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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
A Winter in New York was a cute story featuring Iris and Gio, unknowingly connected by a secret family gelato recipe. The gelato storyline was a bit convoluted and led to miscommunication which I could have done without, but, since I liked them individually and as a couple, I was willing to roll with it. This book made me crave noodles and a big warm-hearted Italian family - as well as vanilla gelato of course. I also liked that it had a little substance, in the form of storylines relating to grief and abusive relationships, but overall still managed to maintain a fun, light tone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
amberlfaris's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
alissamargaret's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Grief
readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
greta_b8's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Cosy, wintery book that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy. A Winter in New York is a heartfelt, slightly melancholic, seasonal story (although not that christmassy); a must for gloomy days spend sitting on the sofa!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
sariereads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, and Vomit
lololovesthings's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
4 stars!
"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.
"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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Stalking, and Death of parent
michelles_books9's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol
mishale1's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
(I thought this was a Christmas book at first and it’s really more of a winter book. Christmas is much closer to the end of this book.)
This book was very emotional with memorable, lovable characters and a beautiful writing style. I kind of thought it would be lighter than it was though.
Iris has recently moved to NYC. She’s wound up there, in a way, to kind of retrace her mother’s steps. Her mom talked loving about her time in NYC but raised Iris in the UK.
Iris’ mother passed away a few years ago, while very young. Iris jumped into a relationship not long afterwards, she was in an emotionally vulnerable place. Her mom was her only family and losing her meant Iris was all alone. Her ex took advantage of Iris in many ways and they had a relationship that was abusive (though not physically, quite upsetting).
One day Iris just dumped the abusive boyfriend and left the country.
She’s been in the Us for a short while and is doing a great job restarting her life. Her new best friend lives directly above her and she’s enjoying exploring the city.
One day she wanders along a gelato shop and realizes quickly that it’s the one her mom often mentioned. She had a brief relationship with one of the family members who owned the gelato shop and while she ultimately left him, he trusted her with the secret family recipe.
Iris’ mom made that recipe for her so many times growing up that it became their tradition too and Iris long ago memorized it.
When Iris meets Gio, she finds out that the holder of the family recipe is in the hospital and has forgotten the recipe. Iris knows she can help since she has the recipe herself but she has no way of telling them that without uncovering the family patriarch, Santos’, relationship with her mother.
So, instead she stays and tries to help Gio recreate the recipe. And she slowly starts falling for him despite the massive secrets she is keeping from him.
Man did I ever feel bad for Iris. She was keeping a secret entirely to keep Santos’ good name and it was only putting her in a precarious place with Gio. Iris is just such a good person.
Here’s my two cents: I really really could have done without the storyline about Iris’ abusive ex. This story did not need it. There were enough obstacles and it just made Iris’ backstory even sadder.
I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. I thought the writer’s way with words was beautiful and enjoyed this story.
This book was very emotional with memorable, lovable characters and a beautiful writing style. I kind of thought it would be lighter than it was though.
Iris has recently moved to NYC. She’s wound up there, in a way, to kind of retrace her mother’s steps. Her mom talked loving about her time in NYC but raised Iris in the UK.
Iris’ mother passed away a few years ago, while very young. Iris jumped into a relationship not long afterwards, she was in an emotionally vulnerable place. Her mom was her only family and losing her meant Iris was all alone. Her ex took advantage of Iris in many ways and they had a relationship that was abusive (though not physically, quite upsetting).
One day Iris just dumped the abusive boyfriend and left the country.
She’s been in the Us for a short while and is doing a great job restarting her life. Her new best friend lives directly above her and she’s enjoying exploring the city.
One day she wanders along a gelato shop and realizes quickly that it’s the one her mom often mentioned. She had a brief relationship with one of the family members who owned the gelato shop and while she ultimately left him, he trusted her with the secret family recipe.
Iris’ mom made that recipe for her so many times growing up that it became their tradition too and Iris long ago memorized it.
When Iris meets Gio, she finds out that the holder of the family recipe is in the hospital and has forgotten the recipe. Iris knows she can help since she has the recipe herself but she has no way of telling them that without uncovering the family patriarch, Santos’, relationship with her mother.
So, instead she stays and tries to help Gio recreate the recipe. And she slowly starts falling for him despite the massive secrets she is keeping from him.
Man did I ever feel bad for Iris. She was keeping a secret entirely to keep Santos’ good name and it was only putting her in a precarious place with Gio. Iris is just such a good person.
Here’s my two cents: I really really could have done without the storyline about Iris’ abusive ex. This story did not need it. There were enough obstacles and it just made Iris’ backstory even sadder.
I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. I thought the writer’s way with words was beautiful and enjoyed this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
mrscorytee's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse