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

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

We’re only a few months into 2024, but this might be my book of the year. Carrie Soto is a black-and-white, victory-or-failure kind of thinker whose world and self-worth are rocked when a younger player takes her record in her tenth year of retirement. Obscenely competitive, Soto reenters the game to take her title back. Through this she renegotiates her relationship with her father, other competitors, the viewing public, and herself. The Greek chorus of news excerpts is a great touch. I loved that this book tackled so many of the trappings of modern womanhood without necessarily being obvious about it, and the change in Carrie felt real. A perfectly executed story that pulled me in every time I opened the book.