Her father is there for every step along the way, and I loved their tight bond. Her steady rise from child prodigy to tennis phenom is entertaining, but it’s her comeback that kept my eyes glued to the page. It’s amazing how confident she is on the court, but vulnerable and insecure in her personal life. She is ruthless in her pursuit of tennis greatness, and she lacks social niceties, but I admired her ambition and dedication, and I understood her flaws. Living inside her mind was an exhilarating experience.Ĭarrie Soto has a reputation for being brilliant but cold and mean, and honestly there is some truth to that. I’ve long been drawn to Taylor Jenkins Reid’s strong female protagonists, but Carrie Soto is simply remarkable. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.Ĭarrie freaking Soto. In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. Even if the sports media says that they never liked “the Battle-Axe” anyway. A former champion himself, Javier has trained her since the age of two.īut 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.Īt 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. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, Javier, as her coach. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one.
She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. In this powerful novel about the cost of greatness, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising.Ĭarrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular.
Published by Ballantine Books on August 30, 2022 Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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