#josie silver

[champagnexowishes]

“I’m lonely and blue without you”

-One Night on the Island

[acotars]

Read in 2023:

That’s the way it is sometimes, isn’t it? Life is the stuff that happens in the cracks between your plans and expectations.

ONE NIGHT ON THE ISLAND by Josie Silver ★★★

[backndforthfromnewyork]

one day in december, josie silver

[edwardslovelyelizabeth]

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

«A temporary glitch. His words knock around inside my head as we pack and stack the order to go. It’s a good summary of us, we are a temporary glitch in each other’s timeline»

[nade2308]

[letmetellyousomestuff]

"... then he looks down at me, and his eyes say all the things he cannot. His gaze holds mine as we dance slowly, and I silently tell him that I’ll always carry him in my heart, and he silently tells me that in another place, another time, we’d have been pretty damn close to perfect”

- One Day in December, Josie Silver

[jannianni]

A Winter In New York by Josie Silver - A 5/5 Star Review!

Iris is finding her footing in New York City, far away from the grief and trauma of her old life in London. While she is not at the culinary level she would like to be in her chef career, she finds comfort and friendship in the local noodle shop where she works. Still reeling in grief from the loss of her mother, she finds her identity through her mother's past. A chance run-in with an iconic gelateria present in her mother's scrapbook, what lies behind the front door will turn her new world upside down.

I really enjoyed this deep story of love in its many forms: intimate, parental, friendship. I loved the slow build of her found family in New York City and how often she is reminded that she is important to the group and the dependability of the member of the group when she feels very isolated. I personally enjoyed the family and friend bonding over food and wine. If you are a fan of romantic movies set in New York City, this book is for you. It mentions Moonstruck, When Harry Met Sally, Pretty Woman, and many others that have slipped my mind. My favorite character is Gio, especially with a scene in a storage unit where he demands maturity and communication with respect and basic human dignity. I literally cheered out loud as I read that part! I also enjoyed how fiercely loyal he is to his family and his willingness to compromise in order to make those he cares about happy. I would recommend this book for adult readers who enjoy a story that travels between past and present. I would also recommend it for those who love to read about found family as this story slowly builds on this to band together for a victorious defeat over a despicable villain.

On the other hand, I would not as enthusiastically recommend and more give a warning to those who may be triggered by relationship abuse, parental loss (especially maternal), and homelessness as some scenes may be difficult to read through.

Please note: at the time this review has been posted, the current release date is set for 10/03/2023. Many thanks to Dell, Ballantine Books, Penguin Random House, Goodreads Giveaways, and Netgalley for the Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

[maktbah]

Book Summary: One Night on the Island A Novel by Josie Silver

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver, bestselling author of One Day in December, two strangers are brought together by a booking mishap in a remote cabin on an Irish island. Cleo Wilder, a dating columnist approaching her thirtieth birthday, embarks on a solo retreat to find clarity in her personal life. Mack Sullivan, struggling with his life in Boston, comes to the same cabin to reconnect…

[pmg227]

Favorite Reads of February '24

Murder Your Employer Rupert Holmes. Chosen for a book club, this book has a strange concept that I wasn’t too sure I could get behind. However, the dark humor drew me in and though one hopes that no such place exists (The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts), this turned out to be an enjoyable read filled with puns, unsavory characters, and several opportunities for revenge. Set in the…

[littlecajunlady]

I thought One Day in December would be like Serendipity and to my great disappointment, it was not. So now I'm watching Serendipity again for the 100th time.

[mrs-jamesbbarnes]

Was really enjoying One Day in December, but as a person full of obnoxious facts about David Tennant, I took a moment to groan. He doesn’t have twitter. Nor did he have Twitter in 2018 when this was written.

(He has his podcast twitter but I don’t count that because someone else runs it.)

But overall cute book 4.2/5 stars

[thatwritererinoriordan]

[dkehoe]

This Chick Read: A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

When Iris and her best friend Bobby walk the streets of and find an Italian street fair, Iris spots a little gelateria that looks to be the same as the one in a photo of her mother’s. The next day, Iris goes back to that shop and meets the owner, Gio Belotti, and sample’s a taste of their vanilla gelato and realizes it’s the exact same one her mother used to make her. Gio shares that his uncle,…

[diaryoftruequotes]

The human brain is wired to cope with grief. It knows even as we fall into unfathomably dark places, there will be light again, and if we just keep moving forward in one brave straight line, however slowly, we’ll find our way back again.

Josie Silver, The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

[desdasiwrites]

Despite the fairy-tale snowstorm out there, this isn’t Narnia. This is London, real life, where hearts get kicked and bruised and broken, but somehow they still keep beating.

– Josie Silver, One Day in December

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