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A review by presleymarie85
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“we live in a world where exceptional women have to sit around waiting for mediocre men”
I honestly don't think Taylor Jenkins Reid could write something that I don't love. Now, with that being said, was this my most favorite TJR reads, no. But did I still enjoy Carrie Soto is back, absolutely I did, it took a little longer than I would have liked, but the second half is when I really started liking our main protagonist Carrie. Carrie Soto is brass, unapologetic, driven to the point it is all that consumes her. But what you come to find out is that yes she is all those things, but she is also human and has so much heart and passion that she keeps hidden from the world. It is that softer side that really humanizes Carrie and makes the reader sympathize with her character. As always TJR paints a vivid world that is the women's tennis and brings us back in time. Fans of TJR will recognize a few popular name drops from other TJR novels.
What is really at the heart of Carrie Soto is back at least what I got out of it was the relationship between Carrie and her famous tennis playing father Javier "the Jaguar" Soto. That tug of war balance of them being father daughter as well as coach and player. That vulnerable side that comes from Javier opening up to Carrie about the loss of his life, her mother, and how he feels he has trained her too hard to focus on being the best, that she has pushed all love away. That classic TJR vulnerability and the emotions she can elicit from the reader made this a 4 star read for me.
I honestly don't think Taylor Jenkins Reid could write something that I don't love. Now, with that being said, was this my most favorite TJR reads, no. But did I still enjoy Carrie Soto is back, absolutely I did, it took a little longer than I would have liked, but the second half is when I really started liking our main protagonist Carrie. Carrie Soto is brass, unapologetic, driven to the point it is all that consumes her. But what you come to find out is that yes she is all those things, but she is also human and has so much heart and passion that she keeps hidden from the world. It is that softer side that really humanizes Carrie and makes the reader sympathize with her character. As always TJR paints a vivid world that is the women's tennis and brings us back in time. Fans of TJR will recognize a few popular name drops from other TJR novels.
What is really at the heart of Carrie Soto is back at least what I got out of it was the relationship between Carrie and her famous tennis playing father Javier "the Jaguar" Soto. That tug of war balance of them being father daughter as well as coach and player. That vulnerable side that comes from Javier opening up to Carrie about the loss of his life, her mother, and how he feels he has trained her too hard to focus on being the best, that she has pushed all love away. That classic TJR vulnerability and the emotions she can elicit from the reader made this a 4 star read for me.