Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Good evening lovely book readers,

and welcome to the second review of the week and the first easter egg in the April theme.

We will be reviewing Carrie Soto is back by Taylor Jenkins Reid, who is the author of my all time favourite book: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular.

By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask her, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father as her coach.

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, British 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 a story about the cost of greatness and a legendary athlete attempting a comeback.

A 5 star read, as I am used by Taylor Jenkins Reid and here is why.

Let's start with the storyline, which in my opinion is great and a great lesson for everyone out there. You see going to play tennis again at 37 years old, after you quit is something never heard off. Additionally, at first and during the first 3 matches she is doing it because another tennis player broke her record. Which does not sit right with her, later life will teach her a lesson and she'll play for another reason. And that my fellow book readers is a story that teaches you that accomplishment is not everything in life.

Then the characters. When I read Malibu Rising, another of Taylor's books Carrie is just a small character making an appearance. I though I would hate her, how could you in your own mind be in a relationship with a married man. But Taylor's character are far more complexed than that and she proved it in this book. I loved every aspect of Carrie's character and it actually reminds me sometimes of myself.

The writing was exceptional, as per usual. Reading this book for a full day and then finishing on my one hour plane journey, proves how easy her writing style is to read. Of course, it all depends on the kind of stories that you like. But The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo being my all time favourite novel, and actually really enjoying Malibu Rising, makes it no surprise for me. I did cry at some point and that is a telltale for a 5 star read.

I can't express how treasured I am to have been able to read such extraordinary books from Taylor Jenkins Reid and I can't wait to read Daisy Jones & The Six and finish the intertwined books.

Love,

Manon