Anywhere With You
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Charley’s divorce is finally finalized and she feels life is getting back on track when her free-spirited sister, Laurel, plans a spur of the moment wedding . Desperate to stop her sister, Charley and her best friend Ethan take to the road in a camper van to put a stop to the wedding.
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🛶 friends to lovers
🛶forced proximity
🛶past/present timelines
🛶roadtrip
🛶opposites attract
🛶hilarious moments
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This book had me up reading late and cackling at the misadventures Charley found herself in. This sophomore novel by Ellie Plamer was a hit!
Please tell me Laurel and Petey are getting a book too?!?
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Thank you netgalley and G.P. Putman’s & Sons for the opportunity to read and review this book!
It’s a fun read! Loved it!
4.5 ⭐️

When I read a book and it's just all vibes, I know I'm going to have a hard time writing anything comprehendible at all for a review...but here we are.

This is everything I want when I sit down with a rom-com. Ellie set a high standard with Four Weekends and a Funeral, and then just blew right past that mile marker to the next one. I posted about the incredible first line of this book, and then you have the chapter titles, but it just keeps getting better. The dialog and comedic delivery were spectacular. Charley and Ethan's chemistry and banter were on point and just came off the page. Childhood friends to lovers is the superior trope in my opinion, and this book will prove why!

It's honestly just the vibes here guys ...I laughed out loud so many times reading this book, and just in general was smiling, or trying to control my heart rate! I also loved the balance of exploring Charley and Laurel's family history and childhood and seeing the overall effect it had on them as adults. And Petey, every book should have Petey in it from this point forward.

I'm so glad I knew I would love this and pre-ordered it, so now my real life copy should be here tomorrow 🤗

Thank you to @netgalley and
@putnambooks for the early review copy of this book so I could scream about it days in advance!

I loved the last book by this author but this one… I tried. I really did, but I just could not get into it. I think some books just hit wrong at the wrong time making it harder to immerse yourself.
That being said I still think this author is worth following and I’ll be checking out her future books.

Thank you Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for the ARC!

This one was "unputdownable" for me. I LOVED the romance between Ethan and "Chuck" and my goodness, I did not want it to end. I also found myself highlighting so many passages in the book - the author had an astounding way of putting complex emotions into words that I didn't want to slip away. I will definitely be buying a physical copy for my shelf.

Thank you again so much for the ARC!

Thank you so much @putnambooks for the advanced copy to review.

@elliepalmerwrites is everything to me. I love her with my whole heart. I’ve been holding off reading and reviewing her book because I *KNEW* I would be obsessed and I was right!!!!

Charley and Ethan are my sweet, sweet summer children who just needed to be smushed together!!! I am obsessed with the flashbacks we got throughout this book - they were so telling and you learned SO much about the characters each time.

OF COURSE she was looking for stability after her childhood. Of COURSE she was terrified of the way she loved her best friend. I am just giddy thinking about these two.

“My type is you” - the way Ethan said this had me *swooning* what a freaking treat. I loved how down bad he was for Charley and he didn’t even care who knew it. I also thought it was cute how he kept in contact with Laurel and worked on wooing Charley again.

Speaking of - LAUREL AND PETEY???? Those two are so adorable I just cannot even and I love them your honor. I’d read a whole book about their relationship just sayin @elliepalmerwrites!!

Thank you to Negalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the Advanced Reader's Copy of Anywhere With You.

I absolutely loved Anywhere With You! I hadn’t read Ellie Palmer’s debut novel before, but after this one, it’s jumped straight to the top of my TBR. This story had me hooked from the very first page. I couldn’t put it down.

The friends to lovers romance was beautifully done, with a heartfelt emotional connection that felt both real and rewarding. I especially appreciated that it was a closed door romance; it didn’t take anything away from the chemistry or intimacy between the characters. In fact, it allowed the emotional depth and slow-burn tension to shine even more.

Palmer’s writing is warm, engaging, and full of heart. I’ll definitely be looking out for whatever she writes next.

