Weather girl

Book Cover
Average Rating
Publisher
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English

Description

One of... Amazon's Best Romances of JanuaryApple Books' Best Books of JanuaryGoodreads' Hottest Romances of JanuaryBuzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books of 2022Popsugar, Parade.com, The Nerd Daily, and Fangirlish's Most Anticipated Books of 2022A 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?

More Details

Contributors
ISBN
9780593200148
9780593200155
9780593456699

Discover More

Excerpt

Loading Excerpt...

Author Notes

Loading Author Notes...

Similar Titles From NoveList

NoveList provides detailed suggestions for titles you might like if you enjoyed this book. Suggestions are based on recommendations from librarians and other contributors.
These books have the appeal factors feel-good, and they have the theme "fake relationship"; the genres "romantic comedies" and "contemporary romances"; and the subjects "dating," "matchmaking," and "interpersonal attraction."
These books have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "dating," "matchmaking," and "mental health"; and include the identities "people with mental illness" and "neurodivergent."
These engaging, heartwarming workplace romances are set at a TV station (Weather) and in a publishing house (Margins). Though both are romantic comedies, Margins is a whimsical Christian romance, while the steamy Weather has Jewish American protagonists. -- Heather Cover
Readers who love rom-coms with an office setting will appreciate these witty, feel-good novels about a woman whose seemingly harmless white lies (Truth) or matchmaking scheme (Weather) lead to sexual tension with a handsome colleague. -- CJ Connor
These books have the appeal factors feel-good and upbeat, and they have the genres "romantic comedies" and "contemporary romances"; and the subjects "matchmaking," "supervisors," and "interpersonal attraction."
These books have the appeal factors own voices, and they have the theme "fake relationship"; the genres "romantic comedies" and "contemporary romances"; the subjects "dating," "interpersonal attraction," and "american people"; and include the identity "black."
These witty, yet thoughtful romantic comedies star a sports reporter (Weather Girl) or videographer (One on One) whose friendship with a colleague turns to sexual tension. -- CJ Connor
Readers seeking heartwarming, character-driven workplace romances will enjoy these engaging books featuring couples who find love at a TV news station (Weather Girl) and at the day job providing stability to two artists (The Bounce Back). -- Malia Jackson
Readers seeking heartwarming contemporary romances that depict characters opening up about mental health struggles as the relationship progresses will appreciate these engaging novels. Weather Girl is a workplace romance while Twice Shy is an enemies-to-lovers tale. -- Malia Jackson
These books have the appeal factors feel-good, and they have the genres "romantic comedies" and "contemporary romances"; and the subjects "dating," "matchmaking," and "sexual attraction."
These books have the appeal factors feel-good, moving, and thoughtful, and they have the theme "fake relationship"; the genres "romantic comedies" and "contemporary romances"; and the subjects "dating," "matchmaking," and "breaking up (interpersonal relations)."
These heartwarming and thoughtful romantic comedies feature a TV reporter (Weather Girl) and YouTuber (The Love Study) who fall in love with an unlikely person while collaborating on a work project. -- CJ Connor

Similar Authors From NoveList

NoveList provides detailed suggestions for other authors you might want to read if you enjoyed this book. Suggestions are based on recommendations from librarians and other contributors.
Julia Whelan and Rachel Lynn Solomon frequently use elements of humor to create love stories that are funny (Solomon) and amusing (Whelan). Readers who prefer well-rounded characters will appreciate the authenticity of Whelan's protagonists and Solomon's character development. Solomon writes adult and YA romances, while Whelan writes for adults. -- Basia Wilson
Both authors write own voices contemporary romances that are funny and steamy and feature likeable Jewish (Solomon) or Latine (Daria) characters. -- Kelly McCorkle
These authors write for adults and teens, including steamy romance novels that are generally grounded in reality save for an occasional touch of magic (Vasquez Gilliland) or a time loop (Solomon). Fans of own voices books will admire the authors' authentic depictions of the Jewish (Solomon) and Latine (Vasquez Gilliland) experience. -- Basia Wilson
In addition to writing for adults, both novelists are also known for engaging, character-driven young adult romances that often include intriguing narrative tropes like time loops, 24-hour love stories, or a bit of magic. Both authors frequently create protagonists who share their own Jewish (Solomon) and Black American (Yoon) heritage. -- Basia Wilson
These authors write love stories for multiple audiences, from fake relationship romances for adults to young adult series that follow teens from high school to college. Whether characters are trapped in a time loop or trying and failing to overcome romantic feelings, their likeable personalities make them easy to root for. -- Basia Wilson
These authors' works have the appeal factors romantic and angst-filled, and they have the subjects "teenage romance," "dating," and "teenage boy-girl relations"; include the identity "lgbtqia+"; and characters that are "sympathetic characters."
These authors' works have the appeal factors emotionally intense, banter-filled, and multiple perspectives, and they have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "teenage romance," "teenage boy-girl relations," and "high school seniors"; and characters that are "likeable characters" and "complex characters."
These authors' works have the appeal factors romantic, banter-filled, and multiple perspectives, and they have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "teenage romance," "dating," and "teenage boy-girl relations"; and characters that are "well-developed characters" and "authentic characters."
These authors' works have the appeal factors romantic and multiple perspectives, and they have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "teenage romance," "teenage boy-girl relations," and "high school seniors"; and characters that are "authentic characters."
These authors' works have the appeal factors fun read, and they have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "competition," "high school seniors," and "weddings"; and characters that are "authentic characters" and "sympathetic characters."
These authors' works have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "teenage romance," "overachievers," and "dating"; and include the identities "bisexual" and "queer."
These authors' works have the appeal factors angst-filled, and they have the genre "romantic comedies"; the subjects "teenage romance," "teenage boy-girl relations," and "high school seniors"; and characters that are "authentic characters."

