What a cute story. I was craving gelato! I really enjoyed the back story. I loved how it was intertwined. Sweet Christmas read.

It was cute but it was full of nonsense, really. Just give the man his damn family recipe, cripes sake! That "plot line" was tenuous at best. Definitely not Silver's best work.

This is a classic Josie Silver story. I felt the scenery and imagery, and gelato! So vividly. The characters had depth and mirrored real life. I would read anything she writes.

Like stepping into a Hallmark movie, this book will warm you up like hot cocoa in the winter. A light, easy read for your holiday TBR list.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc of this book (even though it came out two months ago)! I’m giving this 4.5 stars! Such a cute, happy, and heartwarming book. I loved all the characters and loved the setting in New York. Gio is such a sweetheart, as is the whole Belotti family. Iris has been through so much but is still such a strong, caring girl. I really really enjoyed this book! Would definitely recommend.

Iris, a recent new york transplant who fled an abusive relationship, ending up in NY retracing some of her late mother's footsteps, and Gio, a widowed shop owner in little Italy have a perfect valentines meet cute, in an enemies to lovers kind of way. Later in the year, she stumbles upon his gelataria, one she is sure was in an old picture of her mother's. Gio's uncle, the keeper of the secret family gelato recipe had recently had a stroke leaving Gio and his cousin unsure of how to continue making the famous gelato. Iris offers to help them work up to matching the recipe, with Gio and Iris falling in love along the way. But, plot twist, Iris's mother was a long lost love of Gio's uncle and he had actually written the recipe on a napkin that Iris was then in possession of.

Having enjoyed this author's previous novels, I knew that expecting a light hearted magical new york Christmas romance wasn't entirely in the cards but this was just a lot more than I had anticipated. I loved the scenery descriptions, I loved the found family aspect, I loved the flashbacks and the experimenting with the gelato. But the lack of honesty from Iris through literally the entire book rubbed me the wrong way. I understand being guarded due to her precious relationship but the big things that she was not upfront about, even to the point of the third act reconciliation felt like way too much to gloss over in the way that it was and foe me that really distracted from ehat the story could have been.

Like others have said, definitely have some gelato handy to enjoy while reading this one! (I personally gravitated towards the chocolate and vanilla bean swirl from trader Joe's, melt in the mouth delicious!)

Thank you Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the ARC in exchange for my review!

One Day in December is my favorite holiday book so I was very excited to dive into this one! And I was not disappointed. It was a heartwarming story and gave the perfect mix of Hallmark movie vibes with emotion and depth . The MCs had great chemistry and Gio especially was so swoony. I loved the backstory with Iris’s mother, the meet cute in the beginning and the New York setting. A great pick for the holiday season. 4.5⭐️

Iris is in New York City, following a path to a new life. Along the way she meets a man and his vivacious family and falls in love. But Iris has secrets that she has been keeping…will they come to light and ruin her happy ever after?

Loved this book and found the characters to be extremely interesting and relatable. Would highly recommend this read.

If you are a fan of Josie Silver's previous books, you'll feel right at home with her latest "A Winter in New York". I enjoyed it, and felt like it was a nice winter read. While I thought it was a romance, it also had other elements such as found family and navigating grief that I think added a level of complexity to the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House - Ballentine for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

A fun book for December - a romance, set in New York City. Iris moves to NYC to escape a toxic relationship, and to try and start her new life in a city that her mom (now deceased) had loved. When she discovers a gelato shop that appears in one of her mother's scrapbooks, she is drawn inside. She meets Gio, the son of the owner who is now in the hospital, and cannot remember the family recipe. Of course, Iris has the recipe - her mom had a connection to the store from her early life, but Iris keeps that a secret. Iris starts her relationship with Gio with a few lies, which is always hard for me - no matter how noble she is trying to be. Of course, there is a happy ending. Filled with Italian family, secrets, music, and love, and of course, gelato.

Cute story, loved the family, loved the way they stepped up for her, loved the female empowerment and examples of healthy relationships without perfection. I want gelato now.

This is a heartwarming slow burn love story. It’s set in New York over the course of one year. I enjoyed the characters so much, especially the Belotti family. They are so close knit and take care of one another. Of course you must have gelato around when reading this as a gelato recipe is a big part of the story. I enjoyed this book very much.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random house for the copy for review.