🩷Anywhere With You by Ellie Palmer🩷
Thank you to @bookedwiththeemilys @elliepalmerwrites and @putnambooks for the gifted copies of this book!
As someone who spent time up north in Minnesota most summers, this was the perfect summer read and setting! I loved the way Ellie Palmer wrote about northern MN in the summer!
The relationships in this book are so realistic, and I loved that. The relationship between Charley and her sister was very relatable and sweet to read.
Now, let's get to the romance. Charley and Ethan are so perfect together! The way this friends to lovers romance was written is so sweet! The flashbacks gave this so much more depth and helped me understand the friendship/love dynamic, so I'm very glad it was written to include those parts of their lives.
This book was so funny, I ended up laughing out loud many times😂
If you like friends to lovers romance, camping, roadtrips, he falls first, and perfect summer vibes, pick up this book to read this summer!

☆☆☆☆☆/5
Pub date: August 5th, 2025

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Oh I liked this one! Palmer writes great romance. Her characters are realistically flawed and so endearing; her prose is poignant and nuanced; and she crafts her stories in a manner that really explores life and existing in this world in a way I find wholly satisfying.

This book is also just straight up funny. I cackled so many times reading it. And, most importantly, this just made me happy while I was reading it, which is a nice switch up from the types of books I usually gravitate towards. If you are in the market for a well-written, feel good romance, check this out!

Thank you to Putnam Books and Netgalley for this ARC. Anywhere With You is out tomorrow!

4.5/5 stars

Unfortunately it is not my friends-to-lovers era so I tried so hard to get into this one but couldn't get myself there! I love Ellie Palmer's writing and characterization, but this was an unfortunate 20% DNF for me.

I have been holding off writing this review because this book was just perfection and I can’t come up with adequate words. I just loved the characters, the story, the romance, all of it. I particularly adored Ethan and everything about him, I loved the chemistry between him and Charley. I loved the sister relationship. I loved how it made me feel. I loved how much I laughed and how much I smiled, and how I cried. I loved the journey Charley is on to reexamine her life. I loved the flashbacks. I loved everyone, I loved everything, I just loved this book.

I loooved Ellie Palmer's Four Weekends and A Funeral and I just knew Anywhere With You won't disappoint! Charley and Ethan's relationship defines what strong love that is tested through time is really about. Charley is convinced that her and Ethan's complete opposite outlook in life makes them no more than best friends until she found herself in the situation where stability still left her unhappy.

This is slower build that I anticipated but I love that with it, I got to know each characters well. Its dual-timeframe also sets the foundation of Charley's mindset with stability and Ethan's yearning for Chuck. The nostalgic feel with them as well as Laur and Pete was refreshing to read about along with the camping/road trip setting.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and it was a perfect summer read.

Unfortunately, I wasn't as captivated by this story as I was with Four Weekends and a Funeral. I never really warmed up to Charley's character. She came off a bit selfish, and I had a hard time rooting for her. Her character arc didn't quite land for me. I didn't like the way she treated her sister and Ethan. Ethan, on the other hand, was the highlight of this book for me! He was sweet and endearing. Although I appreciated the slow burn and the flashback scenes of their relationship, Charley and Ethan's relationship didn't do it for me. I just didn't feel the emotional pull I was hoping for with Charley and Ethan. The side characters were okay. Nobody really stood out to me. The pacing was a little inconsistent. Despite the story taking place over one weekend, it felt way longer than it needed to. There were times where the plot dragged, and I found myself losing interest. I just didn't connect to this story or its characters the way I wanted to. Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the ARC.

