A review by bookwitch
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Even though the ending felt extremely rushed and a little too tidy, there is just something about Josie Silver's writing that I enjoy. The big, loud Italian (American) family spoke to my heart (and in New York no less!), and made me fall in love with virtually every one of the characters. I was hoping for a little more from this book overall, but for a holiday romance, I can't complain at all.  Vanilla forever!

On another note though - This was my book club's first book of the year and it caused a lot of hurt feelings when discussing it.
There is an abusive relationship reveal at some point, though not graphic specifically, we did have some members who talked about it a little too simply, not reflecting sensitivity toward individuals in an abusive relationship. While this was not necessarily the author or book's fault specifically, I think that because certain members felt as though the description of abuse did not reflect what they felt as "traumatic," insensitive comments about the character's inability to leave an abusive relationship were met with hurt feelings.
  It ended up leaving a negative feeling towards the book, even though I initially enjoyed my time reading it. 
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