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nnennaya_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
THAT ENDING DONE PISSED ME OFF SO BAD OOOOOOOOOOOOO. TJR I HATE THAT I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!!
sometimes i feel so pissed at myself that i’m so meticulous about what makes a 5 star for me, and then i read a book that does this…and i know why. God, I love storytelling.
sometimes i feel so pissed at myself that i’m so meticulous about what makes a 5 star for me, and then i read a book that does this…and i know why. God, I love storytelling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Infidelity
evelynnnn33333's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail
readbyjaimes's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I'm a new member of the Carrie Soto fan club
Seriously though, I loved this book and Carrie herself. I found that her growth and personal strength really called to me. And I loved that she was a bitch, absolutely loved it. Because so often women aren't afforded the same luxuries as men, especially in the spotlight and I think TJR represented that reality really well in this novel. I also absolutely ate up Bowe and how he showed up for Carrie; I'm obsessed with him. These characters all felt so real to me and I had such an amazing time getting to know them. SO glad I finally picked this book up off my shelf!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
emisbooks's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
suzyvee's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was another great story by TJR. In the same-TJR-universe 4 book series, I would rank this 3rd.
Carrie Soto is a retired tennis great, having won a record-breaking 20 grand slam titles. After 6 years into her retirement, she decides to make a come back because a young, rising tennis star matched her record on her way to passing it.
The story follows Carrie’s career and shows her determination, grit, and her close and sometimes complicated relationship with her father/coach. I loved how well TJR incorporated real tennis greats into the book and used retired tennis stars’ accomplishments and personalities in her creation of her characters. Loved it.
Carrie Soto is a retired tennis great, having won a record-breaking 20 grand slam titles. After 6 years into her retirement, she decides to make a come back because a young, rising tennis star matched her record on her way to passing it.
The story follows Carrie’s career and shows her determination, grit, and her close and sometimes complicated relationship with her father/coach. I loved how well TJR incorporated real tennis greats into the book and used retired tennis stars’ accomplishments and personalities in her creation of her characters. Loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
issy_jacob's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Racism
arireadsitall's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was so so so good! Like read all day because I needed to finish good. I think watching challengers prepared me for how tennis heavy this is. I love a redemption story and Carrie Soto is everything to me!! I love TJR books and I’m kicking myself for waiting so long to read this!!
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
joensign's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer and Racism
lucyatoz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"The fight for a place in history is about to begin..."
For the record, I am a big fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid's storytelling. However, Carrie Soto is Back is my least favourite of her novels that I have read so far. Do not get me wrong, it is a really well written book and I am a big tennis fan, however, I think it was overly focussed on the game & set and really did not make it to a match with me.
I did appreciate how her relationship with her dad, Javier, developed although he is her tennis coach first and a father second and it ebbed and flowed following the death of her Mother, Alicia, and her rise through the tennis rankings. However, I ultimately did not warm to Carrie nor feel invested in her story.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on BorrowBox. I read this for prompt 33, an abrupt ending, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
For the record, I am a big fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid's storytelling. However, Carrie Soto is Back is my least favourite of her novels that I have read so far. Do not get me wrong, it is a really well written book and I am a big tennis fan, however, I think it was overly focussed on the game & set and really did not make it to a match with me.
I did appreciate how her relationship with her dad, Javier, developed although he is her tennis coach first and a father second and it ebbed and flowed following the death of her Mother, Alicia, and her rise through the tennis rankings. However, I ultimately did not warm to Carrie nor feel invested in her story.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on BorrowBox. I read this for prompt 33, an abrupt ending, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
iridescencedeep's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
4.25
Carrie Soto is a hard woman to love. The things that are important to her at the beginning of this book - the importance of winning, of domination; that nothing else holds a candle - are not things that are important to me. But the book is about her growing past them
Reading the beginning of this book, about the training regimen her father designed for her beginning she was a toddler, made me cringe. But I do respect greatness.
And Carrie Soto is great.
Jenkins Reid's writing is gripping; I read this book in two days. She does a great job of putting the reader on the tennis court, even if you don't care about tennis.
Reading the beginning of this book, about the training regimen her father designed for her beginning she was a toddler, made me cringe. But I do respect greatness.
And Carrie Soto is great.
Jenkins Reid's writing is gripping; I read this book in two days. She does a great job of putting the reader on the tennis court, even if you don't care about tennis.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail