Told from a first person POV for the most part, sprinkled with transcripts of news articles or sports commentators, you don’t just get to see the Carrie Soto the world thought they knew, but also the lonely and vulnerable person behind the tough facade. She never played the sport to make friends, she played it to be great and it swiftly became clear to me that there was no way I wouldn’t root for her to succeed once more. She made tennis her entire life and when she decides to return from retirement, she is faced with relentless ageism, misogyny, sexism and just straight hostility. I never realized how much Spanish I actually understood or how much information I retained from watching tennis a lot when I was a kid, but this book was an utter delight – although I think it will work for people without any knowledge about the sport just as well.Ĭarrie Soto doesn’t start out as the most likable person, especially if you might harbor some resentment from Malibu Rising still, but she is a force to be reckoned with. Honestly, this came as a complete surprise to me, but I was riveted from start to finish. Carrie Soto is the child of an immigrant, whose ambition means she can never fit in, and yet she goes on to dominate.*I was provided with an eARC by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!*ĬW: misogyny, sexism, ageism, loss of a loved one, mention of racism, alcoholism and injuriesĬarrie Soto Is Back is my new favorite Taylor Jenkins Reid book. In fact, it was watching Williams in the US Open that gave TJR a ‘little flutter of an idea.’ She defied the odds at every turn. I’ve built a career on channelling anger and negativity and turning it into something good.’ It’s the singular, champion’s mindset shared by Soto that pumps through this book. The essence of being Serena, she wrote, ‘is expecting the best from myself and proving people wrong. It all signifies an evolution a fresh start. On it, the muscular figure that has won her 23 Slams is wrapped in a pure blue Balenciaga gown, her five-year-old daughter Olympia hiding behind its long train: a reminder of all her life’s complexities and contradictions. TJR might thank Serena Williams for her retirement, announced this summer in an emotional American Vogue essay and a cover shot by Alberto Rodrigues. But glamorous young players like Emma Raducanu are coming onto the scene Visionhaus/Getty Images
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