If you've seen the Hallmark movie than you don't need to read this book. It followed the movie exactly and was a nice reminder for as I wasn't able to watch it this year.

The time travel and seeing a character learn how to deal with modern technology is always interesting to see.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and I hope to be able to watch the movie next year.

I LOVE THIS BOOK! I watched the movie before reading this book, but that didn't ruin it at all. I love this story plot and the writing style. I loved the movie, but the book is so much better.

Loved this book just as much as the movie! Probably one of my favorite Christmas books! Always look forward to more books from Hallmark Publishing!

This is such a wonderful Christmas story. Such a sweet story that draws you in & holds you until the very end. A great Christmas delight.

Two love stories from two different time periods. I didn't think this was your typical Hallmark movie/book - it was much better. Sometimes Hallmark - in my opinion - can be too sappy and too easily lead to a hea. This book had real life stories as well as romance. Hanna had such a great attitude about her loss of her husband and traveling to the future. Loved Toby. A really sweet book that tugs at your heart. Now I want to see the movie.

A lovely Christmas tale, so cute and entertaining. It's makes you feel the holiday spirit.
Recommended.
Many thanks to Hallmark Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC

I love Hallmark movies and I am very excited that they are starting to do novels based off of their highly entertaining original movies. I love all things retro so I thought a retro Christmas story would be so much fun. But, I found myself frequently stressed out for the protagonist. As a nurse with a missing husband in WWII she had enough on her plate but then time traveling to the future and having to deal with a guy crushing on her too. It wasn’t the best story that I’ve seen from Hallmark, but it was at least decent and I think that less tender souls who enjoy holiday mysteries or sci-fi (are either of those actually a thing?) would enjoy it.

This book is as good as the Hallmark movies that are produced and acted out so well! Hannah misses her husband, Chet while he is away at war. When he doesn't return she is devastated beyond words.

When a Christmas comet comes that is one in seventy years, Hannah happens to be knocked unconscious. A lesson of seeing what life is about outside of our problems is shown and how to really live even when changes occur outside of our liking is shown.

This novel was well written and gets 5 stars for oiginality and style! The cover, description, and novel match showing a very talented author in a warm, inspiring Christmas novel filled with love!

This is a very cute book based off of a Hallmark movie. It takes place in WWII following a nurse named Hanna who's husband has been lost at war. After a snow storm Hanna is knocked out at when she wakes up it is in modern times and everything has changed. This is a very charming tale!

Journey Back to Christmas reads just like a Hallmark Christmas movie. It is sweet and predictable. The reader knows the story has to end happily ever after, and it is such a pleasant, feel good ride from beginning to end. When I finished I wanted to know more about the characters in the book.

The book is better than the movie. It keeps you reading and entertained all the way through, highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Based on a Hallmark movie, Journey Back to Christmas is a heartwarming tale sprinkled with a touch of magic. Hanna is a touching character who finds herself stranded during a snowstorm in 1945. The next morning, the strangest thing happens to her: she ends up in an odd version of her hometown in 2016! Can she really be traveling through time? Or is it just a vivid dream? As the story unfolds around her quest toward the truth, she can count on the help of a kind policeman, his family and even a mysterious library owner whom she may know from her “past”!

What I really liked about this book? It is not your typical Christmas feel-good story; the two timelines add an extra layer of depth to the intrigue. The female lead, Hanna, is trying to find her way back home (to another time!), all the while learning an important life lesson: even ordinary people can have a tremendous impact on the lives of others around. I thought it was a nice, refreshing move from the more traditional narrative we’re used to in this genre.

Journey Back to Christmas is a sweet, lovely story conveying a beautiful message about core values. Love, family, friendship and the importance of small, but meaningful acts.

Although it is set at Christmas time, I believe you can easily treat yourself to a fun, light read like this one all year round!

The movie Journey Back to Christmas was great and the book version was fantastic as well. I will read every book Hallmark prints.

Journey Back to Christmas is a great book. The book is well written with a good plot and cast of characters. I enjoyed the author’s writing and will be looking for mo of her books. I highly recommend this book.

I loved this book it kept me entertained till the very end! I would definitely recommend this book.

I’m a huge fan of Hallmark movies, especially the Christmas ones, so reading a book based on one of their movies promised to be fun. I wondered, though, if the book could live up to the enjoyment of the film.

It did wonderfully. The book stayed through to the screenplay of the movie as far as action. What it added was the thoughts and emotions of the two main characters. It gave a great depth to the enjoyment of the story.

The story is about Hanna, a young war widow of WWI, who is feeling very lonely as Christmas approaches. She takes shelter in a storage shed from inclement weather when lightning strikes and sets the stage for her arrival in the future.


What she feels and thinks about the new time and how the people in that time accept her (or not) is the story. It is a feel-good book (as are the Hallmark movies) with a definite touch of the paranormal. Not too much but just enough to make one want to believe in miracles.

I will certainly watch the movie again in the future. However, as I watch it, I will be recalling much of the background content that this book provided.

I hope that Hallmark plans to do many more books based on their movies. If I could place my vote, I would like to see books based on “The Christmas Ornament”, I Do, I Do, I Do” and all of the Signed, Sealed, Delivered movies.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

I received a free copy of this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was drawn to this book in part by the cover which features a young woman with her hair done in a style from the forties. I am very interested in stories that connect in some way to the Second World War, and Hanna Morse, the main character in this story has just that connection - a young nurse who at the end of war is grieving the loss of her husband and trying to find some reason to go on. Set just before Christmas when the whole town around her is celebrating, Hanna just wants to dwell in her misery but she still has kind thoughts for her patients and a desire to do what is right even at personal cost. In the process of one such good deed, Hanna is caught outside in a terrible snowstorm having slid her car into a ditch. At risk of losing her life from hypothermia, she makes her way into a shed where she shelters as a comet streaks across the sky. Next thing she knows she is awake in her home town, same but so very different. Little does she realize that she is now in 2016.

This book reminded me in many ways of the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" with a touch of the Wizard of Oz thrown in for good measure. I haven't seen the actual Hallmark movie that it is based on but really enjoyed the positive outlook this story showed me. Hanna discovers that people are kind no matter what year it is and she also learns that in the small things she has done, she has had a huge impact on the lives of many. One small stone has ripples that reach out beyond what she can see.

I was a little surprised by the story and how it progressed but the title should have forewarned me. This is a feel good book with a happy ever after ending and no graphic scenes or language. It's a very good book to curl up with and read on a cold night.

Based on a Hallmark channel movie, this book was a sweet story that was clean and a quick read.

A lovely and sweet Christmas read that I really enjoyed. Love the Hallmark movies. Perfect cosy reading for holiday time.