel, I just wanted a little more from it.

This was such a delightful read. I laughed often and smiled throughout reading this story. The characters were so lovable.
This tale is told from the POV of both Eleanor and Tatum. Eleanor is a press agent escaping NYC after things get complicated, she ends up staying in Tatum's home. Tatum is a beloved small town waitress who is escaping her complex family, so she stays in Eleanor's apartment. Their love interests are Carson and June, who are also relatable and endearing characters.
I also loved the setting, both the small town and the big city. There was a lot packed into this one.
This is my first book by Morrissey and I enjoyed her writing style. Especially her use of dialogue and character development. I thought she did an excellent job weaving so many thoughtful bits of wisdom that explore life and love.
Definitely recommend!
Thank you to Berkley for the opportunity to read an early copy, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

A queer retelling of the beloved movie "The Holiday"? Yes please! When small town waitress Tatum and big city press agent Eleanor swap homes to escape their personal lives, they only complicate their situations further as they find love in a new place. Eleanor meets Tatum's non-binary sibling Carson and the two begin seeing each other, with the deep conversations they have surprising them both. Tatum travels to NYC with her crush, June, but she won't allow herself to date June. Tatum is carrying a lot of baggage from her family drama and is convinced she's broken, thus she shouldn't give her and June a chance. Thankfully for both relationships, there's a lot of talking and things begin to fall into place. Anywhere You Go is a celebration of queer love, community, and healing family traumas. It's a truly optimistic tale and will leave you feeling hopeful!

Thank you Berkley Romance and Bridget Morrissey for the ARC! Anywhere You Go releases April 22nd!

This book is PERFECT for the romantics who love watching The Holiday every winter, but wonder what it would be like in a summer setting with queer characters. The tale of two women looking for a drastic change in their lives for various reasons, Anywhere You Go is a heartfelt story about learning to let love in while embracing life as it is.

My favorite aspect of this book is that (in true Holiday fashion) we’re getting two love stories in one. First we have Tatum Ward, someone who has lived their life firmly rooted in their Midwestern hometown. Tatum is someone who shies away from change, which is a large part in why she’s never taken a chance on June, a regular at the diner she works at, despite the fact that she clearly has a (very clearly reciprocated) crush. When a long buried family secret comes to the surface, Tatum jumps at the chance to accompany June on a work trip to New York. Then we have Eleanor Chapman, a Broadway publicist who has just imploded her entire work AND personal life in one go, looking for a distraction. And she finds that as soon as she meets Carson, Tatum’s older sibling, after she and Tatum swap homes.

So much of this story is centered around the idea of belonging, and what it means to feel suffocated by it juxtaposed against what it looks like to have a very singular life with no real connections in it. I really loved the Ward family and the sense of community they brought every place they went, and the way they so readily accepted both June and Eleanor into the fold because of the love they gave Carson and Tatum. While the book takes on heavy topics, it still maintains a lighter tone that balances hard revelations with happy moments 💛

BONUS: Because we’re getting both a friends to lovers and a strangers to lovers with the dual storytelling, the book is both a slow burn AND a steamy love story that builds on the connections made in the process 🤭

A waitress and a Broadway press agent swap homes to find new love and new purpose in this cozy romance! Tatum Ward and Eleanor Chapman are two people who are completely different but have one thing in common: they need a change. Tatum is a small town waitress who is haunted by the fact that her dad ruined their lives when he cheated on her mom and has been doing her best to ignore her feelings for the beautiful regular June, afraid she'd do what her dad did to her if she ever fell for someone. Then there is Eleanor, someone who finds out that she is the "other" woman and that the man she has been in a relationship with is a married man and never told her... so she blasts the info in a email and gets fired. Both women want a change so Eleanor comes to Tatum's town and hides away in Tatum's home finding herself falling for Tatum's charismatic sibling, Carson. All the while Tatum ends up in Eleanor's NY apartment with June for a week while June goes on the trip she had meant to go on with her gf before she was dumped. Throw in a unique friendship with a reclusive Hollywood actress and a complicated family reunion, both woman find themselves getting way more than they ever thought they would be getting when they swapped homes. This is as if you took the book The Holiday ( another queer home swapping romance set in Christmas) but made it during the summer, though I will say I adored The Holiday but this one was meh for me. I love Bridget's first book so so much but felt like this was just disappointing for me. I didn't care for either relationship or either protagonist. The romances just didn't feel well paced or that either couple had any real chemistry. I wish I could like this more but unfortunately it was a miss for me.

Release Date: April 22, 2025

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

To say I loved this book is an understatement. It gave me what I want from a romance - yearning, genuine love, and spice (and believability!) - but it’s more than just a romance. This story is about friendship, family, loneliness, shame, grief... It’s the full human experience. It’s laugh out loud funny, but also thoughtful and complex. It’s packed full of little nuggets of wisdom and moments that feel like you’re experiencing a really good therapy session.

I loved every single character; but I had a soft spot for Dawn and her tell-it-like-it-is attitude and rougher exterior that concealed something not so tough underneath; and also Carson who was so caring but also witty and funny - truly the Sovereign of the Art of Banter. I was left wishing for more of these characters and their families - both natural and found. It’s clear that their personalities and motivations were thought out and fully developed, and it’s that realistic quality that makes them so perfect.

This is one of the easiest five stars I've given this year. Morrissey is a new author to me, but she's going to be an auto-buy now for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I loved her first book, “That Summer Feeling” so I am so disappointed I didn’t like this one. I just did not connect to any of the characters so I didn’t care what was happening to them.

The writing in this book is done very well! That was not the issue. This was purely just a me issue.

The humor was good, there were plenty of times I chucked out loud. Otherwise I was just super bored most of this book sadly.

Dawn was the best character! I loved her. She stole the show throughout.

Tatum and June’s parts were my favorite if I had to choose. I liked Carson, but I didn’t really care about Eleanor. I wasn’t really a fan of their relationship, because they got together way too quickly. I mean ‘first time ever meeting’, quickly. Yes there can be lust or infatuation at first sight, but the author wanted us to believe they cared about each other within the first couple of minutes of them meeting. It was just very unrealistic and I don’t care for that at all in romantic relationships.

I think this was too focused on romance where “That Summer Feeling” was more about self discovery, and I enjoyed that aspect. The relationship was at the back burner in that novel. It helped I liked Garland way more than I liked Tatum or Eleanor. If I don’t care about the characters, I won’t enjoy a novel.

There was some spice, but most of it was fade to black or pretty vague.

I almost wish this was more about them learning about their half brother and getting to know him and his wife better, at least from Tatum’s side of things. I liked the two of them as characters. And then have the romance be more of a background to the main plot.

I would be willing to give this author another chance since I did love “That Summer Feeling” so much, but I would have to suggest reading that one before reading this one. Unless you are a sucker for purely romantic novels.

Maybe because I’ve never seen “The Holiday,” which this is based off of that, I didn’t appreciate this book enough, but this was just not for me.