𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵.

Retired tennis champion and 37 year old, Carrie Soto, returns to the court to defend her record for most Grand Slam singles titles against the rising 'Beast', Nikki Chan. 

My first TJR book and my new favorite read of 2024! 

Carrie's passion for the sport is unmatched. And while she lives and breathes tennis, she is far from likeable. She's ruthless, arrogant, callous, and will do anything to be the best, even if that means leaving behind those that care for her. But her tenacity and her drive against all odds is what draws me to root for her as she embarks on what may be her final Grand Slam season.

TJR's writing was exceptional. How she captured the beauty in every match, built in complex relationships, and how she brought us inside the mind of Carrie Soto was both engaging and exciting. Carrie's own growth throughout the book was also brilliantly laid out. 

My favorite aspect of this book was reading the bond between Carrie and her dad. Her dad's unwavering belief and support was simply endearing. So many of their conversations had me sobbing. 

I listened to the audiobook and it was such an incredible experience. I loved how it executed the many different media pieces and Stacy Gonzales' performance was phenomenal 👏🏼 I'm not lying when I say I was hooked from the first 20 words. 

Carrie's journey was every bit as beautiful as it was heartrending. TJR writes a captivating and inspirational redemption story that will stun you from start to finish even if you're not familiar with the sport. 

Read if you like:
🎾TENNIS
🎾strong father & daughter bond
🎾retiree comeback 
🎾bad ass FMC