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Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

8 reviews

owenwilsonbaby's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

‘It was very easy to have sex in college, but it was even easier not to.’

I liked this! It turns out all I need to read again was pneumonia and being relatively bed-ridden. I think Reid’s writing is brilliant and I loved the characters. I had some trouble with the pacing and plot (it all felt like it happened in the last 80 pages or so), but still a really good read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

javafenn's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book wasn’t terrible it just didn’t seem to have a point. It takes place in dorms, most of the young women kind of suck, and then it ends and that’s that. It’s not bad but it wasn’t really all that great either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Classism

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

emilyatthelibrary's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, and Death of parent

beingmrsbeer's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Drug abuse

kayleighr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC! Sadly, this story did not meet my expectations. There were three main characters, and way too many side characters. I kept forgetting who people were and most of the time it didn’t matter because many of the side characters just felt like confusing filler. With so many characters, back stories were introduced that seemingly did not connect to anything at the end. Storylines that had potential to be impactful were introduced so late in the book that they fell completely flat. I did not expect this book to be dark, and I was surprised by some of the character’s choices. I enjoy reading about characters that are do not always make the best decisions, but this fell flat. I enjoyed the diverse characters and the themes related to money, race and sexuality. I think these were well thought out and pushed me to keep reading. I think others may enjoy this book, but overall, it fell flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

the_rainydayreader's review against another edition

lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 This was not my usual genre but I picked it up because I heard great things about Reid’s book Such a Fun Age. I was very pleasantly surprised. From the first chapter, I was hooked by interview of the three girls, just the way Agatha was. Throughout the book I was intrigued by the dynamics between each character, in addition to the ways they were similar and different. It helped that I am usually drawn to an academic setting.

A lot of the negative things I’m seeing in reviews are things that I actually liked about the book. I liked that it didn’t have much plot for 60% of the book, instead letting the interesting character dynamics carry the novel. A lot of it was characters, even the main ones, judging each other and laughing at each other and I liked how satirical that was and how it made even Agatha and Millie morally gray. The switching between the characters with their separate stories didn’t bother me; it made me wonder how their stories would all intersect at the end. 

Reid’s writing style is refreshing. It shows that purple prose is not necessary to have a literary novel, and a matter-of-fact style can actually be better for some stories.

My main qualm that I immediately identify after finishing the book is the lack of closure regarding Agatha and Kennedy. I think they needed that 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Drug abuse and Racism

jillwedemeier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Come and Get It is Kiley Reid's follow-up novel to her best-selling debut, Such a Fun Age.  While exploring themes of money, power, and race, this novel is about a resident assistant and her relationships with a professor, unruly residents, and her fellow RAs. 

The story is set in 2017 at the University of Arkansas and centers around Millie Cousins, a 24-year-old senior who is ready to graduate, get a job, and buy her first home.  Millie is a resident assistant at a dorm that primarily houses scholarship and transfer students.  This book also follows Kennedy, Tyler, and Peyton, who live in the suite next door to Millie, and Agatha, a visiting professor and writer. 

I enjoyed reading about Millie and her dormmates and reminiscing about my own college days.  While some parts were a bit over-dramatized, I felt that the author accurately captured life as a female collegian.  Overall, this was a fun and quick read, and I am excited to see what Kiley Reid does next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood