Iris has spent the last two years trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship, but now she has finally escaped. Iris has fled London to the bright lights of New York, in an attempt to retrace her late Mother’s steps, and to find comfort in the places that once gave her Mum comfort too.

So when Iris spots a doorway that looks all too familiar, she goes back to her Mum’s old memory albums and finds that it is the gelato shop where her Mum once fell in love with the owner many years ago. When Iris ventures into the shop herself, she realises that Santo (her Mum’s former lover) is unwell and cannot remember the recipe for their famous vanilla gelato - and it is so secret that no one else in the family knows it. But Iris knows it, because Santo gave it to her Mum all those years ago. But how can Iris help the struggling family without getting Santo into big trouble? And will she be able to resist the charm of handsome Gio? As Iris’ web of lies spins wider, she gets more and more involved with the Belotti family, and suddenly she has got a lot to lose.

It took me a little while to get into this book. I was a little bit bored at the beginning but I do appreciate that the scene needed to be set, and we needed to go back to Iris’ Mum’s past to get the full story. I think I would have liked more of an introduction to Iris as I felt it took me nearly half the book to get to know her. I did really like her though, and I loved how she learned to stand up for herself - she is incredibly brave. I absolutely loved the Belotti family - so wholesome and warm, I could picture them perfectly in my head. I particularly loved Sophia. I wasn’t massively keen on Felipe coming back towards the end and stirring the pot but I suppose it all worked out okay in the end.

Gio and Iris were 🔥🔥🔥 their chemistry was off the scales!! I loved how passionate and fiery Gio was about the people that he loved. I also loved Iris and Bella’s bond too. A big focus on family and the family moment at the end brought tears to my eyes!! Josie Silver definitely knows how to write a tear jerker!

"A Winter in New York" by Josie Silver gets 3.5 stars from me. It's a decent read, especially if you're already a fan of Silver's work, but it didn't quite hit the mark this time around. The setting is beautifully described, capturing the magic of New York in winter, but the characters didn't shine as brightly as I'd hoped. They felt a bit flat, lacking the depth and engagement I usually find in Silver's books. It's still a nice read for a cozy evening, but it might not leave a lasting impression.

I would like to thank the publisher for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley. As always, my opinions are entirely my own.

When your just about over half way through the book and you can't stop talking about it with your book friends because this is exactly what a Cozy winter read should be like, it's giving you've got mail vibes.
Highly recommend ❤️

3 stars

This book is beautiful. The atmosphere and the characters are well described and thought out. However, for me, the miscommunication overshadowed the story.

This book tells the story of Iris, who moved to New York after her mother’s passing and leaving her abusive ex-boyfriend. Here, Iris meets Gio, who is in desperate need of help, as his family's gelato shop is struggling because Gio's uncle has amnesia and can't remember the stores secret recipe. Iris steps in believing she can help, only to discover a lot of secrets.

I loved the description, the found family, and the chemistry between Gio and Iris. However, for me, the miscommunication, the lies completely overshadowed the storyline. I can understand a few aspects of the lies, but I did feel frustrated at times.

I will say the writing was solid, and the descriptions were beautiful.

This is a perfect, feel-good, cosy up with the fire and Christmas tree lit behind you kind of book. Perfect Christmas read, simple and easy!

The E-Book could be improved and more user-friendly, such as links to the chapters, no significant gaps between words and a cover for the book would be better. It is very document-like instead of a book. A star has been deducted because of this.

This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

I loved everything about this story.

I found myself wondering what exactly happened to Iris’ mum Vivienne for her to have the missing knowledge. It was obviously important to her for some reason! Once the story starts to piece things together, Iris is getting closer to the Belotti family, the trust is building with Gio – and every day is a tension for the reader knowing that the truth will out …

Flipping back to Vivienne in 1985 does more than fill in the missing blanks. This adds so much to the story! One scene in particular back in New York is very poignant and very cleverly links two people together. We would never have known that happened without Vivienne’s narration.

I found it easy to identify with each and every character. Iris is slowly starting to build self-worth and trust in herself (although it’s clear from a couple of things she’s still feeling the effects of what happened). She’s a fabulous lead. Gio is shut off from emotions redirecting all his energy into the family gelateria and his daughter. They’re both so right for each other, well, if there were no secrets! The ‘will they won’t they’ is exquisite. Felipe’s motivation is totally understandable as is his brother’s collusion and even though they frustrated me, I forgave them. And everyone needs a Bobby in their lives!

There are a couple of scenes in the park that brought tears. The first time because it meant a barrier was breaking down, a healing taking place. The second, the emotion of letting go but also mixed in with that, an acknowledgement it was time to move on.

The lead up to the ending had me flipping those pages so fast – it is exciting! And the ending is just perfect.

Josie Silver writes the best romance stories. It’s as simple as that (although not for the author! I so appreciate the hard work and grit that goes into a finished story).

If you haven’t read any of this author’s stories before, you really are missing out!

A Winter in New York is an easy 5 stars 🙂

such a beautiful read. this story follows iris who has moved to new york to start fresh after her mother’s passing and leaving her ex-boyfriend. iris meets gio in his family’s gelato shop and their stories turn out to be intertwined in the most gorgeous way. gio’s uncle has amnesia and cannot remember the stores secret recipe of vanilla gelato, but it just turns out that iris may just be the solution to this crisis. i adored this book and parts made me tear up. josie silver does it again!

Set in New York at Christmas time, Josie Silvers latest is the perfect book to cosy up with this winter!
Iris moves to New York to escape an abusive relationship and ends up meeting Gio who is trying to save his family business from going under after his uncle suffers a stroke.
Both broken hearted they help each other out more than they both realise but when they dig deeper and fall harder they realise their connection might go further than just them two!
Such a cute, cosy hug of a book I absolutely adored the characters and the story! Thank you to the publisher for sending me this book it was such a treat!

This was a lovely cosy winter read, in comparison to other novels by Josie Silver it did not feel in the same vein but was enjoyable nevertheless. After a slow start to the novel 3/4 of the way I was hooked and didn't want it to end. Set in wintery New York, Iris walks in her late mother's footsteps and as she does she finds herself connected to her mother's story in ways she never would have dreamed possible. An encounter with the Belotti family brings love and light back into a life that was once filled with a darkness and fear.

I positively sped through this book, it was such an easy holiday read and I was invested enough to need to know more!

Josie Silver’s writing is definitely a style I jive with, I also really enjoyed One Day In December. Her characters feel realistic enough to invest in (*hello Daddy Gio*) and her settings are so clear to picture in your mind. I actually full on teared up at one point (rare for me with a book).

Overall, a solid holiday book, it made me want to wander around in New York and eat my weight in gelato.

Really charming story, gorgeous setting, very well written, flowed well, great characters that i could really connect too, and it was a lovely read.

Great book, have read some of hers before and really enjoyed them – this didn’t disappoint.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

A Winter In New York by Josie Silver, a NetGalley review. Iris has a connection with New York, wanting to start to start a new life, leaving a bad relationship behind. However fate has ideas of its own and unexpected love is just round the corner. I loved this book and couldn’t put it down, it funny, naught and rude in places and in places it’s an emotional read, I felt myself selling up in places and it’s about grief and dreams past and present. Iris is a great character, someone unaware that’s she’s looking for love, to be loved and romanced like in the movies and she’s look for a family and people she can trust. Yet she is looking for her mum, who died and who Iris is still grieving for. I also love this book because it’s set in New York and if you’ve followed me for a while, you will know New York holds a special place in my heart and reading this makes me want to visit again. The author is very descriptive, bring the characters and New York alive. Gio who works at the Gelateria that Iris stumbles across is also grieving, scared of getting hurt and not wanting to hurt his daughter. Gio and his family are Italian and they are a a passionate family, even though it’s a book you can hear when they are altogether the noise of them all trying to talk at once. They care about family and it’s traditions, you as a reader can feel there passion and their love for one another. I wouldn’t say this is an Xmas read, a great book to read shy time of year and will certainly be reading more from this author. This book gave me the feels and a book hangover, I loved every page, so can’t recommend enough ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A winter in New York- arc review
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Chef Iris moves to NYC after her mom's death and leaves an abusive relationship behind. After she settles in the city, she stumbled onto a gelato shop with a connection to her mum and meets Gio.
I am going to be honest, I wanted to dnf this most of the time, I needed to do a really big effort to read, but I couldn't do it anymore...
I was frustrated with secrets being kept from the ones she loved and the storyline could be predictable. You know the lies will be eventually found out and you know how the characters will react to it, which kind of made it "lose" the magic in the story. Normally I love the NYC rom-coms and finding new things about their past and all, but this was just not it... I really expected more because I have heard so many good things about the other books from this author and I am so sad it didn't meet my expectations.
Overall it was a sweet and cozy read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin General UK for an arc of this book in exchange from an honest review.

