Anywhere You Go | Review
An updated and queer version of The Holiday house swap!
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Anywhere You Go by Bridget Morrissey
352 pages | Published by Berkley
The Set Up: Eleanor has accidentally blown up her life, which has her fleeing from NYC and doing a very last minute house swap with Tatum, who wants to escape an awkward family reunion. Eleanor arrives and meets Tatum’s sibling, Carson and sparks immediately fly. Meanwhile, Tatum and her friend June are discovering all that the city life has to offer.
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.
"Anywhere you go, that’s where I want to be.”
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.
Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the advanced eBook!