Published Reviews

Booklist Review

Following her stellar debut, The Ex Talk (2021), Solomon delivers a second workplace romance set in Seattle. Neurodiverse Jewish American Ari Abrams is a meteorologist at KSEA-TV in love with her job. Though her twin's love sustained her while growing up, their father's abandonment and their mother's mental health challenges took a toll. Ari suffers from depression, but she is taking care of herself with medication and therapy. Jewish American Russell Barringer is a parent of a preteen and a sports journalist at KSEA-TV. He played competitive hockey in school, but teen parenthood dashed his dreams of playing in college. Reporting on sports is now his passion even as he suffers from body-image issues. Stress in the workplace caused by verbal warfare between the station's news director and star reporter-scientist cause Ari and Russell to put their heads together and try their hand at matchmaking. While stronger chemistry between the leading characters would've made the story more engaging, this is a promising second book.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Powered by Syndetics

Publisher's Weekly Review

Solomon's wildly appealing sophomore rom-com (after The Ex Talk) takes readers behind the scenes of a drama-filled TV news station. KSEA 6 morning weather reporter Ari Abrams loves her job and has always looked up to Torrance Hale, the reigning queen of all things meteorological at KSEA 6. But recently, the nonstop hostility between Torrance and her ex-husband, the station's news director, has made the workplace stressful. It's particularly hard for Ari, who masks her clinical depression with relentless cheeriness at work--until one evening when she finally opens up and vents to the cute, chubby sports anchor, Russell Barringer. When Russell suggests he and Ari get their bosses back together to improve their dispositions, she thinks it's worth a try and is glad to have made a friend who listens to her. Solomon handles Ari's mental health and Russell's body image issues with skill and sensitivity. Fans of Christina Lauren and Julie James will enjoy watching the duo's matchmaking schemes as chemistry begins to sizzle between them--and, inevitably, the plotters are hoisted by their own petard. Solomon writes real characters with real problems without ever sacrificing fun. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary. (Jan.)

(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Powered by Syndetics

Kirkus Book Review

Co-workers scheme to get their bosses back together, falling for each other in the process. Ari Abrams dreamed of being a meteorologist as a child, when she escaped from her mother's stormy moods by watching Torrance Hale deliver the forecast on the evening news. Now 27, Ari covers the weather for local Seattle station KSEA 6, a dream come true. Having Torrance as her boss? The icing on the cake. At least, she thought it would be when she started the job three years ago. But KSEA 6 director Seth Hasegawa Hale is Torrance's ex-husband, and the two of them are at each other's throats so often that it's made the atmosphere at the station perpetually overcast, leaving Torrance far too distracted to spend much time mentoring Ari. After Torrance and Seth cause a particularly dramatic scene at the station's holiday party, Ari and sports reporter Russell Barringer bond over booze and their shared desire for better working conditions. They hatch a plan to turn their bosses' passion from hate back to love through forced proximity--couples' massages, dance classes, dinners--and in the process find their own friendship becoming much more. But Ari's desire to keep her depression diagnosis hidden, along with Russell's complicated home life, might put the kibosh on their burgeoning romance. The relationship between Ari and Russell is the main driver of the plot, but their connection is slightly underdeveloped. Their three years as co-workers are mostly unexplored, so the journey from friends to crushes to lovers feels rushed. But with a cast of interesting characters, sensitively explored topics of mental health and family dynamics, and enough steamy scenes to fog up the Seattle skyline, readers will no doubt be satisfied. The forecast predicts a 100% chance of heartfelt rom-com charm. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Powered by Syndetics

Booklist Reviews

Following her stellar debut, The Ex Talk (2021), Solomon delivers a second workplace romance set in Seattle. Neurodiverse Jewish American Ari Abrams is a meteorologist at KSEA-TV in love with her job. Though her twin's love sustained her while growing up, their father's abandonment and their mother's mental health challenges took a toll. Ari suffers from depression, but she is taking care of herself with medication and therapy. Jewish American Russell Barringer is a parent of a preteen and a sports journalist at KSEA-TV. He played competitive hockey in school, but teen parenthood dashed his dreams of playing in college. Reporting on sports is now his passion even as he suffers from body-image issues. Stress in the workplace caused by verbal warfare between the station's news director and star reporter-scientist cause Ari and Russell to put their heads together and try their hand at matchmaking. While stronger chemistry between the leading characters would've made the story more engaging, this is a promising second book. Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews.

Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews.
Powered by Content Cafe

Publishers Weekly Reviews

Solomon's wildly appealing sophomore rom-com (after The Ex Talk) takes readers behind the scenes of a drama-filled TV news station. KSEA 6 morning weather reporter Ari Abrams loves her job and has always looked up to Torrance Hale, the reigning queen of all things meteorological at KSEA 6. But recently, the nonstop hostility between Torrance and her ex-husband, the station's news director, has made the workplace stressful. It's particularly hard for Ari, who masks her clinical depression with relentless cheeriness at work—until one evening when she finally opens up and vents to the cute, chubby sports anchor, Russell Barringer. When Russell suggests he and Ari get their bosses back together to improve their dispositions, she thinks it's worth a try and is glad to have made a friend who listens to her. Solomon handles Ari's mental health and Russell's body image issues with skill and sensitivity. Fans of Christina Lauren and Julie James will enjoy watching the duo's matchmaking schemes as chemistry begins to sizzle between them—and, inevitably, the plotters are hoisted by their own petard. Solomon writes real characters with real problems without ever sacrificing fun. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary. (Jan.)

Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly.

Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly.
Powered by Content Cafe

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.