Carrie Soto Is Back

Books | Fiction / Women

4.3

(1.6K)

Taylor Jenkins Reid

#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 ReadONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour, Reader’s DigestCarrie 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.

Historical Fiction

Sports

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Author

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Pages

400

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published Date

2022-08-30

ISBN

0593158695 9780593158692

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Honestly this kept just the right amount of interest. Like it’s barely enough to finish it. I almost dropped it but I did wanna know the ending so I might skim through a lot of it. And it’s nothing wrong with this book, it’s just that it’s not enough romance for me. N that’s my problem lol"

Tram Ly

"The heroine that you love to hate, and get to watch as she becomes someone to root for. Loved this latest from TJR. Recommend for TJR fans and for tennis lovers. "

Jackie Davidson

"I've never had an interest in tennis, yet I read this in one day. Carrie is the kind of athlete the world loves to hate, which does call in to question the validity of public opinion on anything other than an athletes performance (grunting in women's tennis for example). Carrie retired 5 years ago after a knee injury but is determined to wind up back on top, this is her journey. "

Tiffany Wysbeek

"I liked this book! If you like audio books I would opt for the audio for this one personally. There is a lot of tennis in this book and I’m not sure the impact of the games would feel the same on paper. I really like Taylor Jenkins Reid and this is another good one from her. I think I enjoyed 7 Husbands and Malibu rising more though. Overall entertaining read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 "

Halie V

"One of my top two TJR. Her women are just so powerful. Her stories are just so consuming. She writes women as characters that find themselves and then find out everything else. So so good"

Brenna Luevano

"I enjoyed it, not my favorite TJR. Carrie can be very unlikeable. Confidence is a great quality but arrogance is so unappealing- Carrie came off super arrogant to me."

Courtney W

"I'm a tennis fan but was not captivated by all the description of tennis strategy and tennis game play by play. Non tennis fans be weary. I did not like this book nearly as well as the authors last two books-Daisy Jones and the Six and Malibu Rising. "

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Brian strong

"My desire to read a book about tennis 1/10. Me reading a book about tennis by Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/10. I will continue to read everything she writes. "

Katie Harrison

"Beautiful, beautiful characters. They are the main course of this book! The amount of depths and emotions they have are just unbelievably satisfying. I felt so heard as I read through Carrie Soto’s journey. And also, Nicki Chan is such an icon. I was floored by the sheer awesomeness of her character!! The love interest, Bowe, was also so so sweet, and Carrie’s dad, Javier, was such an incredible character of the story. Within the book, there was love, there was animosity, and there was the times where Jenkins tells us that it’s okay to believe in yourself when no one else is. That it was also okay to not believe in yourself but do the task anyway. That you can be something else other than a record or an award. And my favorite, that you can be real and cold as a woman. It doesn’t disprove your skill, and it certainly doesn’t define your success. One thing about this book is that it gets a little repetitive because the plot does revolves around sport, something that requires lots of consistency in one action. Still, throughout the way, I smile for Soto’s success and cry for her setbacks. I see her dynamics and her flaws, and I love all of it. Beautiful read overall, 5/5. Also, exams got me B.U.S.Y. I’m so sorry. I literally thought this month was going to be a productive reading month, but no. *Cries* Next read: “The Soulmate Equation”"