Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam" (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo "A heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and daughter."--Time "Gorgeous. The kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside every few pages just to catch your breath. I'll take a piece of Carrie Soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it."--Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers and Beach Read ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour, Reader's Digest Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has trained her since the age of two. But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player named Nicki Chan. At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked "the Battle-Axe" anyway. Even if her body doesn't move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever. In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.
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kept taking a break from this one, but I kept coming back because I appreciate having an unapologetically strong female MC, and seeing the flaws/troubles that come with it
Once again, TJR takes you through emotional roller coaster that is Carrie Soto. Carrie holds so much fire and determination and that's how she became the GOAT. But over the course of this book, we witnessed how she harnessed this power to grow and make peace with herself. I enjoy that it's written over an expansive timeline and the attention to details TJR writes about the technical aspect of tennis. I enjoy the relationships in this book, particularly: Carrie-Javier, Carrie-Bowe and oh the Carrie-Nicki rivalry - all of them are like onions waiting to be unpeeled.
This book and Evelyn Hugo are incomparable, great in their own rights but this book's got a sweet spot in my heart. Of course, I'm crying like a baby.
This book and Evelyn Hugo are incomparable, great in their own rights but this book's got a sweet spot in my heart. Of course, I'm crying like a baby.
I listened to part of this on audiobook and I appreciated the chapters with the sportscasters it was incredibly immersive. This was a fun light read but I don’t think I was as big of a fan of this as I was for Evelyn Hugo.
4.5⭐️. I loved this book! I’m not a tennis player but loved everything about this book. I was so tense with all the descriptions of tournaments. A fun ride!
I really didn't expect much from this one, but I was so pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the heart-felt moments, the rawness, the humor, and everything in between.
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