Oh, my heart! A Winter in New York follows main character, Iris, as she tries to rebuild her life after the loss of her mother and leaving an abusive relationship. Enter the Belotti family, a lovable group of Italians who run a Gelateria in New York. They need help recreating their famous gelato recipe, which is where Iris becomes intertwined.
This story was so heartwarming! I was rooting for Iris the entire time, she is such a likable main character and her story will really pull on your heartstrings. I really enjoyed this story, it's not super Christmassy but it does have a holiday feel to it. I also had to go out and buy gelato while reading so be prepared!

I love Josie Silver's winter romances! I was obsessed with ONE DAY IN DECEMBER when I first read it years ago, and A WINTER IN NEW YORK was just as delightful. It had romance, family, and the magic of the holiday season in New York City. So good!

I really enjoyed this story! It's not only a romance but a beautiful portrayal of found family and growth. I was invested in their story, I could understand why our female lead made the choices she did, and I love the neighbors. This is a great holiday read to cozy up with this winter.

Josie Silver has done it again! She is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors for swoony romances with heart. Her latest novel, A Winter in New York follows a young chef freshly arrived in New York, who finds herself embarking on a year of discovery after recognizing an iconic gelateria from an old family photo and becoming entangled with the magnetic Italian family who runs it.

Iris is fleeing London to escape her controlling ex, and it's no surprise that she finds herself settling on New York, the city that her effervescent mother, who recently passed from cancer, loved more than any place in the world. Her mother spent some of the best years of her life here, singing in a band before Iris was born. Iris has grown up hearing the stories of her mother's adventures in the Big Apple, and she can't wait to visit some of her mom's favorite haunts and make memories of her own.

One thing Iris was not expecting was to come across a gelateria that looks strikingly familiar. As it turns out, it is the exact same shop that featured prominently in her mother's photo album. Iris and her mother loved to make vanilla gelato together using their special secret recipe, so gelato holds a special place in her heart. Iris can't resist venturing inside only to discover that the family that owns the shop - the Belottis - are in the midst of a crisis. Their patriarch, Santos, is the only one who knows the recipe by heart, and he in a coma. As the Belottis are known for and only serve one flavor of gelato - vanilla - the fact that the recipe is lost is monumental. Without the recipe, the gelateria faces imminent closure.

As Iris begins to put the pieces together, she soon discovers that her mother is somehow tied to the Belotti family and the recipe that so many of Iris's memories are tied to is in fact the missing family gelato recipe. Iris doesn't know how to tell the Belottis that she is in possession of their super secret recipe. Desperate to uncover her mother's tie to the Belottis, Iris volunteers her services as a chef by helping Gio Belotti, the swoonworthy nephew of Santos, find the missing ingredients in his family's gelato recipe. Iris quickly finds herself not only falling for the warm and inviting Belotti family, but also Gio, who is everything that her ex wasn't.

Iris risks losing everything the longer she keeps her secret from the Belottis. As her life becomes more and more entwined with Gio's, she knows that she can't tell him the truth without losing him forever. Can she find a way to keep her secret and the man she loves?

As a prolific reader, I appreciate and respect Josie Silver as an author with great talent for writing well-developed, vibrant characters who are multi-dimensional and relatable. I am always immediately drawn into her books, which are evenly paced and sprinkled with thoughtful, compelling plot points throughout the course of the story. As I journey through one of her books, I am always enraptured by Silver's sense of style and her intimate way of writing human connection.

A Winter in New York is no exception. This Christmas-adjacent story takes us through the fall and winter seasons in New York City, and while the holidays play only a small role in this touching tale, it is still a fitting read for the Christmas season. With an atmospheric setting and a lively cast of characters, A Winter in New York will find its place in the heart of many.

While I think this book has cute potential it’s just not grabbing my attention. I’m over 30% in and would rather be reading other things. I think if I finished I’d give it a 3/5 but there’s too many other books for me to read to want to finish.

I think the main characters are likeable but this whole thing could be resolved if Iris just told Gio about her mom. Book over. The end.

Josie Silver does not miss. Her books are full of heart, romance, and a touch of magic which I love. This is the perfect winter book and I loved it.

I had been waiting to read A Winter in New York until closer to Christmas, and unfortunately the characters felt a bit one-dimensional to me.

After reading One Day in December, I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, this was only a decent read for me. I felt like the entire book was all about the continual lies, and I did not feel a real connection with the main characters. Overall, just okay.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, for the E-ARC

All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.