A review by nathansnook
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.0
Major thanks to NetGalley and Putnam's Sons for an ARC of this book in exchange for my thoughts:
*DNF @ 60%
girlll what the heck even is this???
i'll be honest, i had a fun time with Such a Fun Age, and though Reid plays with the usual class/race issues that i so loved in her debut novel, this ones falls short. like 100 to 0. real fast. real quick. in a huge cast of characters, there is no one to care for because there is so little care for any of them. these characters still feel like they're trapped in the first or second draft. the whole book has chess moves, but there are no chess pieces. there are motivations, but no why's to the motivations. this needs a few more rewrites to get where it needs to be.
if anything, i think this would've been better executed if done in the ttfn/ttyl series by Lauren Myracle. i think it would cut out the unnecessary scenes and set up as the dialogue truly drives the story.
homegirl go back to the drawing board with this one!!!
*DNF @ 60%
girlll what the heck even is this???
i'll be honest, i had a fun time with Such a Fun Age, and though Reid plays with the usual class/race issues that i so loved in her debut novel, this ones falls short. like 100 to 0. real fast. real quick. in a huge cast of characters, there is no one to care for because there is so little care for any of them. these characters still feel like they're trapped in the first or second draft. the whole book has chess moves, but there are no chess pieces. there are motivations, but no why's to the motivations. this needs a few more rewrites to get where it needs to be.
if anything, i think this would've been better executed if done in the ttfn/ttyl series by Lauren Myracle. i think it would cut out the unnecessary scenes and set up as the dialogue truly drives the story.
homegirl go back to the drawing board with this one!!!