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

3.0

This is a really compelling story, and I did really enjoy it. However, I’m not totally cool with the fact that TJR, a white woman, chose to write a Latina main character who is the child of an immigrant. I believe she misses the mark there and Carrie’s heritage reads more like a character trait, such as long hair or quick-wit, than an identity. And Javier’s Spanglish sometimes felt somehow off and gratuitous. And I just think it’s because identity is hard to convey when it’s not your lived experience.

I appreciate that TJR herself has talked about the fact that this is tricky and the margins for error are small… but I think it wasn’t the right choice and I take some issue with it.