What the title of this one can't possibly make you understand is the layers of this one. It's about Iris, a woman looking for a fresh start. While trying to find that start, she finds a connection to her mother's past. Specifically, she finds out that a shop in Little Italy famous for their gelato is utilizing the exact same recipe for gelato that her mother has always made her. The story is then Iris unwinding how this can be. Oh, and she also falls for Gio, the nephew of the man thought to be the only guy who knew how to make said famous gelato. This one had lots of twists and turns, but was also a bit of a slow burn (which is not always my jam, so want others to know the pace) as Iris tries to figure out what's next for her, all the while navigating some pieces of her past that just won't go away. While I love the other two Josie Silver's I've read more, this was still a story I really enjoyed reading. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me have a dose of winter in the heat of August with this October 2023 release!

This was so cute and sweet!
Such a good book for the winter holiday time. I will definitely be purchasing and rereading! I liked how easy it was to visualize the setting. Such a fun read!
Heartwarming and puts me in the mood to watch a Nora Ephron film:)

Thank you Net Galley and Random House Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Read this if you like gelato!!! It’ll make you want to eat some appropriately 500 million times!!! The setting is Christmastime in NYC which always just seems magical to me, as someone who’s never been to NYC. Iris stumbles upon a gelato place that has connections to her mother & her past. She quickly becomes friends with Gio, his daughter & their family. However she doesn’t tell them the whole story and now it’s too late. This book was cute & a quick read & a fun wintery setting.

Thank you NetGalley for eARC in exchange for an honest review.

HUGH thanks to NetGalley and Random House-Ballantine for the opportunity to read A Winter in New York by Josie Silver. One of the very best feel good books I have ever read. (bring tissues).

Iris moves to New York to start over after a bad relationship, and stumbles into a job, best friend, and place to live all at once. She comes across a gelato shop that she recognizes from her late mother’s photos and wonders if it’s the source of her secret gelato recipe. While there, she meets Gio and discovers the shop is in danger of closing because his uncle had a stroke and can’t remember the secret family recipe. Amazingly, Iris is able to help but doesn’t want to disrespect her mother’s secret in the process.

This book packed an emotional punch while also providing the sweet feels of a rom com. The author manages to tackle grief, parental and spousal loss, and abusive past relationships all in a sensitive and meaningful way. The gelato shop was a charming setting to the New York backdrop. I enjoyed the book so much! My only complaint was the miscommunication involved some dishonesty, and though I could empathize with the FMC, it went on too long for my liking. Despite that, it’s a sweet, wintery read that is ultimately uplifting.

Thank you to Josie Silver, Random House- Ballantine, and Netgalley for an arc in exchange for my honest review.

I loved A Winter in New York! I’m a sucker for a NYC setting and it was magical. I think this story would be a perfect one to read this winter during a cozy night in.

Thank you to NetGalley, Josie Silver and Penguin for an eARC of A Winter in New York.
I have loved all of Josie Silver's book, so I was excited to read this one. Initially, I didn't think the gelato premise could quite carry this story, but I was mistaken. It is a beautiful story about love, loss and family traditions. The NYC setting is magical, yet the book really isn't entirely set in winter. There were a few times that I thought an event in the book needed more explaining and the 80's rom com movie references were a bit overplayed. However, Iris + Gio's story is genuine and heartwarming, 4 / 5 stars!

ugh i can’t wait to reread this around the holiday season. this was so precious and pure and ooey gooey sweet, im obsessed. ms silver really knows how to weave such a compelling story and the blossoming romance between iris and gio is the real love component. highly recommend checking this one out!

After her mother passes away and she breaks up with an abusive ex boyfriend, Iris moves to New York City from England to start fresh. She lives above the noodle shop where she works and has made friends with the landlords who live above her. She hasn't explored the city much but when her friend Bobby takes her to an Italian festival in Little Italy she recognizes something from her mother's past. It's a gelateria run by the Belotti family. One of her most treasured memories with her mother is making gelato together. What could her mother's gelato recipe have to do with this gelateria in New York City ? As Iris befriends the Belotti family she soon finds out her family's connection with this place and as she falls more in love with the entire family she is afraid of what will happen when the secret is eventually revealed.
This book is so warm and cozy. I love the author's descriptions. They make you feel as if you are right there walking down the streets of New York with Iris and Geo. I loved the entire Belotti family. The only thing missing was the secret recipe at the end.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book for review.

Looking for a sweet romance with gelato included? A Winter in New York shares two romance in New York stories. One story is current day with Iris who’s starting over in the city her deceased mother loved. After Iris settles into life in New York, she learns more and more about her mother’s time in the city back in the mid-80s. There are just enough obstacles to make this a delightfully light romance novel.

New York City with a lost Londoner, delicious gelato and true love…. What more can you ask for?

Sweet and spicy and so very Josie Silver! I have read all of her books and loved each of them for different reasons. A Winter in New York is a sweet romance that manages to lighten some tough topics without making you run away. Romance lovers get ready, Josie Silver has done it again!

