booksbytheglass 's review for:

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
emotional inspiring reflective 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

POV: me sobbing at another TJR book šŸ˜­ā¤ļø I love joan’s story so much

TJR knows how to write masterpieces, combining historical fiction with heart wrenching friendships and romances effortlessly! and this one was no exception - this time focusing on joan, one of the first female astronauts to qualify for NASA’s program 🄹 it’s here that we meet joan’s team and family and how they impact her life over the five years in texas

while this was an astronaut star-gazer story at its core (and reading TJR’s foreword is a must!), it was joan and vanessa and frances who stole the spotlight… I adored their relationship to each other and how they were able to still love each other in their own ways despite their jobs and society in the 80s 🄲

and I immediately fell in love with the group 9 of astronauts alongside joan & their own struggles through space and life 😭 it was so beautifully written!! and equally heartbreaking as the POVs and timelines shifted back and forth over five years… 

my heartstrings were pulled to the max - and it’s truly a special author like TJR that can make you care so much about a character over 300 pages ā¤ļø I’m constantly in awe of her dedication to her stories

#gifted by ballantine books 

rating: 5 endless stars
wine pairing: new zealand sauvignon blanc