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frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Carrie Soto is an absolute bitch and I respect her so much for that. Her inner thoughts about winning & losing changed so beautifully over the course of the book and really spoke to me.
(Idk how tennis works tho) (made the whole thing a bit anti climatic at times)
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Cancer
Mental Illness is related to what I felt like were disordered eating habits portrayed by the athletesriley2005's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
Minor: Death of parent
bella_cavicchi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
All said, I will gladly continue to grab whatever Reid writes next, because again: compulsively, addictively readable!
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexism
Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Cursing
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
4.5
“One of the great injustices of this rigged world we live in is that women are considered to be depleting with age and men are somehow deepening.”
➽ Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again! I was so hyped for Carrie Soto Is Back and the story didn't disappoint. As the title suggests it's about Carrie Soto, a world-class Tennis player who is coming out of retirement to defend her title! We dive deep into her origins - how she learned Tennis and claimed 20 Slam titles with her father as a coach by her side. I liked the close bond she shared with her father and how he was always at her side during her career. Carrie Soto herself is a fascinating woman, she's driven, ambitious and often comes across as unlikable as she tells it like it is. She is well aware of how the media discuss women who aren't likeable, but she's not letting anyone put her down. The media might call her the Battle-Axe, but no one is preventing her big comeback.
➽ It was interesting seeing her coming out of retirement at 37 and training again to catch up with the younger players. Carrie is a fantastic, talented player, but she is much older than the new generation of Tennis players and needs to adjust accordingly. She's joined in her training by Bowe Huntley, the man who almost broke her heart. He is also looking to come out of retirement and facing similar issues that they might help each other with. I was fully engaged in the story and I loved the audiobooks, I'd highly recommend it!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Grief
Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, and Homophobia
risemini's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Racism, and Alcohol
mynameisrebecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Racism
kdailyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Cursing, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Vomit, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol
sarahmae531's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
But oh my god, do I love Carrie Soto. She is so perfectly flawed and badass and defied what women were “supposed” to act like without a care. She is hard and cold in the best ways, and watching her soften and open up in certain aspects of her life was amazing.
I truly loved this book, and found myself getting anxious and stressed at every match, unsure of how the next game was gonna play out.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Racism and Sexism
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Sexism, Car accident, Cancer, and Racism
rebecca_77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Sexism
Minor: Racism and Alcoholism