COME AND GET IT was delightfully unexpected and raw. This novel puts a magnifying glass on five stories from an Arkansas college campus: an RA, three of her residents and a captivating professor (no, this is not a "walked into a bar" joke). I felt transported back into the recklessness of my late teens and early twenties, truly awe-struck by the profound realness of these narratives.

Big fan of Kiley Reid. But this was hard for me. The pacing was kind of and I could barely get through it.

I realllllly tried with this book but it just wasn't for me. It felt slow and choppy, with little plot to keep me interested. And very long, for what? I don't know, I will continue to read Kiley Reid but this wasn't for me!

This book just WORKED for me. I truly consider Kiley Reid to be a staple author for me. I’m not going to positively wallow until she releases her third book.

BOOK CLUB PICK? OK just no. This was no where NEAR the caliber of her other book I read and I would not recommend this to anyone. No plot watsoever

Anxiety, competition, longing. Makes me feel like I am back in undergrad and then back in grad school and then back to undergrad.

Reid's sophomore novel doesn't hit the high notes of her first, but is still an excellent, gripping summer read.

This was my first Kiley Reid but it definitely won't be my last. It was immersive and engaging, and I struggled to put it down. The themes explored in this book are as timely as ever and handled so beautifully.

I ended up working in reverse with Kiley Reid. I started with this novel despite having Such a Fun Age on my shelf for a while now. Based on the premise, this should have been a no brainer 5 star for me. Unfortunately, it fell a little short in terms of pacing for me. I love a morally grey character driven novel but I failed to find my footing in a sea of characters (both major and minor). However! I am eager to read Such a Fun Age more than ever because I do enjoy Reid's narrative voice. I am certain that her voice combined with some stronger narrative conviction will be a major home-run.

LOVE Kiley Reid. I'd read absolutely anything that woman writes. I love, love, love how sharp and witty this book is with messy and realistic characters and relationships.

I really loved this author’s first book, but I could not get into this one. It felt monotonous and draining to read as the characters were all tolerable at best. I was so disappointed and hope her next book delivers the same relatable consideration and levity in challenge that Such a Fun Age tackled.

I loved the authors first book so much, and wanted to like this book too but it was a miss for me. I didn’t really understand what the point of the book was. There was also a lot of character backstory (for multiple characters) that didn’t really seem to have anything to do with anything. So it felt like we were learning about these characters to just say “end scene”. Like so what? What’s the point? Disappointed considered how much I loved such a fun age.

I am going to preface this review with the comment that I am not the correct age range or life experience for this book. It has been 15 years or so since I was a undergrad and I never lived on campus nor had a close connection to non-class elements of college. That out of the way.

Come and Get It is the story of fall semester at the Belgrade dorm on the University of Arkansas's campus. The story is told by Kennedy (a transfer student from Iowa), Millie (a Belgrade RA), and Agatha (an author in her thirties who is teaching at UA that year). One evening Agatha comes to Belgrade to interview three girls (Tyler, Jenna, and Casey) about weddings for an upcoming book as Agatha is a non-fiction writer who focuses on money in various ways. During the interview the conversation morphs from weddings to more about money & privilege. This makes Agatha change her focus. Agatha gets a deal writing profiles for Teen Vogue using the information she initially gets from this interview session but then she needs more.

Millie suggests Agatha come to her room every week where she can over hear the girls in the next room for more content. They listen to Tyler, Jenna, and Casey talk about money, boys, and even twin birth as it gives so much interesting content that people can either relate to or poke fun at. While they are engaged listening to the girls, they are missing the issues that are developing with others around them.

Kennedy is having a hard time making friends and becoming involved in school life. Her roommates, Tyler and Peyton, do not talk with her and only interact in order ask her to cleanup her dishes. Kennedy is concerned about running to Agatha but we do not know why.

Everything comes to a head one night when an accident reveals some of what others were hiding. Shouldn't those in a position of "responsibility" for others notice when those are not thriving in their new environment and not about their future (which relies on paying attention to these girls).

I think this book had a lot of potential even though I did not connect with it but I found myself continually going back rereading sections because the description of crucial moments was glossed over. This occurs in at least two instances with Kennedy's story that are integral to her character. The other major instance where this occurred was with the description of what Agatha looks like. The way the beginning of the book is written you think the Agatha looks a certain way because of a thought she has, but in the sentence right before it describes her as very different. This actually causes an entirely different reading of the book. There were so many ways this book could have gone that would have been more interesting and POV characters that would he provided a more important view at certain points.

In general I try to think of who this book would be best for and I think that would be college aged girls but my plot and structure issues keep me from actually recommending it.

Over halfway through and yet to figure out what the plot is . Too many characters and lacking any depth .

a character based novel that's not really "about" anything but examines the lives of a few women who live and/or work in a college dorm

After reading and absolutely loving Reid's first book, and hearing about how amazing this book was, I jumped at the chance to get an early copy. I have tried on multiple occasions to get into this and I just can't. I'm not sure what it is, but I have struggled to connect. Unfortunately, I DNF'd this one around the 30% mark.

Thank you to Kiley Reid, Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for an advance digital copy for an honest review.

I was only mildly invested in this until Kennedy’s backstory and then the Event at around 75% (IYKYK) and my jaw dropped. Reid continues to examine human nature and make you wonder why people do what they do.

This is a character drives novel set in the dorms of an Arkansas university in 2017 surrounding a journalist, Agatha, interviewing a few female students for a story. These female students are obnoxiously over the top drawing the reader in like onlookers to a train wreck. This book though is not to be written off a fluff piece about college antics, it is filled with deep, complex topics like competitiveness, racism, classism, and overall cultural commentary. And the ending

This book is an iron hand in a silk glove. I highly recommend this thought-provoking book.

Thank you for access to this ARC. Unfortunately I will not be able to read this and give it a proper review. I apologize, and if I have time to properly review it I will return to it.

I gave this author another chance but alas her writing is just not for me. The pacing seemed off and the characters fell flat.