Carrie Soto is Back

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Call Number: Fiction / Reid, Taylor, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Reid, Taylor Jenkins
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one of those victories. After all, her dad-a former champion tennis player himself-has trained her for this since the age of two, always emphasizing, "We don't stop for one second until you are the best." Which is why it is infuriating when Nicki Chan arrives on the scene six years later and ties Carrie with twenty Slams. Just like that, Carrie's championship record is slipping through her hands. And she can't let that happen. So at thirty-seven years old, Carrie Soto is coming out of retirement to defend her title. Even if the sports media says she's too old to be playing professionally. Even if her injured athlete's body doesn't move as fast as it once did. Even if it means trusting her father to coach her again after he betrayed her all those years ago. And even if the fans don't want the cold, heartless "Battle Axe" Carrie back. In spite of it all: Carrie. Is. Back. She will return for one final season to prove to the world that she is the all-time champion. Because if you know your destiny is to be the best, isn't it your right to keep fighting for it?"-- Provided by publisher.

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Fun beach read submitted by Bethybeth07 on July 12, 2023, 8:26am This is a fun lighthearted book about a woman whose entire life is tennis. It’s a light read you can put down and pick up when you have 5 minutes here or there

Easy read with a sport themed plot submitted by natashadacic on July 29, 2023, 10:36pm I found the reading and language to this book to be an easy read, no need to be a tennis expert to understand the book. It's about Carrie Soto, a phenomenal tennis player trying to make a comeback after retiring from the sport 10 years prior. It follows her tennis and personal life as well as how her relationship develops with the people around her.

A great hard to put down read submitted by dailyreader on August 13, 2023, 3:40pm This book was engaging throughout-- I loved seeing some of the inside of what it takes to be the best at something. And I love the development of the main character throughout.