Weather Girl
Ratings22
Average rating3.8
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Ratings22
Average rating3.8
One of... Amazon's Best Romances of January Apple Books' Best Books of January Goodreads' Hottest Romances of January Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 Popsugar, Parade.com, The Nerd Daily, and Fangirlish's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this electrifying romance from the author of The Ex Talk. Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station’s news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits’ end. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet but reserved sports reporter Russell Barringer. In the aftermath of a disastrous holiday party, Ari and Russell decide to team up to solve their bosses’ relationship issues. Between secret gifts and double dates, they start nudging their bosses back together. But their well-meaning meddling backfires when the real chemistry builds between Ari and Russell. Working closely with Russell means allowing him to get to know parts of herself that Ari keeps hidden from everyone. Will he be able to embrace her dark clouds as well as her clear skies?
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Going into this book, I was expecting a rom-com but I would consider this more of a contemporary romance as there was not a whole lot of comedy. Unfortunately it didn't grip me as much as The Ex-Talk did. I never felt fully connected to the characters and it felt like a chore at times to get through. I understand the importance of authors writing stories that focus on mental health, however I wish this book would have been marketed that way rather than as a romantic comedy as I had certain expectations going into it and instead it ended up being a book dealing with some pretty heavy topics that I typically need to be in the right headspace to enjoy.
ARC provided by Edelweiss in exchange for honest review.
Never thought I'd love a book about a weather anchor and a sports anchor but here I am! Weather Girl was so cute and it kept giving me warm gooey feelings in my chest while I read.
Weather Girl follows Ari Abrams who is all sunshine until she isn't. The work force has become a hostile environment with her two bosses. They are a divorced couple and is making the workplace hard to be at with their constant jabs and bickering. This is when Ari and Russell decide to get them back together.
During the time they get them back together, they start to form feelings for each other and it is the most pure thing probably when it comes to adults falling for each other. AND THEY ARE SO CUTE. The way Ari described Russell was just adorable how she kept constantly wanting to touch him and how he would blush. How she even found his round belly attractive. It was all mushy to me and I ate it right up!
Russell seemed like the perfect gentleman for Ari and the person to help her through her issues. The person to love her regardless of them and it made me feel seen.
I recommend this book to anyone looking for a cute work romance. Where they slowly fall for each other and are the perfect fit. I want to thank NetGalley for giving me this ARC for an honest review.
Weather Girl is my favorite of Solomon's books that I've read so far, and that's definitely because I related to Ari so much and saw so much of my struggles with depression reflected on the page. One of my notes from reading is “Reflections on therapy – ACCURATE.” It's been a few months since I read the book, so I don't remember precisely what said reflections were, but I felt very seen by them!
It's a romance novel, so of course, we have a Third Act Breakup. What I loved about their breakup (as much as I can “love” it) was that Ari's motives made sense for her character. It didn't rely on massive miscommunication. Her actions were a bit self-destructive, but it was an essential step for Ari to reflect and accept her depression.
If you've read and enjoyed any of Rachel Lynn Solomon's other work, you're sure to love Weather Girl!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
