I was approved for my ARC of Carrie Soto is Back the night before catching a flight to my summer holiday in Greece, it couldn’t have been better timing! My absolute favourite book of the holiday (I read 7, so there was quite a bit of competition) that I finished within a day by the pool, cocktail in hand.
A quick google search informed me that Carrie Soto is a side character from a previous TJR book Malibu Rising, as I hadn’t read any of her novels before I decided it was best to read Malibu Rising first just in case of any spoilers. Whilst this definitely wasn’t necessary, it did leave me wary and resentful of the character Carrie may turn out to be however I was quickly won over by her determination and strength. You could argue that Carrie isn’t a “nice” person but she is clearly powerful, respected and throughout the story we learn how she is gravely misunderstood. Her relationships with her rivals, lovers and coaches including her father are complicated however her mistrusting nature and complex relationships are enamouring. I knew very little of the tennis world before reading this but the jargon and tennis elements were not heavy and it didn’t for a second put me off or make me skip a page. In summary I absolutely adored Carrie Soto is Back and have recommended it to everyone I could. I have since read Daisy Jones and One True Loves, I’m officially a TJR fangirl however Carrie Soto is an ace for me.
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