To be completely honest, I wasn’t really a fan of this one. It took forever for me to finally get invested, and by then I wasn’t in the mood.

Iris and her secrets! Love love love all of the side characters and regret reading this in the winter when it’s hard to find gelato. This book was a delight!

4.5 Stars!

This was such a charming, cozy read! I absolutely fell in love with these characters and the found family vibes in this book and the interwoven, dual timeline was so well done and made me even more invested in the story. I also found the nuanced discusions of grief and toxic relationships to be poignant and impactful. I need a big bowl of Belotti's vanilla gelato in my life ASAP after finishing this book, please.

I really loved the writing in A Winter in New York - I highlighted SO many passages. This was the first book I've read by Josie Silver and I can't wait to read more!

Many thanks to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you, NetGalley for the advanced copy of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver. This was one of my favorite Christmas reads of 2023. I love that these two had an invisible string that tied them together, that led to their happily ever after.

The story revolves around Iris and Gio, both coming from different backgrounds and dealing with their own dysfunctional family issues.I really liked all the quirky side characters (and a 😸). However, I was also frustrated with all the secrets that Iris kept from Gio & felt this one was a pretty predictable & formulaic - you just know the lies are going to come out & where it’s all going to go. Would not be shocked if this was turned into a rom-com movie in the future

I have yet to read a Josie Silver book that didn’t absolutely charm me. 🥹 I really, really liked this book. Iris has had a rough few years. She’s still healing from the death of her beloved mother followed by an abusive romantic relationship. She’s in the process of building a new life in New York when a chance encounter brings her face to face with a piece of her mother’s past.
•
Enter Gio and his family’s gelato shop. Loved him, loved all his family. His mother. His sisters. His daughter. Just the best bunch to wrap Iris up and love on her. Add in Iris’s boss turned friend Bobby and you get the perfect blend of romance and found family.
•
I loved the New York setting and loved the flashbacks of Iris’s young mom. Great touches.
•
Was it a lot of gelato? Yes. A lot. Of gelato. 🥴
I thought that part of the book was a little overdramatized, a little who cares? But to me, the characters and the relationships shined so much that I was willing to overlook it. ☺️🍨
•
Thanks a million to NetGalley and Random House/Ballantine for the advance e-copy!

This was fine...it started out very strong and I was in the mood for wintery vibes during the holidays so it was great timing to pick up the book. It wasn't bad, and it wasn't great, just fine. Not a crazy fan of the miscommunication trope.

Josie Silver books are hard to top from one to another; this one is sweet, and like a warm hug in winter. I love found-family tales and while bits of the storyline feel cliche or too-stretched, I liked this cozy read in the midst of cold weather and holidays closing in.

I have been a Josie Silver fan for a while, and this book was perfect for this winter holiday season! It is everything you want in a cute, cozy, winter romance. In addition, I love that it celebrated the friendship between Iris and Bobby. Too many books forget about the best friend or just don't celebrate the type of love you can have for a friend, and it warmed my heart that they highlighted this! If you were a fan of One Day in December, this is a must read!

Josie silver is the queen. Honestly I just cannot with her. She can do no wrong. I will be reading everything she writes until I die.
One day in December is in my top 5 of all time books and this book absolutely help up.
Josie knows how to build a romance that makes a reader fall in love- not just watch characters fall in love.
I’m gobsmacked

Over all not a bad read. This book takes readers on an emotional inside look of what it means to be a part of a strong family unit yet also somehow lets readers feel what it’s like to feel completely alone too.

There were definitely some parts that I felt dragged out a bit but I guess in the end it made sense. One of the biggest reveals I was waiting for the whole book and when it happened I was left feeling like “that was it?” But again, I can see WHY that was it, that’s the message readers should take from that specific plot point.

As romance novels go this one stays pretty clean cut without missing all the things you look for when reading a romance novel. But man, can Iris keep a secret which frustrated me to no end! Haha.

Some Josie Silver novels are huge hits for me and others are not. I wanted to love this book so badly, it seemed like the perfect holiday novel for me but sadly it just missed its mark. It is one I may come back to again.

Thank you to NetGalley, Ballantine and Josie Silver for the eARC of A WINTER IN NEW YORK. Gosh, I loved this one! It was so heartwarming! The characters were so lovable, and I enjoyed the parallel timelines of mom and daughter. I have only read Ms. Silvers ONE DAY IN DECEMBER and THE TWO LIVES OF LYDIA BIRD and this title lives up to those beautiful, gut-wrenching love stories. This also isn't just for cozy winter reading - it can be enjoyed year round!

Sweet, swoony, and it will make you crave gelato in winter. Which is crazy, but is proof of the power of Josie Silver. Enjoyed this romance!

I had to DNF this one at 53%....it took me way to long to get into the storyline and the lying Iris was doing was absolutely absurd! I did enjoy all the New York sights/sounds/eats but it was just too silly of a plot line for me to continue the story.

i enjoyed this for the most part! the main plot and conflict fell a little flat for me but the character development made up for it. this book explores grief, family dynamics & loneliness. i also loved the new york setting and all the romcom references. it took me awhile to feel the chemistry in the romance but towards the end i was definitely rooting for them. overall, I thought this was a charming read but not a favorite! i am excited to try out some of the author’s other books though.

Josie Silver does it again. Another winter holiday novel that will have you believe in love and fate. You follow Iris and her mother’s history as she crosses paths with Gio the nephew of her mother’s former lover. Iris lost her mom and starts on a journey of a new life across the pond to NYC. Recognizing the door way of a gelato shop she steps inside. As fate would have it the uncle who shared this family secret recipe with Iris’ mom is struggling with memory issues after a stroke. Iris feels as thought she will betray him and her mother if she shares the recipe with Gio. Instead she puts on her chef hat and sets out to help him discover it by “accident”. Slowly as fate would have it they realize it’s much more than gelato between them. As their romance begins Iris struggles with the truth and truly letting Gio into her heart. You will feel as you are part of this families history and rooting for Gio and Iris all while the fated recipe is yet to be discovered again. A must read this holiday season.

A Winter in New York was a great romance read for the holiday season. If you love reading books about baking, this may be just your thing. After discovering an old family secret, Iris sets out to the gelato shop run by her mother's first loves family. She then finds out that the patriarch of the family is in the hospital and the rest of the family does not know the recipe to make the "special" gelato. Iris offers to help Gio the son, with the recipe. This book centers around Iris's relationships with her new found family and also with her buildings owner as she continues to grieve the loss of her mother.

This book deals with death so if this is a trigger for you around the holidays maybe spring is a better time to pick it up.

I will always read any book that Josie Silver writes and was happy to have an early copy of her latest novel to review. Actual review: 3.5 stars

A big thank you to NetGalley and Random House for allowing me to read an early copy.

Thank you Netgalley and Penquin Random House LLC for an advanced readers copy of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver.

It's Valentine's Day. Iris is at Logan's Bookstore located in the Lower East Side of New York. As she reached out to grab the last copy of a book that she has waited on for 1yr, another arm reaches out and HE takes the last copy. This was supposed to be Iris' Valentine's Day gift to herself. Iris tries to convince the man to try the latest book in the Jack Reacher series, but he's not going for it. Iris then sees a gold band on the man's hand. He's married! So, she then tries to convince him that he will not have time to read the book that night since it was Valentine's Day. The man went on to say the same about Iris. Iris proceeded to announce that her husband was dead if he really needed to know. Her only crappy plan was to be in her apartment reading this book. The man was then mortified and profusely apologized and then tried to give her the book. Iris turned around and walked out of the bookstore.

Iris' "husband," Adam Bronson was not dead and he wasn't even her husband.

7 months later....Iris and her friend Bobby go to Little Italy for the Feast of San Gennaro - an Italian food and culture festival. During their time at the festival they come upon a painted glass door that looks very familiar to Iris. Bobby proceeds to tell her that it's Belotti's Gelateria. Bobby was actually shocked that they were closed during the festival since there was always a line for their Gelato.

Iris' mom made the homemade gelato for her when she was a child. And when her mom was ill, Iris fed it to her. "But, Iris' mom had one stone cold serious rule when it came to her vanilla Gelato recipe: it was a secret that Iris could never share with another living sole."

As Iris made it home from the festival she already knew she had seen that distinctive door in photographs in her mother's scrapbooks.

Iris had to get back to Belotti's! When she later returned, she found out that the uncle was the only person with the recipe. The uncle had become ill and forgot the recipe. They could not let the public know that they didn't know the recipe. Iris began to return daily to help them figure out the lost vanilla gelato recipe.

How is Iris and her mother connected to Belotti's Gelateria?

This is an absolutely beautiful written book. Another outstanding book by Josie Silver.

I absolutely loved this book. The perfect winter read! A great story, and although the major plot was obvious, there were so many surprises along the way.. I highly recommend!