This was a great friends to lovers rom com! This was my first book by Ellie Palmer, and now I am eager to read her other one! I loved the author’s present day language and felt that added to the humor. Sweet love story. Definitely recommend! Thank you Net Galley for this ARC!

Oh man, TEARS!!!!!! I absolutely loved Four Weekends and a Funeral so I was very excited for this one. I’ve recently grown out of being a friends to lovers hater and if I hadn’t already, this would’ve sealed the deal. THE YEARNING???? Friends to lovers always freakin delivers. Ethan was quite literally down horrendously bad and it made my chest hurt. I love him.

The reason this isn’t a 5 star rating is because Charley’s sister drama annoyed me and made the second half not as enjoyable. I find that I have a short leash when it comes to fictional sister relationships and I didn’t really like this one. Also Charley seemed a bit *too* stubborn at times.

But other than that, this was so cute! I’ll definitely continue looking out for Ellie Palmer’s books.

I ended up DNF'ing this one unfortunately. I just could not get into it. I love a slow burn but this one just dragged on. There was a lot of backstory and fluff that didn't need to be included.

Rating this 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars. I was so excited to get this ARC, as I loved this author’s debut album - that one was a 5 star read for me. This book was a well-executed best friends to lovers book, with fresh, witty writing and flashbacks that actually added to the story.
What fell flat for me in this book was the FMC Charley. I kept getting so frustrated with how she treated her sister and Ethan, despite there being backstory to why she was acting that way (family problems, her divorce). It took her way too long to “come around” and then the book just felt wrapped up in a bow super quickly. I really liked this book for the first half or so, and then just felt like I had to slog through the last 25% which was a bummer!

I liked this book. It was refreshing friends to lovers romance. The emotional depth of the characters made you connect to them. I can't wait to read more by Ellie Palmer.

Okay Charley was so annoying for 75% of the book but she got better! And justice for Petey and Laurel and their chaos

The book was cute. Flash backs of childhood and present. He loves hard. She's afraid. Childhood best friends.

Let me tell you I'm not a huge friend to lovers trope fan but this one worked for me. Charlotte wasn't that perfectly lovable character all the time. From her childhood she has some underlying misunderstanding of what love really looks like and replaces that with the need for security. Ethan will come along side her though and show her what true love looks like, in this beautiful friends to lovers rom com.


""I know you'll wake up every day and love me, because you always have. Even when I didn't know it, I felt it." In the way he treated me, accepted me, valued me. It was always there. I was simply too stubborn to see it."

"I've never been someone who can leap headfirst into the unknown and trust that a net will appear, but I know how to build a good net. Nets are my specialty."

Thank you NetGalley and Ellie Palmer for the opportunity to read this advanced readers copy. I'm loving Ellie Palmer's books so far, I think shes a great new author in the Rom Com world. I had the opportunity to read an ARC of Four Weekends and a Funeral and now Anywhere With You.

This friends to lovers romance follows Ethan and Charley on a road trip while exploring their past and present.
I really enjoyed the backstory given and I think that the dual timeline is super cute and needed for this story. I love their history and their current story. The tension and the passion between them is just so good and so perfect.
The story as a whole was really funny, I found myself giggling a lot. I also love the chapter names. They made me want to keep reading, even after I said I’d stop reading and go to bed after the last chapter. I do wish there was a playlist since music plays such a big role in the book but it’s not needed.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

Anywhere with you is a friends-to-lovers adventure romance following Ethan and Charley in both the present and the past.

After her marriage falls apart, Charley's best friend Ethan comes back in her life just in time for them to roadtrip to her sister's wedding.

It is entirely clear from early on that Ethan is so far gone for Charley and is willing to be patient. He has some shining moments as the MMC.

My hang up is on Charley's emotional journey. She is essentially "not seeing" Ethan or other obvious problem in her life throughout the book and then sees the errors in her way all at once, which just wasn't a satisfying way to reach her resolution for me. I also struggled because she had an ugly fight with her sister where they both said things, but somehow at then end, only Charley is taking responsibility for what was said and that's just okay, somehow.

Unfortunately this book was a very slow read for me. That said, I think my problem's with it had to do with my compatibility with the book and not the book itself!

f you're a fan of authors like Abby Jimenez and Jessica Joyce, you'll love Anywhere with You!

This friends-to-lovers road trip romance follows Charley and Ethan, best friends since childhood. Their bond has endured moves, career changes, and travels—until Charley gets engaged. As her wedding approaches, Ethan starts pulling away, and after her marriage falls apart within a year, she reaches out to him.

They effortlessly fall back into their old rhythm, and Charley couldn't be happier. But when her impulsive sister decides to elope, Charley convinces Ethan to embark on a road trip to stop the wedding. Along the way, they uncover truths about themselves and their friendship that could change everything.

My Thoughts:
I absolutely loved the banter between the characters! The dialogue is sharp, witty, and full of laugh-out-loud moments. I was completely invested in Charley and Ethan, rooting for them to overcome their fears and take a chance on something more. Ethan, the calm and easygoing friend, has hidden depths that make him even more endearing, while Charley, the Type-A planner, slowly realizes that she’s always been Ethan’s first choice.

