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girldetectives's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Death
itschelseaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Overall cute, a lot of heart and a feel good romance with some real hard spots in their relationship.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
Moderate: Death
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"A Winter in New York" follows Iris, a woman who is trying to get a second chance in New York City. Following the death of her mother, Iris decides to try to go to places that can help her to feel connected to her mom, and one of the first places she decides to go is a gelato place. This gelato place is famous in the city because they only serve one flavor, and only two members of the family know the recipe at any given time. Except, Iris has a copy of the recipe, and she was under strict instructions from her mother not to tell anyone about it. When Iris finally ventures to the gelato shop, she cannot believe that she finds a family that loves her, a man to fall in love with, and pieces of her mom that she did not know about.
When I started this book, I thought it was going to be a cozy, winter romance, but I do not think it truly is. I think this book is more about Iris's journey to discover things about herself and her mom, and there happens to be a romantic interest. If we took the romantic interactions out of the story, I believe we would still have the same book. That is a big reason I felt it was middle of the road, because I did not have the right expectation going into the novel.
I did not love Iris as a character. Her reasoning for why she is keeping the secrets she does, seems kind of loose to me. I think she could have told Gio about the recipe pretty soon after meeting him, and I think she could have told him about her abusive ex right away as well. She just seemed ridiculous in her logic.
Gio is an AMAZING guy, and I loved seeing him and his daughter together. He is such an admirable single father, and he is doing an amazing job at raising his daughter. I would love to see a novella with just the two of them.
This book was fine, but not what I expected.
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content
blewballoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Alcohol
guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death
lololovesthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"A Winter in New York" is the first Josie Silver novel I've read. I definitely need to go back and check out her other books because this one is terrific. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me reminisce, it made me happy, it made me want vanilla gelato really, really badly! "A Winter in New York" will have you wanting to drop everything in your life to see the snow falling on the streets of Big Apple. Silver paints such an evocative picture of NYC in winter! This book will leave found-family fans eating good for nearly 400 pages. I loved this aspect of the story; it's really heartwarming and perfect for the Christmas season. I really enjoyed the main characters, Iris and Gio. Iris and Gio are both fully-fleshed-out, realistic-feeling characters. Iris is on her own, living in New York with a roommate because her mom came to New York on a wing and a prayer years before, and she wanted to follow in her footsteps. I love that Gio is a pure-hearted, soft-spoken guy. He has a big family, each one more boisterous and wonderful than the last. Still, both Gio and Iris have difficult, complicated relationships with their biological families, which adds to the tension and intrigue. There is also a terrific cast of supporting characters here as well. As the story moved along, I found myself holding my breath waiting for the other shoe to drop, for Iris's secret to be revealed. Some readers won't like this slow-burning aspect of the story, but it sustained me and made me read quicker, propelling me quicker towards the inevitable ending. I literally could not put this book down. It reads very fast and is addicting to boot. I highly recommend it!
Thank you to NetGalley, Josie Silver, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and Dell for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Stalking, and Death of parent
bookedbymadeline's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Love the rom-com movie references 💗 The novel is both a romance with Iris and Gio but it’s also a romance/love story for New York. I loved the descriptions and felt like I was in NYC during the holidays!
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer and Stalking