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Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Year

2022

Rating

4.8

Mood

Tense

Genre

Literary Fiction

If you have seen Carrie Soto Is Back everywhere and still wonder whether it merits your weekend, this review is written for that exact hesitation.

Worth prioritizing if the premise already intrigues you — the execution supports the hook.

The Book Slinger editorial

Reading experience

Readers who prefer gradual immersion will enjoy the middle movement; action-forward readers may skim one subplot without losing the thread.

Some subplots exist mainly to deepen atmosphere; skim only if you must, but you may miss texture.

Strengths

What works

  • 1

    The central premise stays coherent even when the plot widens.

  • 2

    The ending lands with intention rather than coincidence.

  • 3

    Character psychology feels legible without over-explanation.

Audience

Who should read

Readers migrating from prestige television who want prose with comparable propulsion.

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