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A Winter in New York
by Josie Silver
Thank you to Penguin UK and Josie Silver for letting me have an arc review copy of A Winter In New York.
The winter vibe of this book frosts each page with the wonder and charm that New York is legendary for having throughout the festive season. The foodie descriptions in this book will leave you hungry and mouth-watering at times with the mental smells/images your brain conjures up.
The characters are heart-warming, and charming and come alive through dynamic energies. Told through two points of view Iris and her mother, Vivian, while they visit New York and meet the men of the Belotti family. A lot of big emotions come into play in this story as it waves a plot around moving on, grief, loss, and healing (both from loss and an abusive, controlling relationship). Lots of little side stories are threaded through the main plot stitched together through family, friends, and a budding romance between Iris and Gio.
One thing, I wasn’t so keen on was Iris's tendencies to use blurt out a lot of white lies. It was a little distracting and only did her harm in the long run. There is a lot of miscommunication and secrets already embedded into the relationship between Iris and Gio, the lies made me feel cold to Iris at times, and thinking why you would do that. I felt like telling her to go to counseling because of it. Gio and his big Italian family stole the show in this book for me, I loved them as they were all interesting personalities with big hearts.
This book is a nice cozy, festive read to enjoy curling up with during snuggle season with the sparkle of festive fairy lights and a roaring fire. I almost felt this book read like Friends the TV show with all the interconnecting characters, places, and food elements (gelato).
The winter vibe of this book frosts each page with the wonder and charm that New York is legendary for having throughout the festive season. The foodie descriptions in this book will leave you hungry and mouth-watering at times with the mental smells/images your brain conjures up.
The characters are heart-warming, and charming and come alive through dynamic energies. Told through two points of view Iris and her mother, Vivian, while they visit New York and meet the men of the Belotti family. A lot of big emotions come into play in this story as it waves a plot around moving on, grief, loss, and healing (both from loss and an abusive, controlling relationship). Lots of little side stories are threaded through the main plot stitched together through family, friends, and a budding romance between Iris and Gio.
One thing, I wasn’t so keen on was Iris's tendencies to use blurt out a lot of white lies. It was a little distracting and only did her harm in the long run. There is a lot of miscommunication and secrets already embedded into the relationship between Iris and Gio, the lies made me feel cold to Iris at times, and thinking why you would do that. I felt like telling her to go to counseling because of it. Gio and his big Italian family stole the show in this book for me, I loved them as they were all interesting personalities with big hearts.
This book is a nice cozy, festive read to enjoy curling up with during snuggle season with the sparkle of festive fairy lights and a roaring fire. I almost felt this book read like Friends the TV show with all the interconnecting characters, places, and food elements (gelato).