I have heard nothing but great things about Silver's previous Christmas romance, One Day in December, so I was very excited to give this newest one a go, especially with its New York setting. I did really enjoy it, and I found the writing accessible and enjoyable, so I would definitely go back and read her backlist! I enjoyed the way in which Silver interweaved Iris' and her mother's story throughout the story, and I think the extent to which each narrative controlled each chapter within the whole book was very well done, and a hard thing to get right! I also enjoyed the whole found-family element with Iris being embraced by Gio's, and the way in which the two met each other, but it didn't feel the most festive to me, possibly because there was an underlying level of tension and uncomfortableness that wasn't shaken until towards the end.

Another great book by Josie SIlver. I have enjoyed her previous books and this does not disappoint.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the e-arc.

thank you netgalley and penguin for this book. New york at christmas what not to like throw in some gelato and some romance. I really enjoyed the storyline i found it to be a slow start as we got to know the characters but i absolutely loved this book. a perfect christmas read!

About 13 pages into the ARC galley of this one I knew I was going to want to keep this one so decided to go right ahead and just buy my own kindle version. The story follows Iris who has moved to NYC after the death of her mother, to sort of follow in her footprints - although Iris’s passion is cooking and not singing! Serendipity brings her to the door of a vaguely familiar gelateria. The story unfolds from there!

This one is set in my favourite fiction and IRL setting - New York City. I loved the fish out of water vibe that Iris had at the start of this book and I can totally feel the wonder and awe of looking around the city - especially at Christmastime.

My only one little complaint was that Iris tells some pretty big lies and continues them throughout the book so there was a sort of impending sense of doom whereas I think if she had just come clean up front there would have been a much more Christmassy air to the book.

We are both fans of Josie Silver so if you’re looking for more Christmassy reads from this author then look no further than One Day in December - a real heart warmer!

When the only person she ever truly loved, trusted, and had, died, Iris found herself running from her abusive ex-boyfriend to the city where her mom left the joy and love of her life - New York. Leaving a career as a chef in London, she exchanges it for making and serving noodles in a small cafe. As much as New York can be and feel movie-like, Iris is locking herself away between the cafe and the small apartment, expanding this line to become a triangle when her curiosity strikes her and she visits the gelato shop her mother had a photo of. And Iris expands her friends/acquaintance circle after meeting Gio, the "son" of the gelato shop owner, who doesn't have any gelato because his father forgot this family secret recipe, and Iris happens to know the recipe.

Sounds like a nice plot for a Christmas (or not) romantic movie, but I wouldn't risk it by giving a read to this book in search of Christmas spirit. There are plenty of heavy topics in this book coming from both main characters' sides making it way less of a cozy read than a book with "winter" in the name and "love" in the description you would expect to be. "A Winter in New York" might be good if you are grieving the loss of someone and you want to get rays of hope. Although the plot is nice, this is a slow burner and the story drags in most parts of the book, on top leaving some space for description of the environment or feelings, to be honest, not so captivating.

Not a hater, but not a lover either. 3 stars, strong ones, but doubt that more than that due to the book's heaviness in writing and topics, but more - writing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This title has sat on my TBR pile for a while because I wanted to read it closer to Christmas however, Christmas features very little so if you are doing the same, stop putting it off and get it read.

Iris has started a new life for herself in New York following the loss of her beloved Mum and the end of a toxic relationship. She secures a job in a noodle restaurant and a flat above, neighboured by her boss Bobby and his partner Robin.

Life is ticking along nicely until traces of her mum's past life in New York make an appearance fate has Iris reconnecting with the man from the bookstore who she has a run in with at the start of the book.

Filled with fabulous characters this was a really enjoyable, pacy read. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advance copy.