New York in winter time, especially around Christmas is just so magical. Having been there a couple of times, I was able to picture the setting really well in my head. I felt like the author did the city justice and brought the magic to life within the pages. It was a lovely romantic story with loveable characters. This was my first book by the author but probably not the last.

Two of my favourite things, seasonal reads and New York, I also love Josie’s books and her descriptions just make me feel like I’m back in NYC. This book is full of heart, family, friendships, love and finding yourself and I loved every second

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

So cute! And love that it's set in New York in the winter. Slightly annoying protagonist but I can cope with that. Lovely cozy book that will warm your heart! Really enjoyed and would recommend.

Winter in New York is a beautiful, emotional book filled with love and warmth.The story begins on Valentine’s Day and then we are thrown forwards seven months later and pans out across a year with the Epilogue on Valentine’s Day. I liked how it felt like it all came full circle. The story is told from Iris’ perspective and I was drawn to her immediately. Her character has such a presence, strong and determined. There are a few chapters interspersed in the past, as we follow Vivien, Iris’ Mother. This adds so much, viewing things directly from her, and further solidifies the narrative.

Whilst it was predictable, I really enjoyed this book especially the New York setting. A lovely Christmas read

I’ve really enjoyed Josie Silver’s previous novels but a Winter in New York was a disappointing read for me. I love novels with a New York setting and those with a secret at their heart but neither worked that well for me here. I didn’t find the novel atmospheric enough as it didn’t transport me to winter in New York. I found it hard to connect with the characters and felt that the secret was not handled with enough sensitivity. However, Josie Silver does write beautifully and there were some emotional moments for me. It’s also a gorgeous cover !
A mixed read and I look forward to the author’s next novel.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

Gave up half way through, quite boring. Obvious how it was going to turn out so dinner bother. I used to finish a book even if I wasn’t enjoying it but now I don’t, too many other books to read. Sorry but it is a no from me.

Josie Silvers books always have me sucked it and this book was no exception! It took me straight back to New York and I couldn’t put this down

In this captivating novel, a young chef stumbles upon a hidden family recipe that may hold the key to the love and fulfilment she's been seeking.

When Iris decides to make a fresh start in New York, she quickly discovers that the city is even more vast than the romanticized version she enjoyed in nostalgic movies with her mom. The scale of the Big Apple becomes apparent, but her best friend, Bobby, refuses to see her down. Dragging her to a popular autumn street fair in Little Italy, Bobby leads her to a charming family-run gelateria. Intrigued, Iris wonders if it's the same place from an old photo of her mother's.

Returning the next day, Iris meets Gio, a handsome man who reveals that the gelateria is facing closure because his uncle, the sole guardian of their family's secret gelato recipe, is ill. As Iris samples the last batch, she discovers a remarkable connection between their gelato and her mother's recipe. However, she grapples with how to share this revelation, uncertain of why Gio's uncle entrusted the secret to her mother.

In an attempt to help, Iris offers her culinary expertise to recreate the unique flavour, gradually falling for Gio and his family in the process. Yet, as Gio's uncle's health improves, Iris realises the secrets she's been harbouring threaten to unravel her new reality. The novel skillfully weaves together themes of love, family, and the delicate balance between preserving the past and embracing a hopeful future. It's a comforting and entertaining read, and I really enjoyed it.

Anyone who has visited New York will realise how implausible the storyline of this book is, however you can’t help but like and enjoy reading it. The characters are easy to empathise with and who can resist a good romance set in a beautiful city?

This was a good read. I found the pace a little slow, but such great connections to the main characters. I wanted to be a part of their family too.
Great book and will be appropriate for a wide audience.

New York and Christmas go together to make a super festive read, and Josie brings that little bit of magic too!

Iris arrives in New York wanting to restart her cooking career and recover from a broken heart.

Whilst at a food festival she sees a Gelateria that looks remarkably familiar, upon entering she meets Gio, a very attractive, friendly man, hiding his own crisis, which as fate may have it, Iris can solve but can’t tell him how…

A fabulous tale about letting go of the past, gaining confidence, friendships, family values and great
new beginnings, set in the most magnificent city.

Josie Silver always writes charming Christmassy novels that make you want to escape and this was no different. I love how she brought the sights and smells of New York to life!

