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bgmartin0696's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
lmaru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
meredith_williams_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and Vomit
ewottrich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Vomit
thespinystacks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit
ashhhsmashhh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Blood
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Racism
mstall_'s review
- 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
4.5
Come & Get It centers around three main characters, Millie, Agatha and Kennedy during a span of about 8 months at the University of Arkansas in 2017. Millie is a 24 year old RA in an upperclassman dorm and desperately hoping to just get a good long term job and buy a house. She is curious and confused about her sexuality and spends a majority of the book trying to make meaning around what she's discovering. Agatha, a professor who is temporarily employed at UofA, stumbles upon what seems like a goldmine of research that could propel her career, however it comes at a cost. Kennedy finds herself in a new school, during junior year, in an upperclassman dorm with roommates who are terrible. She just wants to escape her past and make one friend at UofA. These three women's lives start to weave themselves together in a way that could threaten everything each of them desperately wants.
Overall, I gave this book a 4/5 stars. It's absolutely more character driven than plot driven, in fact there isn't really an overall plot here however Kiley's writing is so infections, succinct, and funny that the story moves quickly without a lot of plot devices. There are two reasons this book is a 4/5 instead of 5/5 stars for me personally.
First and foremost, the two biggest plot points that drive Kennedy's story feel so fake and unrealistic. Like laughably so. I had to reread them a few times to see if I missed something because they were so comically unreal. It really threw off the story for me and I'd love to know why Kiley chose these plot points to propel Kennedy's story forward.
Secondly, the ending felt almost bizarrely anti-climatic, given what had occurred a few pages before. Chapter 29 felt so out of character for Agatha and I didn't really understand the reason for her actions here. They didn't make sense given what I had just learned about her for the last 300+ pages. The ending felt like it just petered out and I wanted a bit more.
Overall, I really enjoyed Come & Get It and I'd probably re-read it again! Please note there are some TW so check those if you need to.
Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition
- 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
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
reneethebookbird's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
Minor: Drug use and Vomit