Book: A Winter in New York

Author: Josie Silver

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Ballantine for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. 

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The story in A Winter in New York was absolutely adorable! It follows Iris who moved to New York City for a fresh start. She chose NYC because this was considered a happy place for her mom who recently passed away. 

Iris doesn’t have a lot of family and doesn’t know anyone in the city. She found a job at a noodle shop and now lives above it. She quickly became best friends with Bobby the store owner. 

One night they went to a feast in little Italy and passed by a gelateria which she remembered seeing a picture of in her mom’s photo album.

The next morning everything will immediately change for her. Gio Belotti, who works there, tells her the shop is in trouble because the sole owner of the recipe is his uncle, and unfortunately he is currently in a coma. Iris dedicates her time to helping with figuring out the recipe. In this journey, you see sparks fly between Iris and Gio. 

I loved the Belotti family and how close-knit they all were. It was heartwarming to see how they had taken Iris into the family as if they knew her forever. 

Iris’s character showed such growth by the end of the story that it made me so happy to see. 

I loved learning that Iris and Gio’s lives were intertwined more than we had first thought. As if there was an invisible string between Iris and the Belotti family all along.

Final Score: 5/5