Lisa hasn't been to Evergreen since she was a child, but it has always stuck in her memory. So she has decided to go back for a visit and see if it is still as she remembered. Unfortunately the main store that she remembers has closed and its owner has passed away. Lisa remembers wishing on the snow globe that sat on the counter in the store. Now the store is in disrepair and the Mayor is desperate to sell it. Lisa offers to help stage the store to make an impression on potential buyers. She enlists the help of Kevin, also a local who has moved away but is in Evergreen for a visit. Kevin soon catches Lisa's enthusiasm for the project as well as fellow townsfolk. It doesn't take Lisa's heart long to become attached to the small town life of Evergreen.
Ok, in this case I can definitely say that the movie was better than the book. Hallmark movies are always pretty cheesy, but this book was even cheesier and much more annoying! The redeeming features of Lisa getting the townsfolk involved in the restoration of the store and her enthusiasm for the people and the place helped keep the book from being a total bust for me. On the page the characters of Lisa and Kevin just didn't hit it off as well as in the movie. My mother-in-law always loves to say, "Wait for the Hallmark ending" meaning that we need to wait for the Happily Ever After ending that Hallmark is known for. I kind of missed that in this book. It just didn't seem like it was "in-your-face" romantic like I expect from Hallmark, and the author threw in another character at the ending that I had no interest in whatsoever so yeah, not my favorite book for sure. Sorry Hallmark, I'll stick to the movies and leave the books for others.
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