ARC from NetGalley and William Morrow in exchange for an honest review.
I have come to realize that I love stories the revolve around second chances. Throw in the older generation and I’m in tears. Michelle Adams was able to create a new spin on a tortured love story. You even felt for the “evil doer” who kept them apart.
I adored the wishes... how romantic to give one every year for 49 years! I loved Elizabeth’s and Tom’s love for each other. I shed a tear with Alice’s acceptance of Elizabeth and what their future held. It was such a sweet story. If you are into bittersweet stories, then this is one you should pick up!

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.

A heartwarming as well as heartbreaking story of a life long love between Elizabeth and Tom. Elizabeth was engaged to James, a doctor working with her father. When she met Tom, a fisherman from a poor family, she fell in love, a love that would last her lifetime. After a series of misunderstandings, Tom and Elizabeth parted, but for 49 years, Tom left a flower and a wish at Elizabeth’s doorstep. The novel alternates between their past and present. Recommended, and thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC.

Heartwarming and heartbreaking. First love and second chances. Hopes and regrets. Michelle Adams has woven together pieces of the present and the past into this beautifully romantic tale. Elizabeth and Tom fell madly in love when they were young, but circumstances, secrets, and lies did not allow them to be together. Every year on the anniversary of their first kiss Tom leaves a blue crocus with a note containing a wish on Elizabeth’s doorstep. There is no other interaction just the flower and the wish. It is now the 50th anniversary and there is no flour and no note, so Elizabeth decides to set off to London to see what has happened to Tom. This sweet occasionally sappy story hit me right in the feels. These two characters Elizabeth and Tom had such an amazing connection, my heart eight for the years that they were apart. I loved how the story bounce between the now and the then slowly revealing the reasons these two who clearly belonged together spent most of their lives apart. The story was also filled with some humor both these characters had delightful personalities. My only tiny complaint with the book is that Elizabeth is only 67 and was thought to be old? As someone who is closer to 67 then I’m going to mention in this review all I could think was, well that’s not that far away.

Adams pens a poignant story telling of love that ebbs and flows over time without ever entirely fading. Yes, this story is sad. It is sad to a point, to prove that it is never too late. Not if you don't let it be.

A beautiful and heartbreaking love story. I listened to the audiobook which was amazing. The book is so sad but heartwarming. I just don’t have much to say. It was beautiful.

Gut Instinct Rating: 2
Characters: 3.6
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 4
Writing Style: 3
Excitement Factor: 3
Story Line: 4
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Audiobook Narration: 4.25
Overall: 3.89

Thank you William Morrow for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

One day a year on the Cornish coast, Elizabeth wakes to find a note and a blue crocus outside her door. She never sees him, but the man she loved first and true, Tom, has left these romantic gifts for her for forty-nine years. Today is the fiftieth year, but no note starting with, "I wish..." is at the door, and no blue crocus graces the entrance. She and Tom were forced apart years ago, but these small pieces of happiness have been kept by Elizabeth all these years in the hope that one day they would be together. Thinking that the worst has happened to Tom when nothing arrives, she whisks off to London to find him. While she does find Tom alive, he is not long for this world, and they are both determined to fulfill the long-delayed wishes written by Tom over so many years. By pursuing their belated love, the secret that kept them apart may be unveiled, which means it is up to Elizabeth to decide how their last possible moments together unfold, if she can find the courage to let their love burn bright at last.

Oh, my giddy aunt, this book was so sweet and yet so heartbreaking I wanted to swoon and cry all at the same time! Told across two moments in time, this story unfolds in the present, when Tom and Elizabeth attempt to fulfill wishes delayed too long, and in the past, at the moment when Tom is Elizabeth's hero, and they fall secretly in love, only for life's circumstances to extinguish the brightness of their hearts and separate them. Of course, this means that while in each timeline there is much happiness, what waits at the end of each timeline is some form of anguish, and that is why Little Wishes was beautifully romantic, and also utterly soul-crushing. Sometimes we think we'll always have time for who or what we love, but life waits for no romance, no matter how true the love. I think that both characters learned a lot about themselves as they looked back on mistakes made and courage delayed, and also felt fulfillment over being able to fulfill their wishes together at last. This is a story of genuine love between two people who missed the boat long ago, and it asks the reader to seize the love they know is real. Michelle Adams ripped my heart in two, to which I say, thank you, and when you read it, well, keep your tissue box close, because this story's bound to touch your heart.