I wanted to eat gelato and jump on a plane and head to NY while reading this book. It was so dang cute. I’m obsessed with the characters, the storyline, everything 💕 perfect holiday read!

This was such a heart warming, wintery story about love, loss, family and lots of gelato. It was so so sweet. I’ve always really liked Josie Silver’s writing and this was no different!

I love a story where the present mimics the past. It’s bittersweet to see Iris living the life her mother loved so much, without her. But that’s exactly why she’s doing it, right? And the fact that Iris just happened upon the same exact gelato shop her mother did all of those years ago. And just like her mother her life was changed in an instant. It’s the perfectly, heartwarming, bittersweet story.

I LOVED Gio and Iris together. They were sweet, and fun, and something new and exciting for the other. Even though they just started because she could help him with his gelato problem, they so easily moved into something that was so important. The way she was so seamlessly accepted (or forced) into his family was so sweet. She didn’t have anyone else, and now she had a whole family?? Even though everything was COMPLICATED. So complicated. And there was no easy way out. She felt so loved and safe with Gio, with his family and that made everything so much harder.

Also the fact that he called her Cucchiaino 🥹😭 makes my heart MELT. So silly, but so so so SWEET.

I do really dislike when there’s a lie between the characters that spans across the whole story. Just because I KNOW it’s going to hurt when it comes out. Even if it makes sense and is the whole reason for the story!! And Iris is protecting her mother first and foremost because that’s who she is loyal to. But she’s also protecting Santo, which is so sweet. It all played out very well, which I was grateful for!

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

First I wanna thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is one of the coziest books I've ever read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like grab a blanket, some hot cocoa and get comfy on your couch cozy. It's just the way the books written.

I loved this story, the FMC, MMC, & the holiday and winter spirit I'm this book.

Found family is a trope l've grown to absolutely love. Because I whole heartedly believe you can find family in good friends when you're in a city with no family. So this aspect was love for me.
I rated this 4 stars be some of the issues were...annoying.

Off to eat some gelato now!

A Winter in New York was a romantic story about a second chance at love, overcoming a traumatic past relationship, and discovering herself. Iris was able to reconnect with her mother’s past and in turn fall in love with Gio and find her forever family. I enjoyed the storyline and characters. I’d recommend this book. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley, Josie Silver and Random House Publishing Group for this ARC!

I was so excited to read this story but unfortunately it fell short for me this time. I would like to come back to this one perhaps as a cozy winter read. Although I am marking this as a DNF with one star, I can see how others may enjoy this book. For me, I just wasn't loving the slow burn aspect for both the central plot about the gelato as well as the budding relationship between the main characters.

Read if you like:
-Gelato
-New York
-Slow burn romance
-Hallmark movie romances

Iris leaves her abusive relationship in London for a fresh start in NYC! A favorite memory that Iris has was watching movies that were set in NYC with her mom and she even found out that her mom had a picture of a family owned Gelato shop and she wants to know why. She goes there and meets the owners nephew, Gio, who is worried because they are in danger of closing since his uncle who knows the secret recipe is. in a coma. Iris is shocked when she tries the Gelato and it tastes just like what her mom used to make which leads her to want to know why her mom knew that recipe. She helps Gio and of course starts to fall for him.

This was such a cute story and I loved the balance between a romance and the family/real life issues that people have to deal with. Of course we have a miscommunication trope but overall, I loved this story and the big Italian family, and the gelato recipe story throughout.

I really enjoyed this book! I requested it on NetGalley because I wanted to read a Christmas romcom. Although this wasn't *quite* as much Christmas as I wanted (a good portion of the book takes place in the fall), it fit the romcom bill nicely.

I would describe this book as One Italian Summer meets While You were Sleeping. Following her mother's death and finally breaking up with her abusive boyfriend, Iris escapes to New York City, a place that had been dear to her mother's heart. She stumbles upon a gelato shop that turns out to be the source of her mother's top secret gelato recipe. When she learns that the family patriarch, the person who his family believes to be the only one who knows the recipe, has suffered memory loss and no longer remembers it, Iris endeavors to help the family recreate the recipe - without revealing her own knowledge or secret connection to them. As Iris grows closer to the Bellotti family, especially Gio, it gets harder and harder for her to rein in her emotions and juggle all the lies she feels that she has to tell.

I did not care for the secrets/lying plotline of this book. It came across as unnecessary and juvenile. Iris spends a good bit of time reflecting on how stressful it is keep lying, and all I could think to myself was how much easier things would be if she would just be honest. Instead, she kept digging herself into a hole, and it nearly cost her all of the relationships she had formed.

