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.
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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.
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I loved the New York setting and loved the flashbacks of Iris’s young mom. Great touches.
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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. ☺️🍨
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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!

I’m such a fan of Josie Silver. I loved The Two Lives of Lydia Bird and One Day in December. Last year’s One Night on the Island fell a bit flat for me but her newest, A Winter in New York, reminds me of what I love about her books.

Iris moves to New York following her mother’s passing and an end to a toxic relationship. She’s searching for a way to stay connected with her mother who lived there once. As Iris begins to build a life in New York, she stumbles upon a gelato shop she recognizes from one of her mother’s old photos. She stops in and soon realizes the gelato recipe she and her mother used religiously must have come from this shop. Iris returns to the gelato shop and soon befriends the owner and his family. As she gets to know them, she starts piecing together her mother’s connection to the shop and her own connection to the family that owns it.

This is a romance but the romance is ‘t the entirety of the store, which I appreciate. Silver doesn’t shy away from grief and the difficulty of processing death but she manages to infuse moments of hope and joy into the process. She portrays grief in a way that feels authentic - grief happening within a world that keeps moving.

This was a perfect pre-holiday read. The setting was perfectly nostalgic. Who doesn’t dream of strolling New York streets under a light snow with street lamps and windows glowing? Iris was endearing and I enjoyed seeing her grow as a character.

(Thank you as always to @netgalley and the publisher for an advanced digital copy of the book!)

The cover of A Winter in New York makes this book look like this might be a delightfully easy breezy Christmas read. While it does have holiday elements woven throughout the story, this book was surprisingly heartwarming and much deeper than originally thought. Iris, the main character, has so much grief and trauma in her past that she works through while simultaneously falling in love with herself again as well as the city of New York. I found it to be a tear jerker, certainly crying at times, but overall a very satisfying read by the end. While I typically don't like "miscommunication" or "lie by omission" plot line in a story, I do feel that it was done well in this book. One of my favorite parts of this book was the development of all the side characters. I wanted to be invited into the Belotti family or have Smirnoff show up on my fire escape. Finally, make sure to have a gallon of vanilla gelato at your disposal when reading this- you'll definitely need it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

This was a very sweet book that I enjoyed when I could suspend my disbelief. It is a super cute romance, but it suffers from the "lack of some very easy communication" trope that abounds in romances these days. It got very frustrating that the main character just couldn't tell the truth, even thought there were more than multiple opportunities.

This book is perfect to get you in the holiday spirit and even post holidays, it gives off the perfect winter vibes - so it’s definitely not too late to pick it up for a fun winter read. The atmosphere of the book may be my favorite part! I loved the scene where Iris and Gio go to a popular NYC neighborhood known for it’s Christmas lights - I was so in the moment I was googling images of the neighborhood so I could see it for myself. It gave off all the holiday feels! My other favorite part of the book was Gio’s big Italian family. They were perfect and I fell in love with them!

My only issue with the book is that it follows the romance formula of keeping secrets, which isn’t my favorite. It becomes very formulaic in my opinion and you just know where it’s going to go and how it will end. BUT - it was still an enjoyable read - both the main characters and side characters are well developed and I cared for them all and that is a huge plus. Ultimately - it’s a solid, if formulaic, romance book that brings all the winter feels. It’d be a perfect read this winter curled up by a fire while it’s snowing outside!

Big thanks to @netgalley and @randomhouse for the digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review