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A review by profpetitfours
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
3.0
Probably more like 3.5 stars, which is solid but not spectacular.
I always find the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's to be a bit melancholic and I think those vibes fit this book well. While this is ultimately a romance, it deals with absentee parents, grief, and familial obligation well. I'll skip the recap because, ultimately, I think there are so many threads going on in the story that any attempt at making sense of them wouldn't go well.
Ultimately, those many threads are what lowered my enjoyment of the book (though I still liked it just fine!). The main conflict at the core of the book (Iris not telling the truth to Gio and his family) felt unrealistically messy and I couldn't find the reasoning for why she proceeded as she did, she should have been honest from the start. Alas, that would have made for a 25-page long book!
* Thank you to the author, Delcorte Press, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review! *
I always find the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's to be a bit melancholic and I think those vibes fit this book well. While this is ultimately a romance, it deals with absentee parents, grief, and familial obligation well. I'll skip the recap because, ultimately, I think there are so many threads going on in the story that any attempt at making sense of them wouldn't go well.
Ultimately, those many threads are what lowered my enjoyment of the book (though I still liked it just fine!). The main conflict at the core of the book (Iris not telling the truth to Gio and his family) felt unrealistically messy and I couldn't find the reasoning for why she proceeded as she did, she should have been honest from the start. Alas, that would have made for a 25-page long book!
* Thank you to the author, Delcorte Press, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review! *