A review by mmccombs
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

I enjoyed Such a Fun Age and was excited to get to Come and Get It, and was blown away by how fun and compelling this book was! Reid shows off her superb ability to render characters in such believable, relatable ways. The dialogue was a real strength in this book, it felt very natural and like it was coming from real, distinct people. It’s one thing to get me to cry while reading a book, but a completely different thing altogether to get me to laugh, and this book did that consistently. So many little quips and situations in this novel made me laugh, Reid reveals something so silly and petty about the undergrad dorm experience while also showing how quickly these things can escalate into very real problems. This is a great book for people who love character driven stories, funny dialogue, and books that subtly pick apart the complexities of class privilege.

Thank you to Penguin Group (Putnam) and NetGalley for the advanced copy!
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