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A review by befthhh
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
*I received an eARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
College in certainly a time of making mistakes and growth and making more mistakes. And this book is deeply representative of that. The writing was straightforward, descriptive, and the dialogue felt so accurate to the voices on young adults in college. I felt transported back to undergrad in many scenes, particularly anything related to the RA experience as I was one myself.
Millie and Kennedy were standout characters. I loved Millie's determination, and reading her stream of consciousness as she figures things about herself out. Kennedy was a character that I felt I had met many times before, the person you know is not quite okay and wish you had pulled into your friend group. As for Agatha, I'm not sure if she's intended to be the antagonist of the book but she certainly is in my mind!
My only difficulties with this book were that the build-up was very slow. I felt like I was reading about mundane, unconnected events for about the first 40% of the book. However the payoff with everything connecting in the end was well worth it. A tense, but great, read!
College in certainly a time of making mistakes and growth and making more mistakes. And this book is deeply representative of that. The writing was straightforward, descriptive, and the dialogue felt so accurate to the voices on young adults in college. I felt transported back to undergrad in many scenes, particularly anything related to the RA experience as I was one myself.
Millie and Kennedy were standout characters. I loved Millie's determination, and reading her stream of consciousness as she figures things about herself out. Kennedy was a character that I felt I had met many times before, the person you know is not quite okay and wish you had pulled into your friend group. As for Agatha, I'm not sure if she's intended to be the antagonist of the book but she certainly is in my mind!
My only difficulties with this book were that the build-up was very slow. I felt like I was reading about mundane, unconnected events for about the first 40% of the book. However the payoff with everything connecting in the end was well worth it. A tense, but great, read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Racism and Drug use
Minor: Animal death