CARRIE SOTO IS BACK - TAYLOR JENKINS REID 

In Jenkins Reid's final powerhouse novel of the Mick Riva universe, this novel traverses through Carrie Soto's astounding tennis career and determination. Carrie Soto is Back follows the legendary tennis player, Carrie, as she returns to the tennis world in an attempt to save her record. But, after being retired for years has she got what it takes to make the come back she is aiming for?

What a book this was! Every since reading Daisy Jones & 6 two years back, I've been hooked to TJR's writing and female bosses. TJR manages to create such incredible and strong female leads in her books. I am obsessed with the personal and unique power that every single one of them has. Carrie has a determination and motivation that I found incredibly inspiring. I loved the message of trying your best, having fun whilst doing it and excepting that it may not turn out like you hoped, but that is fine.

5/ 5 stars

Quotes:

"I did not need to be pretty. My body was built to wage war" (Jenkins Reid 36). 

2. "Maybe she lived free from all this pressure, this sense that she lived r died by how good she was at something. Was she burdened by the need to win everything she did? Or did she live for nothing?" (Jenkins Reid 37).
3. "'Your faith in yourself drive you to the top once. And it can drive you there again,' my father says finally" (Jenkins Reid 83). 
4. "My ambition has felt oppressive. It is not a joy--it is a master that I must answer to, a smoke that descends into my life, making it hard to breathe" (Jenkins Reid 175).

Anecdotes of the Mick Riva Universe:

1. "The book I brought is an unauthorized copy of Daisy Jones & the six. I'm only reading to see who slept with who. But I can't focus" (Jenkins Reid 211).
2. "'Mick Riva's kid?' my dad says. 'I can't stand that guy '" (Jenkins Reid 68).