Every once in a while I need a little change from the thriller side of things and need to step into a good romantic love story. This was one of those hit it out of the park home run type of reads you can't not love. This book spans over a 5 decade period that really gives you the what if vibes so much you want to push rewind and give them the chance from the beginning instead of letting it play out so long in the I wonder light. Tom leaving Elizabeth every year on the same day his "I wish" notes is so heartfelt and tender you can't help but tear up at how romantic it all sounds and how you are swept into their story. When Tom fails to leave that note on the day of the 50th year, Elizabeth seeks out to find him and find out what happened and why the note was missing! This story then goes on to be a last shot at fulfilling those 49 wishes and an adventure navigating the what ifs and love!! Great read thank you Netgalley I really enjoyed stepping out of normal everyday life to feel engulfed into a whirlwind romance that had me in my lovestruck feelings all the way until the end!!

Sweet, lovely story about love and lost opportunities. Elizabeth and Tom are young lovers and because of lies and deceptions, never marry, and do not meet again until 50 years later. Each marry and live separate lives, except for the day each year Tom leaves a present and a written wish on Elizabeth's doorstep. This year, a present does not arrive, and Elizabeth travels to London to find out why. The story is told "Then" and "Now" and moves quickly. The author painted a beautiful picture of an older couple who are able to rekindle their love, and made me sad for all the years they missed together.

3.5 Stars

Cute love story that takes place in two time periods. Elizabeth and Tom have been apart but thinking of each other for 50 years. They find each other in the present and we learn what kept them apart in flashbacks to the past.

I found the portion set in the present more engaging than that set in the past. It was sweet to see Elizabeth and Tom find their way together after years apart.

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC thanks to Net Galley and Book Club Girls. I enjoyed the story and the way the chapters weaved back and forth from “Then” to “Now”. I thought the characters were well developed and interesting. The story is one of love found, love lost and found again. The plot was predictable and very similar to another book I recently read.

3.0 stars

I received a complimentary Kindle copy of this book from William Morrow through a Book Club Girl Early Read giveaway on Facebook. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to Michelle Adams, William Morrow, Book Club Girl Early Read giveaway, and Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book.

This book had beautiful locations - London and Cornwall, England. Honestly, the locations should have been a character too as they were very crucial to the story. I would have liked to have learned more about both locations in depth which would have explained more about the characters.

The characters were developed, but not nearly as much as I would have liked. The two main characters could have been fleshed out more as well as the ancillary characters as well.

The storyline was somewhat predictable, unfortunately, But it was a nice read, but not a great read to me.

Recommend.

This is a story about Elizabeth and Tom who are from two different classes but fall in love and are kept apart by circumstances was difficult for me to read. Although it was well writen I was frustrated by the alternating chapters swotchng from Then and Now. I am not big faan of stories which get me involved in one story line and than switch to another time period in the next chapter. Also the lack of happiness at any phase of their lives left me disappointed.

Star-crossed lovers Elizabeth Davenport and Thomas Hale were separated by lies and circumstances. Rekindling their love once a year, Hale ventures to Cornwell to leave behind flowers and little wishes. Sneaking away, sight unseen, Elizabeth waits in an anticipation behind the door until he's gone. .

On what would be their 50th encounter, she eagerly opens the door to find the stoop empty, Spanning a now and then storyline, readers journey along with Elizabeth as she confronts the past while connecting with the future.

Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for the early copy of #LittleWishes in exchange for an honest review. I was eager to read the story as the comparison titles and description made it sound intriguing. That being said, I had a hard time connecting with the characters and preferred to stay in the 'now' rather than then. When long-awaited characters made their appearance, it didn't live up to the build up and the emotional connection seemed surface level rather than emotional. Michelle Adams' novel showed a lot of promise but I wasn't' swept away by the story.

I enjoyed this little story. It was about two lover's who haven't talked to each other in years and reunite in old age. I thought the story was a little cliche, and it was giving me serious "The Notebook" vibes. The "twist" is something I saw from a mile away, so it wasn't a surprise for me. I like the characters but they didn't tug at my heartstrings. There was something missing so it didn't really upset me when a character died. Overall, enjoyable but I wouldn't read it again.

Beautiful yet frustrating love story. I very much enjoyed reading about the picturesque Cornwall coast and could actually picture Elizabeth’s paintings. I loved the characters in this book and was sad to leave them when the book was done.

Elizabeth Davenport and Tom Hale are star crossed lovers with a life long commitment peppered with too many secrets. This is told in present day and past showing the evolution of their love - though bittersweet it shows that it's never too late to pursue the long lost love.

I don't know what to think about Little Wishes. I suppose it's supposed to be about second chances, but even that second chance is filled with sadness. The book alternates between Elizabeth and Tom as teenagers falling in love, and then fifty years later reconnecting. So right off the bat you know things didn't end well for them - and yet the book alternates between the past where they don't get together, and the present, where they are together but time is running out. I'd like to give you the warm, fuzzy moment of "at least they found each other eventually", and while I think Adams tried to convey that, it still doesn't feel like any major triumph for me. In addition to alternating between the past and the present, about forty percent of the way through the story Adams throws in telling an occasional part of the story from Tom's point of view. Then towards the end of the books she briefly throws in several parts from another person's point of view. While I don't mind stories told from multiple POVs, it really reads so much better when it's done consistently throughout the story. If you like sappy, and stories in the vein of Nicholas Sparks this may be for you, but it was kind of a wash for me.

