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A review by applejacksbooks
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher.
Wow. Just wow. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to love this as much as the rest of Taylor Jenkins Reid's books, but holy shit was I proven wrong. I think this hits the top of my reading list for the year so far. I love the way Carrie is written and how her thought process changes throughout her life. Yes, she's still super direct when she's speaking to others and still has a bite when dialogue is happening, but her internal monologue ESPECIALLY once the Paris Open happens changes the course of the rest of the book. I love that TJR sets up not just Carrie's come back in tennis as the GOAT, but also Bowe's last chance as a parallel to one another. Like the realization that both characters have throughout their training with all of the ups and downs truly allows the reader to see Carrie as less cold hearted than the media inside the story would have us think. I also really enjoy the fact that Carrie's main competition is also set up to have something to prove in holding her titles in the second 2/3rds of the story. It raises the stakes tremendously by pitting them against one another.
Wow. Just wow. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to love this as much as the rest of Taylor Jenkins Reid's books, but holy shit was I proven wrong. I think this hits the top of my reading list for the year so far. I love the way Carrie is written and how her thought process changes throughout her life. Yes, she's still super direct when she's speaking to others and still has a bite when dialogue is happening, but her internal monologue ESPECIALLY once the Paris Open happens changes the course of the rest of the book. I love that TJR sets up not just Carrie's come back in tennis as the GOAT, but also Bowe's last chance as a parallel to one another. Like the realization that both characters have throughout their training with all of the ups and downs truly allows the reader to see Carrie as less cold hearted than the media inside the story would have us think. I also really enjoy the fact that Carrie's main competition is also set up to have something to prove in holding her titles in the second 2/3rds of the story. It raises the stakes tremendously by pitting them against one another.
Graphic: Body shaming
Minor: Alcoholism and Cancer