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Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

66 reviews

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A love story with very real characters with real life issues, including depression. I’ve recently discovered Solomon, and I can’t wait to read more.

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ktdakotareads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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carbs666's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Okay this book was nice! There was a lot I really liked about it and I will get to that but I want to get my complaints out of the way. This book is fully driven by internal conflict, and I feel like I barely know Russell at all. I think for me this is a function of the book being narrated from the first person, which is something I don't prefer in really any context but especially dislike for romance. I also feel like this book could have been sexier- the sexy parts of it were very hot and I would have liked more of them please! I also feel like the premise could have resulted in significantly more zany situations for the protagonists but besides the work retreat situation - which isn't zany so much as slapstick/embarrassment - we don't get a lot of that.

I really liked that Russell is fat - give us more fat heroes!! And I liked Ari a lot, and I enjoyed how naturally the book discussed the seriousness of depression and mental illness without dimming the light and cozy vibes of the romance. I also enjoyed the way that Judaism is linked to and informs the lives of the protagonists. I also LOVED the twist at the end- I absolutely did not see it coming and it made me cackle! Also, Seth and Torrance's second chance romance b-plot was a very cute addition.

Overall this book was just....nice! I don't have big problems with it but it didn't spark any big feelings/reactions in me either. Definitely an enjoyable read!

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katrinaward's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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bookcasey's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a romance, but I recommend reading it for the beautiful portrayal of the ways depression weaves into your life.

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bookworm247's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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karenmsecrest's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Love the idea of a contemporary romance in Seattle. One of the benefits of contemporary romance is representation and character diversity. Both main characters are Jewish, the heroine has depression, and the hero is fat... these are all traits you won't find in a regency romance.

The heroine was too whiney for me.

The one thing I can't get over: the characters take a whale-watching cruise on Lake Washington. The whales in Seattle live in Puget Sound (salt water) not Lake Washington (fresh water) that separates Seattle from the Eastside suburbs.

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martachbc's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Solomon has carved herself a nice little niche of Seattle-based, media-centric workplace romances. The Ex Talk focused on radio, and with Weather Girl, we move into the exciting world of local news.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕥:: Ari Abrams is a weather girl who tries to prevent anything from raining on her parade. Her always-cheerful attitude resulted in her being dumped for not being real enough, but it helps her survive her toxic workplace, where her two bosses, who happened to be exes, are constantly at each other’s throats. She teams up with sportscaster Russell to reunite the wayward lovers in the hopes of making their professional lives better. But when she starts spending more time with Russell, she starts to wonder if romance might be in the cards for her too.

𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤: Don’t hate me for saying this, but Weather Girl just fell a little flat for me! I think I struggled to buy the extremely unprofessional Parent Trap-ping of the bosses - normally I can overlook goofy plotlines in a romance, but it didn’t click for me.

Overall everything just seemed a little nice but a little lackluster. It’s weird because that’s exactly what I did like about two other recent reads, The Suite Spot and Lease on Love. But I never felt drawn to pick up this book - I was mostly reading it just to get through it.

I really do appreciate that Solomon brought into the mix a few elements we don’t often see in romance: depression (because it’s not sexy but it’s real!) and a male lead who wasn’t carved out of marble and who has his own body issues. Normalize it all! I think Solomon does a great job of normalizing these diverse elements without making it *the* story.

I would describe this as a good spring romance. It’s not necessarily a beach read, it’s not the most fun thing in the world, but it works well for a rainy day. Fittingly, I guess!

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rad's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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