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“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 New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo “The perfect novel to close out your summer.”— The Washington Post “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 Read Carrie 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.
Susie | Novel Visits –
🎾 Before I ever opened the book, I knew I would like 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 by the incredible Taylor Jenkins Reid. The premise of a retired tennis superstar fighting to come back and cement her record for the most Grand Slam titles ever won by anyone spoke to me. What I didn’t know is that I would LOVE the story. I played tennis in high school and some more after that until life got crazy, so I had a firm foundation in understanding the sport.I was glad for that, but it’s not essential. Though this book is definitely about tennis, it’s much more about the mental side of the game and the relationships between Carrie and the very few people she allows in her life.
Amazon Customer –
I barely have the words to tell you how much I loved CARRIE SOTO IS BACK.
momreadsbooksinbtwn –
We first met Carrie Soto in “Malibu Rising” when she steals Nina Riva’s husbandtennis star, Brandon Randall. And wow, what a scene she made at the annual Riva party in Malibu. In “Carrie Soto is Back,” we learn all about Carrie and how she came to be the infamous “Battle Axe,” her beginnings as a child tennis prodigy and being coached by her father. The story is a timeline of her rise to fame, temporary retirement, and her return to tennis in order to retain her title of ‘Most Singles Slam Titles.’ Even with Carrie’s obnoxious personality, she does have people in her corner. Javier, her fathercoach, Gwen her agent, and a love interest that understands her maybe better than she understands herself. I came to sympathize with Carrie and root for her in every comeback match. And I appreciated how the book touched on sexism, racism, and ageism. Carrie is one tough character, almost like a female John McEnroe. There is ALOT of tennis in this book, I kept having to remind myself ‘point, set, match’ to remember the progress of the game. Taylor Jenkins Reid has definitely ‘aced’ it with “Carrie Soto is Back,” now time to wait another year for her next novel. Maybe “The Nikki Chan Story”?