Thank you to NetGalley, the Publishers, and Josie Silver for an ARC of A Winter in New York. I am not going to recover from this book for an unprecedented amount of time. Holy feels. I had to take a moment to process this before writing my review. I absolutely ADORED it. I was not in a Christmas mood before reading this (it’s August - spooky season time lol!) but now it looks like I’m skipping Halloween this year. Iris, Vivien, Gio, Santo. I would give anything to be apart of the Belotti family. The writing was amazing, the story straight to my heart. Tears, laughs, hanging on to see what happens next. I can not wait to read more of Josie’s books.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House for the Advanced copy of A Winter In New York!

I am a sucker for holiday romances and this did not disappoint.

Josie Silver really knows how to tug on my heartstrings!
I did find a few of the plot points predictable, but as a lover of rom-coms that is to be expected. The way I felt Instantly drawn into these characters, the secrets and lies, the DRAMA! this book really does have it all.

I received this ARC from Net Galley and the opinions are mine all mine.

Josie Silver writes a delightful rom-com of a book. This one is no exception. I breezed through it, I found the characters delightful, and just enjoyed it overall.

Josie Silver tugs at my heartstrings with “A Winter in New York” and I am here for all of it. If this book was one of those Holiday movies that pop up on Netflix, I would make it into my regular rotation. It has all the hallmarks of a heartfelt, feel good story: love, family, drama and the courage to overcome trauma. I truly loved this book.

The chemistry between Gio and Iris is electric from the first scene. I love the buildup and the fact that, while we the reader KNOW something is coming, it didn’t feel super obvious in the prose. There was buildup in the connection that didn’t have to be verbalized constantly; it just happened naturally on the page until as the reader, I squealed with happiness when all the pieces came together.

The supporting cast is superb. I adored the love and chaos that is the Belotti family, one that’s loud and boisterous and supportive. In the scheme of this story and Iris and Gio’s background, it was perfect. The gelateria was a warm, comforting backdrop for the family and I felt it was the perfect atmosphere for love to develop. I also enjoyed the flashbacks that explained Santo and Vivien’s history, and how it shaped Gio and Iris’s story. Bobby and Robin are the friends that everyone wishes they had…I would take them as best friends any day of the week!

There are things between Gio and Iris that I don’t love, but by the end I understood them more based on their lived experieces and the explanatons given…life is messy and hard, especially when trauma is involved. Both Gio and Iris have to overcome their own internal obstacles, and I felt their struggles and at times, shed a tear with them as they found their way out of them.

For me, a good book is one that I read before I fall asleep and one I want to pick up the second I wake up, and “A Winter in New York” fit that bill. It’s sure there will be some who think it’s a bit cheesy, but that’s what I think made me love it so. If you want something that will leave you with that warm and fuzzy feeling, this book is for you.

** A big thank you to NetGalley and Random House-Ballantine for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this one and appreciate the opportunity!!**

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver is a fun, Hallmark-like holiday novel set in New York. The romance and mystery— all combine in a satisfying plot. I did find the novel a bit hard to get into and the characters were hard to connect with. Overall, it was a fun holiday read. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

I loved the relationship between Iris and Gio. After losing her mom and escaping an abusive relationship Iris moves to New York City from England. There she is able to experience New York City life in her mother's footsteps she was a struggling young musician. It has a dual timeline set mostly in present-day New York City with Gio and Iris and with flashbacks of her mom Vivian and Santo Belotti. When her friend Bobby takes her to an Italian festival she discovers a storefront that may have been in one of her mom's photos of a handsome man, a secret gelato recipe, the one her mom felt was the love of her life. Wanting to explore more she enters Belotti's Gelateria, where she meets Gio. Discovering that Santo, the one that knows the recipe has had a stroke and doesn't remember the recipe. Iris also knows the recipe, having shared many a gelato with her mom, using that secret recipe. She wants to help them, but she doesn't want to let anyone else know that the top secret gelato recipe was shared with someone outside of the family. So Iris goes to work with Gio to help him recreate the recipe without actually telling him she knows the recipe. I loved the whole Belotti family and how warm and fun they were, a contrast to Iris's upbringing by a single mother. Unfortunately, as Iris and Gio grow closer she struggles with the secret she's been keeping about the gelato recipe as well as her mother's relationship to the Belotti family. I loved Gio and Iris's relationship and slow burn romance, as well as found family.

A very light hearted holiday read. Iris and Gio are so precious and this book gave me all the warm and fuzzy vibes. It was a slow burn but it was very well done.

I loved One Day in December so I was very excited when I saw that Josie Silver was coming out with a new book. I really enjoyed the story, and as someone who has lived in New York for ten years I appreciated how the city was portrayed. It seemed real and not overdone, which I feel like can sometimes happen with books set in New York. There were times that I would be so frustrated because I felt like a character wasn't doing the obvious thing but then a few pages later they'd do it, or acknowledge why they weren't doing it. The book didn't knock my socks off or anything, and I wasn't entirely sure if the drama with the ex was needed, but I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to others. Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for this ARC!

SUPER CUTE!!! I loved the romance, and I am in NYC so it felt so real and cozy. The story was really lovely and easy to follow. One of my favorite romances this year.