That aside, I really enjoyed A Winter in New York. I loved each of the characters - I'm not sure that I could pick a favorite. Gio was a dreamy leading man. His family was wonderful and so fun to get to know. I enjoyed the occasional flashbacks to Vivien's story. The depiction of New York City felt authentic and immersive. I just wish I could taste that famous gelato!

Overall, this was a fun romcom to read leading up to the Christmas season. This would be a great book to read if you're itching for Christmas, because a good portion of it takes place in the fall, too. I would definitely recommend this book to romcom fans!

FINALLY I’ve read a book worth raving about 👏🏻 it’s been a rough reading streak recently and thankfully A Winter in New York by Josie Silver has broken it. This new book comes out on October 3, 2023!

A Winter in New York follows Iris and Geo and a closely guarded family secret that ties them together…even though only one of them knows about it. Iris has come to New York to start over and walk in her mom’s footsteps, one batch of her super secret gelato at a time. When Iris recognizes a door from an old picture of her mom’s, she goes to explore and realizes her gelato recipe actually belongs to the Belotti’s…the one that only 2 Belotti family members at a time are allowed to know. Iris begins working with Geo and consequently falling in love with him. This book was the perfect mix of holiday and romance. I loved that Geo and Iris were older, in their 30s, instead of most romances which center around like 20 year olds. Their relationship was authentic and mature. I loved the gelato and Italian family elements and how Iris and Geo both grew throughout the story. The end had me tearing up so that’s how you know it’s good. Don’t miss this one for your upcoming holiday reads!

Title: A Winter In New York
Author: Josie Silver
Narrator: Emma Appleton
Pub Date: October 3, 2023

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A Winter In New York by Josie Silver did not disappoint! I had high expectations, because Josie Silver is one of my favorites, and I really enjoyed this book with its wonderful characters and plot. This is the perfect cozy winter read!

When Iris decides to leave an abusive relationship in London, she is hoping for a fresh start in New York City. Growing up, she loved watching movies with her mother set in NYC while eating their family gelato recipe. Now, living in NYC, she discovers a family-run Gelateria that she saw in a photo of her mother’s belongings. Wanting to find out more about why her mother had a photo of this shop, she visits the next day where she meets Gio, the owners nephew, who shares the shop is in danger of closing because his uncle is in a coma and has the secret gelato recipe, which no one else knows. Upon trying the gelato at the shop, Iris discovers it’s the same recipe her mother used to make gelato. However, since she does not know her mothers connection to the shop, she is unsure why Gio’s uncle gave it to her mother to begin with. Iris feels compelled to help, and offers to help at the shop by re-creating the gelato flavor. Along the way, she starts to fall for Gio. Eventually, Gio’s uncle wakes from his coma. Will the secret recipe, among with other secrets, ruin the relationships and life she has tried to create for herself in NYC?

Read If You Like:
🍨Stories Set In NYC
🍨Books About Self- Discovery
🍨Found Family
🍨Miscommunication Trope
🍨Gelato!

I alternated between reading this book, and listening to the audiobook, narrated by Emma Appleton. This was my first audiobook with Appleton as the narrator, and I really loved how she brought the characters to life. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook!

Thank you Random House Publishing Group, Josie Silver, and NetGalley for providing me with a #gifted copy of A Winter In New York!

This book confused me from the first page. It seemed as if there was some sort of preamble or back story that was missing

"A Winter in New York" by Josie Silver felt like the perfect jumpstart to the fall season & upcoming winter holiday time. Iris aims for a fresh start in NYC after the gutting loss of her mother and an abusive relationship (reminiscent of Tiffy's ex in The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary). While those are heavy issues Iris is facing, this book is primarily about healing from loss and life, love, friendship, loyalty, family - both found and by birth - and of course, gelato. As is always the case with Silver's writing, I was quickly wrapped up in the curious story wondering how all the threads tied together. The miscommunication trope makes an appearance in this story and while it is never my favorite part of a book, it is what it is & I was glad there was some sense in the characters in the end. I loved this book and will read it year after year. I also now need a gelato machine. Vanilla FOREVER.

After reading A Winter in New York by Josie Silver, all I want to do is eat gelato. And after you read it, you will too.

The book follows Iris in her first year living in New York after previously living in London. She has left an abusive relationship behind, and is still grieving the loss of her mother. The one constant in her life is the secret gelato recipe her mom had made her her entire life. As she attends an Italian festival, she finds a door that looks familiar. Turns out, it's the gelato restaurant from her mom's past, the source of the secret gelato recipe.

Enter Gio, the handsome widower, and son of the gelato owner. There's been a family tragedy, and they don't have the recipe...but Iris does. What follows is the gradual falling in love between these two lost souls as they work to find the lost recipe.

