Carre Soto Is Back

Overall Rating:

Would I Recommend It?
Most definitely. Especially if you are a fan of Reid’s recent books.

Thoughts?
A fantastic fast paced book that pairs really well with ridiculously long international flights. I am not one to be able to read and read on a plane, but this book crushed that notion. I devoured 2/3rds of the book during parts of my miserable 37 hours of travel time from NZ to home.

Daisy Jones still remains in #1 spot for me of Reid’s books. That one just amazed me in how I could hear the characters’ voices. In Carrie Soto I didn’t get that feeling even though she wove in quite a bit of Spanish. The voices would only remain in my head during the Spanish speaking segments. Honestly, don’t think it matters what nationality Carrie is. Just that she’s a stubborn, strong, hard hitting female would’ve been sufficient. But I heard there is apparently this major war about this out there amongst reviewers so I’ll stay out of it. To me, that was not the focal point of the book.

Several character traits (which are viewed as faults by the general public) definitely struck a chord with me. It’s interesting how much people can’t deal with strong females who get the job done. We have to be all smiley and happy about everything. And apologetic when we do better than others. Pffft. She has a hard edge to her that I love, but she also learned that it’s okay to let one’s guard down when it means letting in the people who matter. (This isn’t a spoiler. It’s obvious that’s where the story is heading. Not a mystery book.)

I should know tennis cause I played it as a kid and yet I’m still clueless. I’m, therefore, absolutely not going to be one to nitpick Reid on whether the tennis plays were or were not correct. I enjoyed the matches and they kept me guessing as to who wins.

The book totally makes me wanna watch Wimbledon again! (I do think that this book parallels quite a bit with that storyline.)

Quotable Quotes:

“The downside of perfectionism is that you are so used to getting it right, you completely collapse when you get it wrong.”
Oh! So, so, so, so, sooooooo incredibly spot on correct.