A review by meaghanslibrary
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The book started out a bit slow for me, but boy does Taylor Jenkins Reid know how to write a good story.

Most authors cannot pull off switching writing styles within a book, like from narrative to interview transcripts, but Taylor Jenkins Reid is not like most authors.

I felt I was in each match as it happened and could fully picture this on the screen. It will definitely be a movie or tv show.

Also I loved how she incorporated Spanish throughout the book and often it wasn’t translated. I had to harken back to my language classes but once I understood the sentences it felt like a nice little secret knowing I understood another layer of the book. In that way it felt kind of like watching Stephen Spielberg’s west wide story.

Sure the book was a bit predictable, like that Bowe and Carrie would get together and Carrie wouldn’t win it all a La Rookie. As a reader it was very satisfying for the characters I invested in to have a happy ending. It was very sad when he did passed, I think the author handled that grief and feeling beautifully and realistically to the identities of the characters she created.
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