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A review by rayyann
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
I just finished 3 minutes ago and spent some time reading other reviews - most of which confuse me. People didn't like this book?
I grabbed this book withiut reading what it was about. It had a review on the back by another author I liked and that was good enough for me. I dove in with zero expectations and no clue what it was about. Maybe this helped me stay floating at the story unfolded. Maybe I have an ease of trusting that an author, one with this beautiful writing style and unique ability to portray current vernacular without it sounding forced or painful, has a damn point. Things are going to happen. You will feel a certain way.
Maybe I related to every character too deeply and this is a unique experience. Maybe not everyone winces when they think of their post secondary experience. Maybe I loved this book because, without meaning to, I had to confront old wounds from my own past. The financially abusive and immature partner, it's complicated. The loneliness. The anxiety. The social confusion. Belonging. Hustling. Worrying. The sexual confusion and longing and daydreaming and forgetting who you are.
This isn't a book for someone hoping to read a love story. Or a thriller. Or a mystery. This is a story for someone who is interested in people. The weird intricacies of our complex personal stories that tangle us together.I will say that it hurt me deeply when the book ends with Kennedy accepting that she must have cut herself on purpose. And honestly Fuck Peyton for not saying anything. But these are the uncomfortable moments we have to accept sometimes. I like not loving how a book ended when it forces me to take a deep breath. It means I was invested in the story. It was well written. I had a good time.
I grabbed this book withiut reading what it was about. It had a review on the back by another author I liked and that was good enough for me. I dove in with zero expectations and no clue what it was about. Maybe this helped me stay floating at the story unfolded. Maybe I have an ease of trusting that an author, one with this beautiful writing style and unique ability to portray current vernacular without it sounding forced or painful, has a damn point. Things are going to happen. You will feel a certain way.
Maybe I related to every character too deeply and this is a unique experience. Maybe not everyone winces when they think of their post secondary experience. Maybe I loved this book because, without meaning to, I had to confront old wounds from my own past. The financially abusive and immature partner, it's complicated. The loneliness. The anxiety. The social confusion. Belonging. Hustling. Worrying. The sexual confusion and longing and daydreaming and forgetting who you are.
This isn't a book for someone hoping to read a love story. Or a thriller. Or a mystery. This is a story for someone who is interested in people. The weird intricacies of our complex personal stories that tangle us together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Blood
Minor: Vomit