Coming Nov 17, 2020. Thanks to Netgalley, I recieved an ARC. 3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️, this story follows the life of Elizabeth Davenport through her love life and devastating loses. When societal norms play a role in whom she is allowed to marry, she has to settle and marry a Dr, but her true love is still in her heart. She is reminded of her true love yearly with gifts that he sends her on their anniversary of their first kiss, but on the 50th anniversary, the gifts come to a halt. Will she be able to reconnect with her true love or is it too late? A heartfelt read that reminds you that even when you can’t have what you want in life, there is always hope for the future.

This is a story told in a then and now format. It begins with the main chracter looking back on her life and the last 49 years that she has received a gift each year from the man she fell in love with at 17 while engaged to someone else. They both marry someone else and each raise daughters who are actually step sisters. The 49th year when no gift arrives she goes on a hunt to find him and learns he is dying of lung cancer and she stays with him until he passes away. The story is well written but I don't really relate well to characters who let someone else make their major life decisions and then spend their whole life regetting it and only do something about it when it is too late.

Loved the story but felt there was loose ties. Could have been a emotional read but felt like the writing did not bring that emotion to the story. The setting of the story was descriptive. Ii would recommend this book as it was a good read.

I really enjoyed Little Wishes. After getting to know the characters of Elizabeth and Tom and the now and then chapters, I was hooked. I had to find out about this unusual love story. This book was all about love - first love, what you do for those you love, and enduring love that never fades. A really good read!

This is a story of love lost and found. Eluzabeth falls in love at 17 with Tom while engaged to a father approved physician. Life happens, and she receives an annual gift on her doorstep from her true love for 49 years, then searches for him. A very touching and heartfelt story. Thanks to NetGalley and goodreads who provided an ARC.

A sweet, slightly sad at times, story of love lost, then found just in the nick of time. Author Adams had you rooting for Elizabeth and Tom even though you knew their love story did not play out the way they hoped it would. Author Adams expertly wove excitement, harsh reality and deviousness into this story. She had you hating James for the things he did, even though he was the one who lost it all in the end. I loved the bravery of Elizabeth as she traveled out of her comfort zone to find Tom when he didn't show up for year 50 of leaving wishes on her doorstep. There weren't too many surprises, but that is not what this book was about. I would have rated it five stars, but it did kind of bother me that Ms. Adams pictured Elizabeth and Tom as decrepit, arthritic elderly people even though they were only in their mid/late 60's. As a reader who is almost there, people in their 60's and 70's and beyond are much more vital and have a certain zest for life.

“Little Wishes” is the story of a short-lived love affair between the principal character, Elizabeth Davenport, (now 68 and living in Cornwall), and Tom Hale, (living in London), who have been parted 50 years for reasons disclosed throughout the book as the narrative alternates between the present and 50 years in the past. On the same date each year, Tom leaves a potted blue lotus on her doorstep as well as a note containing a wish for something they would have been doing if they were still together.

On the 50th year, Tom fails to leave a flower and a note, and Elizabeth realizes something must be wrong. She tracks down Tom at his last known address in London only to discover that he is terminally ill. Fighting against time, he and Elizabeth try to fulfill each of the 49 wishes that he left for her before it is too late.

Although at first the book’s premise seemed intriguing, I did not find the story very compelling. Specifically, I was unable to feel any connection to either the story or the characters, instead feeling a remove from the actions described both past and present. Perhaps this was due to the fact that the premise as executed was unrealistic. Pining for someone that you only knew a few months for 50 years feels more like an obsession than romantic. Moreover, the wishes themselves were fairly trivial—going to a movie, eating dinner in a restaurant, etc. In addition, I found the descriptions of her caretaker responsibilities towards the ailing Tom dreary and monotonous. For these reasons, I could only give the book a 3 star rating.

This is a beautifully written, tender, heartfelt, as well as tragic, love story that spans 5 decades. Michelle Adams expertly developed characters that will live in my thoughts long after the last page was turned.

The story begins when Tom jumps into the ocean and pulls out a woman, saving her life. The woman is Catherine Davenport, the mother of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is engaged to James, a doctor who is targeted to take over the practice of Dr. Davenport, Elizabeth's father, upon his retirement. Elizabeth comes from a family of privilege, however, she and Tom, who is a fisherman, went to school together where they live, on the Cornish Coast of England, in the village of Porthsennen. They strike up an instant friendship when Elizabeth expresses her gratitude to Tom for saving the life of her mother. This friendship begins a heartfelt, beautiful, yet painful road over the next 50 years.

Adams weaves the years, people and circumstances into a beautifully written love story. One that I suspect you'll have trouble putting down, as I did.

I would like to thank the publisher, William Morrow, to read an advance copy, of Little Wishes by Michelle Adams. It was nice to read a book that was about true love. The characters were very believable, and heart warming. For 50 years, Tom would place a vase of crocus on Elizabeth's doorstep with a wish. Never once did he knock on the door nor did she just open it while he was still there. They both had their secrets, and were denied a live together by a lie. When Elizabeth didn't receive her gift, is when finally she went to Tom. She kept all of the wishes over the years, and just wanted to try and grant those wishes. Again, fate stepped in, but their love surpassed all obstacles, and finally the secrets are told. This is a good book to curl up with a cup of tea, and just sit back, and enter the world of Elizabeth/Tom.