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Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid
384 pages 2022 Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Sports Fiction 🌶️ Clean Standalone
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The Vibe

Carrie Soto was the greatest tennis player in history. She retired undefeated. Now someone is about to break her record — and she's coming back. At 37. TJR writes Carrie with such ferocious specificity that you will feel the ace of a serve on every page. The best sports book by someone who doesn't write sports books.

Mood Meter

Romance
3/10
Fantasy / Magic
0/10
Pacing
9/10
Darkness
4/10
Humor
3/10
Angst
7/10

Mood Tags

FierceEmotionalSports-DrivenCharacter Study

Trope Tags

Sports FictionSecond Chance (Career)Fierce Female ProtagonistFather-Daughter

Spice Check

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Clean — the fire is competitive not romantic.

Content Heads-Up

Is This Book for You?

Skip if you dislike:

Ending: Triumphant
Pacing: Fast

What This Book Feels Like

Moods: Fierce Emotional Sports-Driven Character Study

Tropes: Sports Fiction Second Chance (Career) Fierce Female Protagonist Father-Daughter

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Carrie Soto a standalone?

Yes — she appears briefly in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo but this is a completely standalone story.

Do you need to like tennis?

Not at all — the tennis is a vehicle for character and emotion.

Is it better than Daisy Jones?

Different — Daisy is more romantic and musical; Carrie is more fierce and competitive.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

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