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A review by sarafrancesreads
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
⭐️ REVIEW ⭐️
Thank you to #NetGalley and @putnambooks @penguinbooks for allowing me to read #ComeandGetIt by @kileyreid 💰🐷
⭐️Rating:4/5 ⭐️
Synopsis: “From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.
It’s 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie’s starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue.
A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption, and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior—and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid.”
My thoughts: Wow, this book was like a train wreck 🚂🤯 it had me queasy and unsettled; however, I couldn’t look away! Kiley Reid does not wrap things up in a pretty little bow, but rather let’s you sit in the uncomfortable, which is somewhat unique and something I appreciated about this book. The characters in this book grapple with money—what it means to them, to others, and the influence it has on all of our lives. The unethical behaviors had me cringing throughout, but it does comment on the lengths some people will go to for money, and other will use money to get what they want. Overall, I enjoyed the complexities and thought-provoking story and would recommend #ComeandGetIt
Thank you to #NetGalley and @putnambooks @penguinbooks for allowing me to read #ComeandGetIt by @kileyreid 💰🐷
⭐️Rating:4/5 ⭐️
Synopsis: “From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.
It’s 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie’s starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue.
A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption, and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior—and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid.”
My thoughts: Wow, this book was like a train wreck 🚂🤯 it had me queasy and unsettled; however, I couldn’t look away! Kiley Reid does not wrap things up in a pretty little bow, but rather let’s you sit in the uncomfortable, which is somewhat unique and something I appreciated about this book. The characters in this book grapple with money—what it means to them, to others, and the influence it has on all of our lives. The unethical behaviors had me cringing throughout, but it does comment on the lengths some people will go to for money, and other will use money to get what they want. Overall, I enjoyed the complexities and thought-provoking story and would recommend #ComeandGetIt
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use