✨ANYWHERE WITH YOU by Ellie Palmer✨

More romcoms should be LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY!!!! Not enough people are doing it like Ellie Palmer!!! I want to be snorting tea all over the book when I read it! I want to not be able to breathe because I’m laughing so hard!! And this book lives up to that :)

Charley thought she was marrying the ~safe choice~, but now she’s a young divorcee who hates her job and can’t afford her own house. When her sister announces she’s eloping with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Charley teams up with her formerly-estranged best friend, Ethan, who is incredibly unreliable (he literally skipped out on Charley’s wedding day of even though he was the best man!!!) but also happens to be nice and funny and gorgeous and the owner of a camper van that can drive Charley to the middle-of-nowhere campground where her sister is about to make a horrible decision. Charley and Ethan end up making some horrible decisions of their own on the way :)

I am not sure why this book wasn't a 4-5 star for me. I can't pinpoint exactly what kept me from being fully engaged in the story. It was cute, but didn't hold my attention at times. I even tried the audiobook too. It had really good dialogue - clever and funny. Both characters were likable, the road trip plot was fun. The book felt a little long at times for a rom com... possibly it was just longer than it needed to be for me.

Soft DNF for the time being. This book was not holding my interest at all and I felt myself dreading picking it up.

Anywhere With You was a cute best friend to lover story that kept me smiling. Charley is absolutely gun-shy when it comes to love. As we find out early on, for very good reason. Ethan is her childhood best friend and through thick and thin, he has been her go to until....well he isn't there anymore. Charley must learn to live a life of wonder and give up control of everyone else's life and every minute detail of her own in order to find the happiness and love she absolutely deserves. Will Ethan be the one for her? Or will she lose him forever.

Okayyyy...if you loved Ellie's debut novel like I did, Anywhere With You is your next perfect summer read that totally delivers. A slow-burn friends to lovers road trip romance that includes one bed (because of course), witty banter and undeniable tension. It's sweet, angsty and full of feels.

The MCs are also great - Charley is relatable and so worth rooting for and Ethan? The golden retriever of golden retrievers. Ellie has done it again!!! Out Aug. 5 -
1000% recommend.

I really enjoy this author’s writing style! It’s witty and sharp, finding levity in the deeper topics and adding great one liners to the lighter moments. I enjoyed seeing the whole timeline of this relationship through the flashback chapters. There was so much character growth for all four main characters! Read when you wish you could sell everything and live in a van with your best friend.

I gotta be honest, I have been in a romance slump. Ellie had one of my favorite books of 2024 - so I was hoping this ARC would be just the thing to shake me out of it. I think this is a case of right book, wrong time - but I just never caught feelings with this one.

Charley Beekman's Type A perfect life has come crashing down with the end of her marriage. Just when she thinks it couldn't get worse - after signing her divorce papers, her Type B sister has called to let her know she's eloping with her on again, off again beau in the middle of the woods. Determined to not let her sister make (what she perceives as) a mistake, she hitches a ride with Ethan, her childhood best friend. Can a weekend in the woods, riddled with challenges, make her rethink her commitment to perfection?

This book was charming, and funny - but I never felt I had the space to sink in and really fall in love with any of the characters. Moving from one hiccup to the next, I never had time or space to swoon over Ethan, fall in love with Laurel and Petey's free spirits, or even break through Charley's rough exterior. I love a friends to lovers moment, and even better with forced proximity - but was left wanting more. It was a like but not a love.

Thanks to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam | G.P. Putnam's Sons for this advanced reader copy. All thoughts are my own and freely given.

🏕️Anywhere With You🚐

In Anywhere With You, Ellie Palmer took the Friends to Lovers trope, turned it up a notch, and made it her own. Charley and Ethan were inseparable as teenagers, but life had other plans and pulled them apart. When Charley’s feisty sister decides to make the mistake of a lifetime by marrying her own childhood best friend, Charley is relieved to have Ethan back in her corner… but she’s also on a mission. She ropes him into driving her to the campsite wedding so she can talk some sense into her sister.

Naturally, everything goes sideways. There’s only one bed in the camper van and it’s TINY, mishaps abound, and the chemistry between Charley and Ethan threatens to ignite something more than just the bonfire. Ethan is steadfast, supportive, and absolutely smitten, and the romance builds with just the right blend of swoon and heat. The spice? It’s steamy, but perfectly woven into the heart of the story.

TechaBooks Review Rubric:
🎭Narrative Elements (Characters, Plot, Pacing, etc.,) - 4.75 STARS
🧩Genre: Romance (Chemistry & Tropes) - 5 STARS
⭐️ Overall - 4.9 STARS