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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
How far will you go for ambition? After a devastating injury, Charlotte "Charlie" hires a cutthroat coach to help her recover her game. At almost 25, she's already growing older for tennis. But his image consultants, punishing exercise routine, and "win at all cost" mentality are turning her into someone she doesn't quite recognize. Is she happy becoming someone new?
Singles tennis is rather lonely, with the player having no one else to rely on, fierce competition, and grueling travel and exercise schedules. All of this means that if Charlie's story seems like a coming of age tale, it shouldn't be surprising. She hasn't had a lot of time to have a personal life, or to think about her future beyond the next game. At times, she can be immature, and she makes some terrible decisions, but under it all she finds a way to shine. A quick, pretty light read, good for tennis fans but also readers who know nothing about the sport. It's more about family, ambition, and finding yourself than serves and backhands.
Singles tennis is rather lonely, with the player having no one else to rely on, fierce competition, and grueling travel and exercise schedules. All of this means that if Charlie's story seems like a coming of age tale, it shouldn't be surprising. She hasn't had a lot of time to have a personal life, or to think about her future beyond the next game. At times, she can be immature, and she makes some terrible decisions, but under it all she finds a way to shine. A quick, pretty light read, good for tennis fans but also readers who know nothing about the sport. It's more about family, ambition, and finding yourself than serves and backhands.
Audiobook
This one was a struggle to get through, I had a really hard time finishing it as an audiobook, no wonder it's been sitting on my to read pile for months, if not years. There was a cute story intermixed, but I think it was too forced and too predictable all at the same time.
This one was a struggle to get through, I had a really hard time finishing it as an audiobook, no wonder it's been sitting on my to read pile for months, if not years. There was a cute story intermixed, but I think it was too forced and too predictable all at the same time.
I magically read this in less than 24 hours and liked it more than I thought I would. Did not like it as much as Devil Wears Prada.
Really enjoyed this book and loved the tennis aspect and behind the scenes of the story, even though I am not into tennis. Yes parts of the book were predictable but I didn't mind it at all. Great summer read.
Kept me entertained enough, wanting to see what would happen next. Ultimately, the story lacked any surprises or big hits.
fast-paced
Absolute trash book. DNF after 3 months of us struggling to get through it (we didn't make it to the halfway mark) and we were reading it as a JOKE. I haven't seen such awful writing in a long time. The characters aren't likeable but it's not purposeful, everything is revealed through overly detailed (and boring) flashbacks, and it also had a lot of racism sprinkled throughout (is that how you feel about Asian babies, Weisberger?).
I love Lauren Weisberger's books. This was not as fun as some because I'm just not into tennis. It took me a while to connect with the characters. I did like the story, and the narrator was great.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Lauren truly disappointed me here. After reading and absolutely loving everyone worth knowing, and know what a HUGE hit the devil wears prada, I expected more, much much more.
The storyline of the singles game felt like it was the devil wears prada all over again;getting a big shot boss/trainer, realising they play dirty, then repenting. It was very underwhelming.
The romantic plotline was also HUGELY lacking, through out the book I thought there wasn’t gonna be any because there was no development whatsoever for the love arc. I loved the choice, I was rooting for him and was attracted to his character, but it felt so underbaked, almost as if the protagonist only chose him because he was there.
A lot of characters deserved more “screen” time, some of which just because they’re fun, and some because they were integral to the plot like, jake, the dad, the mother, marcy, etc.
all in all, for the first time ever, i think a book did not have the potential to be great, and this book is it. it felt like a rewriting of the devil wears prada which made it predictable once you caught on, and missed the fact that they needed to develop the love story more if they’re gonna have the protagonist end with someone.
The storyline of the singles game felt like it was the devil wears prada all over again;
The romantic plotline was also HUGELY lacking, through out the book I thought there wasn’t gonna be any because there was no development whatsoever for the love arc. I loved the choice, I was rooting for him and was attracted to his character, but it felt so underbaked, almost as if the protagonist only chose him because he was there.
A lot of characters deserved more “screen” time, some of which just because they’re fun, and some because they were integral to the plot like, jake, the dad, the mother, marcy, etc.
all in all, for the first time ever, i think a book did not have the potential to be great, and this book is it. it felt like a rewriting of the devil wears prada which made it predictable once you caught on, and missed the fact that they needed to develop the love story more if they’re gonna have the protagonist end with someone.