While I really liked this book, the characters were amazing, I felt the secrets Iris kept from Gio were kept for much too long, and I felt the ending was very rushed. I feel like Silver could have drawn it out a little bit more. However, that minor gripe aside, the book was an emotional rollercoaster. It had me smiling, crying, and sighing at the romance of it all.

Josie Silver is one of my favorite romance authors and look forward to reading her books every year. I was not let down with this book. It had every element I love in a Silver book: realistic characters, realistic problems, a tad of a tragic background, overcoming grief, romance, and hope.

A Winter in New York is the perfect addition to your holiday TBR list.

I absolutely adored this book. I wanted to jump into it and live out the story myself. Anyone who has lived in New York will particularly understand how much of a vivid picture this novel was.

*Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I will always read a book by Josie Silver, but man, her books just keep getting better with each one. I loved this one. It was pure perfection. I couldn’t wait to read more.

This book is a delightful story of loss, finding yourself, and finding love in the process. To say I enjoyed this book is an understatement!!!!!!!!!!! I loved this book and its charming characters so much!!!!!!!!

This cements it...I am an unabashed, total Josie Silver fan! A Winter in New York begins with a meet-cute for the record books, and continues when Iris and Gio meet again a few months later, with Iris realizing that there is more to their story than Gio knows. Romance ensues, and I fell totally in love with Gio and the entire Belotti clan. The romance is epic, and the minor characters in the book are charming in the extreme.

I rated this one 3.5 stars (rounded to 4) because I just didn't understand why Iris felt she couldn't just 'fess up, at least about not really being a widow. The secret didn't seem to be as big a deal as was made of it, and, though I did enjoy the final scene, it seemed to be a bit neatly tied up, especially after the ultimatums made by both Felipe and Santo. It just didn't seem to hang true for me.

Josie Silver writes a great romance, and A Winter in New York is a solid addition to her body of work. It is not my favorite, but will especially resonate with romance readers who love New York, gelato, or big Italian families.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for the digital ARC of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver. The opinions in this review are my own.

4.5/5 stars

Josie Silver always delivers. This time with a heartwarming story of having the courage to start over in very different ways/circumstances.

Iris, a young chef, moves from England to NY abruptly and finds herself alone but for the memories of her mother’s time spent there. As she begins to discover the city, she comes across a family-run gelateria that is pictured in one of her mother’s old photos. She meets Gio, a widower raising his teenaged daughter and running the shop for his uncle who is hospitalized and in a coma. Upon awaking Gio’s uncle cannot remember the recipe for their famous gelato which Iris discovers is the exact same recipe that her mother always made…how is that possible and what is her mother’s connection to the shop?

This is a story with multiple facets…secrets, heartache for those lost, a mystery, and learning to step out to live again after traumatic life events. The characters are fun and lovely (both mains and secondaries). The plot, a bit frustrating at times, also shines with a slow-burn chemistry and all the feels of standing up for those we love and willing to sacrifice for their happiness above our own. I totally fell for Iris and Gio and am already anticipating Silver’s next endeavor.

Highly recommend.

My sincere thanks to the author, NetGalley and Dell for providing the free early arc of A Winter in New York for review. The opinions are strictly my own.

I'm afraid I might becoming a fan of romance! Certainly, I'm a fan of Josie Silver. A Winter in New York had enough steam for those who like it and not so much that those who don't like it can skim over it. :)
This story of found family and gelato had me wanting to visit NYC immediately. I really liked the book!
4.5 stars

Thank you netgalley for an ARC copy of A Winter In New York by Josie Silver!

I loved this sweet, winter story with flashbacks of previous family members and wanted to taste the famous gelato. I enjoyed the characters and the story. A Winter In New York releases Tuesday, October 3rd!

This book is so heartwarmingly beautiful, it makes winter feel a bit warmer.

I loved this book. I was laughing, on the verge of crying, and smiling throughout. It’s a quick read that quickly reminds you of the beauty of family, self-love, and acceptance.

I wouldn’t say this is your typical Christmas book. It definitely focuses more on the winter aspect instead of being a holiday book. But they touch on all the major holidays and they’re interwoven into the story.

I think the romance between Iris and Gio was done so well. But what really stood out to me was the focus on family, grief, and rediscovering yourself.

Iris was relatable in so many ways and I enjoyed seeing her pick herself up after the loss of her mom and leaving an abusive relationship. She was relatable but inspiring. Even though she did annoy me at certain points with her miscommunication, by the end I could kind of understand why she did it.

The only negative is that now I am fully craving gelato!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC! This book comes out October 3rd and you will not want to miss it this winter!