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

emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Content Warnings: misogyny, death of a parent 
 
Carrie Soto was born to be the best tennis player in the world, and she was. But five years after her retirement, the new face of women's tennis ties her record of the most Grand Slam titles ever, prompting Carrie to come out of retirement and defend her legacy. 
 
I was super excited to receive an ARC of this novel, because I've really enjoyed all of the books in this series so far, and man, this did not disappoint! The snippet of Carrie Soto that we got in Malibu Rising had me intrigued and excited for this book, and she remains and fascinating and incredible well written character in her own story. I continue to love TJR's writing - I always find her novels so easy to read (apparently, even when they are about sports, which I must assure you is very impressive because I truly cannot emphasise how much I do not care about sports). The mixed media elements are done very well - I think it can be easy to overdo it with them sometimes, but here I think they enhance the story. TJR is very good at extremely flawed, abrasive characters who you still root for, and Carrie Soto is maybe my favourite yet - I was rooting for her SO hard the whole way through. I truly didn't want to like the romance subplot (personally, I was hoping for a Chan/Soto rivals to lovers moment) but I must congratulate TJR for selling me on it eventually. 
 
Daisy Jones and the Six might have a rival for my favourite TJR here. I loved this novel. Such an easy recommend! 
 
Thank you to Taylor Jenkins Reid, NetGalley, and Random House UK for the ARC of Carrie Soto Is Back. 
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