Synopsis
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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Review
What I think I loved the most about Weather Girl was the imperfect main characters. The male main character was fat, and a female main character suffered from depression. This made their romance hard at times, but it felt so much more real than a lot of other romances I’ve read before.
Ari was a fantastic female main character primarily because of her flaws, but not entirely. She was kind, sweet, and just extremely likable. Ari had everybody’s best intentions at heart, although sometimes she doesn’t have her own best intentions at heart. I have to admit there were times, especially near the end where I felt like Ari’s character was being unreasonable, and there was a lot of baggage she had because of her mother, but overall she was a great character. I especially connected with the idea that she couldn’t be her true self around anybody. I enjoyed seeing her open up around Russ and made their love story even more meaningful. Russ was great and seeing him struggle with being a dad and a boyfriend also seemed something I could easily see many single parents dealing with.
I loved that a lot of the book took place in the newsroom, something admittedly I’m not very familiar with. It brought me some appreciation not just for meteorologists but for other reporters, especially sports reporters. I enjoyed seeing the dynamics between positions within the organization, and it was just interesting.
I enjoyed Weather Girl, and while I did enjoy The Ex Talk a little more, this was a great read!
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Good review! I was already interested in this book, but I definitely want to check it out even more now~ Love that it takes place in a newsroom, that sounds interesting~