You act like you've dedicated your life to tennis. But you came back to win, not to play.

This book grabbed my attention and didn't let go. I love a redemption story. I love an underdog tale. I love reading about athletes that are at the top of their game and how they continue to stay at the top. This book gave me everything I enjoyed and more.

Which matters more? The wins or the losses?

Carrie Soto was destined to be the best at tennis and nothing else. Her struggles with failure, reconciling what Self she wants be and overcoming adversity made this a very entertaining read.

The book I brought is an unauthorized biography of Daisy Jones and the Six. I'm only reading to see who slept with who, but I can't focus.

Insert meme of Leo sitting in a chair pointing at the TV.

As I write this review I'm on my third Taylor Jenkins Reid book (Malibu Rising) and I am appreciating the little universe that has been created. Single sentence references to characters have a whole world and story to explore. It's not required reading to understand the context but I definitely appreciate how everyone is impacted, be it big or small, but the characters Jenkins Reid has created.

As happy as you are when it starts, you always end up that same amount of sad when it's over.

I took a few days to write this review and some of my thoughts have escaped me but I highlighted a bunch of passages from the book so I'll add them here.

We live in a world where exceptional women have to sit around waiting for mediocre men.

Somethings I think being the very best is antithetical to being happy.

I wonder how it feels to be able to love tennis without it threatening to forget you with every passing match.

Maybe it's a lie that you have to keep doing what you have always done. That you have to be ale to draw a straight line from how you acted yesterday to how you'll act tomorrow. You don't have to be consistent. You can change, I think. Just because you want to.