Book Review: Winter in New York by Josie Silver
Where better to start again than New York?
Iris arrives in the city of dreams, intent on restarting her culinary career, and leaving her recent heartache behind.
Wandering the streets at a famous food festival, Iris feels like she’s living in a movie. Then she stumbles upon a gelateria that looks strangely familiar. Inside, she meets Gio: a perfect leading man with an irresistible smile – and a crisis of his own.
As fate would have it, Iris is the one person with the answer to his problem. She just can’t tell him that . . .
So, can Iris finally let go of the past – and let herself fall in love?
Published by Penguin Books UK
Released October 2023
My Thoughts:I know that I spend quite a bit of time disparaging romance novels. Ironically, I really enjoy romance movies and TV shows. There are only a couple of authors who write contemporary romance that give me the same feels as the romance movies I enjoy, as opposed to the majority that just make me cringe. These two are Paige Toon and Josie Silver, both from the UK. I’ve read each and all of the books written by these two authors.
A Winter in New York is the latest release by Josie Silver and it’s a seasonal story, so my love of Christmas is addressed as well within it. This one is all about starting over, grieving for a parent, finding yourself again after being lost in a toxic and harmful relationship, new friends, food, wine, more food, and gelato, so much gelato. And, of course, a new love. But I promise, it’s not cringey and I know I’m skating close to being hypocritical here but what can I say…Josie Silver just gives me that romance movie feeling that I only ever get from good, British movies like Love Actually. So maybe that’s why I only like British authors who write romance? Food for thought…
I’m a bit of a book snob, I know, but I just can’t resist the combination of love and food, even if it does seem in direct contradiction to my ‘I don’t like romance novels’ stance. It’s my weakness, foodie fiction where people fall in love over pasta, or, in this case, gelato. Anyway, needless to say, I recommend this one for some festive seasonal reading.
Thanks to the publisher for the review copy.
