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A review by spellbindingtomes
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต.
Retired tennis champion and 37 year old, Carrie Soto, returns to the court to defend her record for most Grand Slam singles titles against the rising 'Beast', Nikki Chan.
My first TJR book and my new favorite read of 2024!
Carrie's passion for the sport is unmatched. And while she lives and breathes tennis, she is far from likeable. She's ruthless, arrogant, callous, and will do anything to be the best, even if that means leaving behind those that care for her. But her tenacity and her drive against all odds is what draws me to root for her as she embarks on what may be her final Grand Slam season.
TJR's writing was exceptional. How she captured the beauty in every match, built in complex relationships, and how she brought us inside the mind of Carrie Soto was both engaging and exciting. Carrie's own growth throughout the book was also brilliantly laid out.
My favorite aspect of this book was reading the bond between Carrie and her dad. Her dad's unwavering belief and support was simply endearing. So many of their conversations had me sobbing.
I listened to the audiobook and it was such an incredible experience. I loved how it executed the many different media pieces and Stacy Gonzales' performance was phenomenal ๐๐ผ I'm not lying when I say I was hooked from the first 20 words.
Carrie's journey was every bit as beautiful as it was heartrending. TJR writes a captivating and inspirational redemption story that will stun you from start to finish even if you're not familiar with the sport.
Read if you like:
๐พTENNIS
๐พstrong father & daughter bond
๐พretiree comeback
๐พbad ass FMC
Retired tennis champion and 37 year old, Carrie Soto, returns to the court to defend her record for most Grand Slam singles titles against the rising 'Beast', Nikki Chan.
My first TJR book and my new favorite read of 2024!
Carrie's passion for the sport is unmatched. And while she lives and breathes tennis, she is far from likeable. She's ruthless, arrogant, callous, and will do anything to be the best, even if that means leaving behind those that care for her. But her tenacity and her drive against all odds is what draws me to root for her as she embarks on what may be her final Grand Slam season.
TJR's writing was exceptional. How she captured the beauty in every match, built in complex relationships, and how she brought us inside the mind of Carrie Soto was both engaging and exciting. Carrie's own growth throughout the book was also brilliantly laid out.
My favorite aspect of this book was reading the bond between Carrie and her dad. Her dad's unwavering belief and support was simply endearing. So many of their conversations had me sobbing.
I listened to the audiobook and it was such an incredible experience. I loved how it executed the many different media pieces and Stacy Gonzales' performance was phenomenal ๐๐ผ I'm not lying when I say I was hooked from the first 20 words.
Carrie's journey was every bit as beautiful as it was heartrending. TJR writes a captivating and inspirational redemption story that will stun you from start to finish even if you're not familiar with the sport.
Read if you like:
๐พTENNIS
๐พstrong father & daughter bond
๐พretiree comeback
๐พbad ass FMC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Sexism