I highly recommend this heartwarming, funny, and emotional romance!

I really love a good road trip book with cozy heartwarming vibes. And this book was just it!
Ellie Palmer made a good work with Anywhere with you.

The story is best friends to lovers, and I always plotting for those story lines, they are so fragile, so tender.
Charley and Ethan are goals. They are so afraid of losing their friendship. Adorable!

I can recommend this book to everyone who enjoys rom-coms, quick and warm readings. It's very a hard to put down book!

I love Ellie’s writing. She has a way of drawing you in. This book was such a sweet best friends to lovers romance but the sister relationship might be my favorite part. There were also several parts that had me cackling. I’ve been anxiously waiting her next book since and this one definitely delivered!

Thank you SO much to NetGalley and the author for the amazing opportunity to read this book before its release- I am indebted to you. I think that this is my favorite book that I’ve read in a very long time. It all felt so raw and emotional and I loved every minute of it.
I am absolutely in love with Charley and Ethan. It is so clear from the start that they both want the same thing but are so afraid of losing each other again. This story (in multiple ways) is an incredible use of Friends to Lovers and I think until now, I’d forgotten how much I love that trope. I also found all the parallels between the past and the present super interesting. As well as the juxtaposition of Charley and Laurel where they begin on opposite sides with their perspectives on relationships and at some point, it’s almost as if they switch; Charley takes on the role of the pessimist who thinks she wasn’t made for eternal love and Laurel is dead set on rectifying her past mistakes by getting married.
Ultimately, I thoroughly enjoyed Charley and Ethan as well as Lauren and Petey. I finished this book feeling absolutely smitten and wearing a huge smile.
🌷☀️⛺️🩵
“All we have is connection, right? All we are is how well we’re loved by the people we care about and how well we love them back. Nothing else can be more important than that.”

This was very cute. I love a single POV where the MMC has been in love/obsessed the whole time. Overall I really loved this but it did feel like a few things were missing - I feel like she needed a little more work on her inner emotions before going in to her relationship with Ethan. And I feel like her parents were both a big part of her story but also not explored enough. But it was cute and sweet!

I absolutely loved this sophomore novel from Ellie Palmer! From the very beginning, it was an absolute romp! Charley was such a fun character that I instantly related to and was rooting for this whole time. The romantic tension between Ethan and Charley was so deliciously drawn out and I loved being able to see how their past related to everything that was happening in the present. I felt like this whole novel was a rom-com that I could definitely see on the big screen one day! This was a super short and fun read that I think anyone who loves a good rom-com will really enjoy! Thank you so much to NetGalley, Penguin Group, and Ellie Palmer for allowing me to read and review this!!

Could Charley and Ethan be any more adorable? Probably not. Literally a beautiful ride of a story and I think this author will be a must read for me in the future.

Was very excited to jump into this book after loving Ellie Palmer's debut! I also love childhood besties > lovers and couldn't turn the pages faster! I loved the nostalgia and depth their relationship had. I loved the roadtrip/van. The MMC being so gone, OOF it was good! I wish they had maybe a little more communication? But overall loved their relationship!

Palmer’s writing was so done so well, it offers a comforting reminder that not having your life all figured out is okay. this was quick and fun and I had a good time

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Charley Beekman grew up with an unreliable dad, who when not moving his family around for work, would leave them for long periods of time. Because of this she craves stability. But when her “stabile” marriage ends when her husband asks for a divorce she’s forced to reevaluate her life. When her older sister calls to tell her she’s marrying her long time on again off again boyfriend, she’s determined to keep her from the same fate of divorce. Now along with her estranged childhood best friend the two head on an epic roadtrip to stop her sister’s wedding. But old feelings start to come to light. Can Charley let go of her need for control to be with Ethan?

I loved Ms. Palmer’s book Four Weekends and a Funeral and was really excited to read this one. I have to admit, it was really hard to connect with Charley. I found the scenes where she admitted to being someone she’s not in order to attract a man painful. She plans out her whole life to the last detail in order to not be hurt. What she doesn’t realize until the end is that she’s hurting herself in the process. While she ends the novel differently than she began, I didn’t feel like we went on a journey. We’re just kind of told that she’s decided to make all of these changes and that’s that. It would’ve been helpful to see her through Ethan’s POV to give us a sense of her as a whole person. I enjoyed their banter but didn’t feel the chemistry between them.

The side characters were fun. and a shout out to Petey the lovable, golden retriever BIL. It was an enjoyable enough novel, but there was something missing for me.

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book!*

Ellie Palmer does it again! The author of "Four Weekends and a Funeral" is officially an auto-read writer for me. I love her writing style, wit, compelling characters, and just generally everything about her books. I got an arc of FWAAF last year around this time, and was pleasantly surprised with just how amazing Palmer is as an author.

"Anywhere With You" doesn't disappoint either! Though I generally find plots with the miscommunication trope ("We could never work!") a bit tired and played out, I still fell hard for Ethan and Charley's adorable love story. If you love rom-coms, you will too! I can't wait for this book to be released so I can go buy it, and my one complaint is that I wished E&C got together before the very, very end! Third-act breakups be damned!

Thank you, Ellie Palmer! Can't wait for Book #3!