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challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“We asked for so much, didn’t we? We wanted to touch the stars, and look what we did.” TJR once again creates a brilliant universe, this time focused on the universe—space—the stars, the moon, and how orbital love is. Maybe we are minuscule in the scheme of the stars but that doesn’t make us small in the things we do, our actions, words, and intentions. She writes once again beautifully of the complexity of womanhood. Every calculated movement of a woman seeking success, previously in Evelyn Hugo among starhood, and now in Atmosphere among the stars in space themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism
Moderate: Death
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism
Minor: Homophobia
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
5 ⭐️ TJR is such a versatile writer and great storyteller. I cannot fathom the amount of research that she must have put in to create this novel. I LOVED that this story largely centered around strong, smart FMCs. It was a delight to read and the last 1/3 had me in tears (x3) and on the edge of my seat. This is a strong contender for best book of 2025 for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Vomit
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
“Happiness is to hard to come by. I don’t understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it.”
This book had me on the bathroom floor balling my eyes out questioning“why am I still reading this?”. Only to give it to my husband & tell him he needs to read it
Me while reading this book:
- “Beautifully written, 5 stars”
- Loving the sapphic rep
- Loving the nerdy parts incorporating the stars and space
- Loving the side characters
- “Why is TJR doing this to the characters? Why is she doing this to me?!”
- “This isn’t fair! They’ve been through enough, she can’t do this” *sobs*
Other things to know:
• Non-linear timeline
• Multiple POV
• Sapphic love story
• Astronauts/Space
• Toxic family relationships
• Tissues may be needed for the last chapter
This book had me on the bathroom floor balling my eyes out questioning“why am I still reading this?”. Only to give it to my husband & tell him he needs to read it
Me while reading this book:
- “Beautifully written, 5 stars”
- Loving the sapphic rep
- Loving the nerdy parts incorporating the stars and space
- Loving the side characters
- “Why is TJR doing this to the characters? Why is she doing this to me?!”
- “This isn’t fair! They’ve been through enough, she can’t do this” *sobs*
Other things to know:
• Non-linear timeline
• Multiple POV
• Sapphic love story
• Astronauts/Space
• Toxic family relationships
• Tissues may be needed for the last chapter
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid, but strong enough to do it anyway.”
Taylor Jenkins Reid did it again, she truly knows how to leave me staring at the wall in awe of her art, and how her words make me feel; she has a magical way of making each story, and each character, relatable and human in their own way.
I have always loved TJR’s writing style, and the carefully crafted and well developed characters she creates, but Joan Goodwin? Absolutely outstanding, her development on both personal level as on professional level was incredible! I loved the dynamic she had with everything, and especially with Vanessa and Frances— and the bond between the three of them was such an incredible subplot, that I loved reading about.
I have always loved anything related to space, so I was excited to see how TJR would capture this, and it was done so greatly! I loved the time jumps throughout this story, and getting to see each characters passion for their career throughout those different years, it was so captivating. Overall, I just loved it dearly; I genuinely believe Taylor Jenkins Reid can write anything, and I’d love it, I would definitely recommend this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Pregnancy
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love space lesbians
This is TJR’s best work yet (and that is saying something!). Vibes are very Lessons in Chemistry meets The Martian. Joan is a new favourite character of mine, I love the way she views the world with such wonder, and tries to treat people with kindness and understanding even when they don’t necessarily deserve it. Her love story with Vanessa (against the sinister backdrop of period-typical homophobia) is just beautiful. The writing is philosophical and introspective, with musings on our place in the cosmos and the hard-fought battle for gender equality in STEM. The dual timeline storytelling is done so well that it’s almost cruel that we’re forced to mourn certain characters before we fully get to know them. The stakes are high and I cried at several scenes. *chef’s kiss* Just fantastic.
This is TJR’s best work yet (and that is saying something!). Vibes are very Lessons in Chemistry meets The Martian. Joan is a new favourite character of mine, I love the way she views the world with such wonder, and tries to treat people with kindness and understanding even when they don’t necessarily deserve it. Her love story with Vanessa (against the sinister backdrop of period-typical homophobia) is just beautiful. The writing is philosophical and introspective, with musings on our place in the cosmos and the hard-fought battle for gender equality in STEM. The dual timeline storytelling is done so well that it’s almost cruel that we’re forced to mourn certain characters before we fully get to know them. The stakes are high and I cried at several scenes. *chef’s kiss* Just fantastic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage