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A review by evarano
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
4.0
I was a bit nervous to read this one because despite every RLS book being a 4 ⭐️ read or above, this one doesn’t have the greatest reviews. But, I’m so happy I listened to the audiobook, it was great. Really good narrator. I really liked this book, I always love RLS books and I think the base of that is that she’s truly a good writer. *minor spoilers ahead*
This is probably the most realistic and average couple I’ve ever read about in a romantic sense and I enjoyed that. Ari and Russ are just very real people. Their story was cute, funny at times and the spicy scenes dialogue was a touch cringey but that made it just that more enjoyable. I always like how inclusive RLS books are, and how she touches on important topics.
This book partly has a Set it Up vibe, with trying to get the bosses together, which I really enjoyed. It was light and funny, a good way to offset the heavier topics. I loved Ari and Russ getting to know each other, I like how RLS always writes real, likeable characters and very sweet and lovely male leads. I loved Russ being a bigger guy and the insecurities that come along with that, that’s not very common in romance books.
My only problem with this is I didn’t love the third act conflict, it felt very forced on Ari’s side. She almost backed Russ into a corner, and even though she acknowledged that, it still felt unnatural. Also, why is she babysitting when there’s a stepparent in the picture?
I loved the small twist at the end and the ending all together. I liked Ari going to therapy and talking about her mental health, but I was a touch confused on how she was engaged but never shared that she had depression, like how can you hide that? I think her depression is talked about way more than it’s actually seen in the story so it didn’t exactly match. She had a couple hard stretches but came out of them.
Anyways, liked it a lot and highly recommend.
This is probably the most realistic and average couple I’ve ever read about in a romantic sense and I enjoyed that. Ari and Russ are just very real people. Their story was cute, funny at times and the spicy scenes dialogue was a touch cringey but that made it just that more enjoyable. I always like how inclusive RLS books are, and how she touches on important topics.
This book partly has a Set it Up vibe, with trying to get the bosses together, which I really enjoyed. It was light and funny, a good way to offset the heavier topics. I loved Ari and Russ getting to know each other, I like how RLS always writes real, likeable characters and very sweet and lovely male leads. I loved Russ being a bigger guy and the insecurities that come along with that, that’s not very common in romance books.
My only problem with this is I didn’t love the third act conflict, it felt very forced on Ari’s side. She almost backed Russ into a corner, and even though she acknowledged that, it still felt unnatural. Also, why is she babysitting when there’s a stepparent in the picture?
I loved the small twist at the end and the ending all together. I liked Ari going to therapy and talking about her mental health, but I was a touch confused on how she was engaged but never shared that she had depression, like how can you hide that? I think her depression is talked about way more than it’s actually seen in the story so it didn’t exactly match. She had a couple hard stretches but came out of them.
Anyways, liked it a lot and highly recommend.