Thanks to the publisher and to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review

this book is very heart warming and also one to make you shed a tear or two telling a story of hardship fun joy and happiness in the end for iris and gio when a lovely love story takes place in italy with icecream and noodles to help

Beautifully written with believable characters . Set in New York, this book attacks all the emotions, great plot and a fantastic read. Recommended
Thank you to Netgalley, Penguin Books and Josie Silver for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

It was inevitable. I would run into a book by Josie Silver that I didn't love. This one is it. The premise, and the lie that is the foundation of the whole story irked me. The fact that the story progresses based on the lie, annoyed me.

Luckily, Silver's writing style is steadily great, which means that regardless of the story. I was happily reading along and I liked learning more about the characters. The romance is good, and the flashbacks to the past are a nice way to intertwine the full narrative.

We follow Iris who follows in her late mother's footsteps and settles down in New York with her best friend Bobby. She meets Gio from the local ice cream shop who doesn't have access to his family's world famous ice cream recipe. Only two people know it. His uncle and his dad who has issues with his memory. Gio does not know that Iris' mother received the recipe years ago and passed it down to her daughter.

I really enjoyed A Winter in New York, it’s a beautiful story of family, loss, friendship, secrets and love.
The story centres around Iris, a woman who has fled an abusive relationship in back at home in the UK, who is now living in New York.
She sadly lost her beloved mum and hopes to relive some of her mum’s youth with a trip down memory lane in New York where she spent time as a singer in a band.
Iris has a surrogate family in the form of her boss Bobby and his partner.
She works as a chef in Bobby’s noodle restaurant and lives in a small flat above it underneath Bobby and his partner.
During a walk in the city with Bobby Iris recognises a familiar door from a photo from her mum’s collection and thus everything follows.

Geo has a heart of gold, he sadly lost his wife seven years ago and is raising his daughter and trying to save his family’s business.
His Uncle Santo is the only one with the secret family recipe for the famous vanilla gelato that is sold in Belottis, but after a medical episode has lost his memory.
Iris has the very key to unlock the mystery but in doing so could ruin everything as she actually has the recipe written on a napkin given to her late mum.

Somehow she gets roped into trying to help Geo try to recreate the recipe and soon becomes wrapped up in his wonderful family too.
The Belotti’s sound like an amazing family I would love to have dinner at their house and of course gelato for dessert.
There’s some really laugh out loud moments as well as some incredibly raw and tender ones too.
Trigger warning for death and abuse.
It’s a beautiful story that I really enjoyed.
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a light-hearted cute romance but i couldn't get into it as much as i would hoped. The storyline was actually well-written, and the characters were cute but nothing very groundbreaking.

A slow burning romance that makes you want to eat creamy vanilla ice cream, visit New York in Winter and visit a little family run gelato parlour.
Iris is British and is very much alone in the world after her mother passes away. Her mother in her younger years was a singer and very much a free spirit and when Iris finds herself needing to escape her abusive ex-boyfriend, travels to New York and lands lucky finding a new job, somewhere to live and a very friendly gay landlord and friend. Whilst out with her friend, she has some Deja vu except that she’s never been here before. The object in question is an old photo of a door and a secret vanilla recipe. Iris is aware of the secret recipe and has never divulged it but was not aware of where it had come from. Unfortunately she is torn between divulging this secret or the shop closing forever as the only person who currently knows the recipe has had a stroke and can’t remember. Loyalty to her mother stops her from telling all she knows and instead Iris decides to gradually ‘hint’ at the recipe to help the family out. With regular visits, Iris finds herself in the midst of a large loud and loving Italian family. and widowed Gio.
A true romance develops but not all is plain sailing when you embark on a new relationship with huge secrets.
Get the ice cream out and a blanket as this book takes you on a journey.

With thanks to #NetGalley Penguin General UK, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business for this preview read of #AWinterinNewYork.

I was hooked by this book right from the very start! I loved Iris and Gio, they were the cutest couple made even more so by the winter in New York.

There were so many great characters in the book. I especially liked Bobby and his husband Robin. The Belotti’s were all lovely too.

All the mention of gelato in the book was making me hungry and again now writing the review. 😂

If you want a book giving you all the cosy and heartwarming feels, I definitely recommend this one. I’m looking forward to reading more book s by this author.