I loved this!! By the end of everything I wasn’t sure which (if any) of the characters I liked, but I wanted to know what happened to all of them. I loved.

A character driven story about a residential assistant in her dorm, and her professor. There wasn’t much to the plot for me, making it a slow paced read overall.

*many thanks to Putnam, PRH audio and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review.

"Come and Get It," set in 2017 at the University of Arkansas, centers on Millie, a senior resident assistant, who becomes embroiled in an inappropriate relationship with a visiting professor, Agatha Paul, while managing several students under her care.

I enjoyed Kiley Reid’s writing by the way she had her well-drawn characters express their thoughts and interactions from each of their povs throughout the novel. She also effectively used the various settings and incorporated themes of race, class, and morality in a way that provoked inward contemplation for me, the reader, as well. Despite this, the pacing is a bit uneven, with buildups leading to anti-climactic events.

The narrative seems designed to be a deep character study rather than a plot-driven tale. While I’m all for those types of stories, I never became positively invested in any of the characters. Agatha’s research exploring consumerism, money, and the complexities of human behavior among the students initially held my interest, but never really felt filled out. Her character gave me major ick btw.

Overall, it's a compelling read but not one that will likely stand out as a favorite for me this year.

At times I wasn't really sure what was happening here, but that was okay because I loved getting to see these characters interact. I was, at times, frustrated with every single one of them, and I mean that as a complimentto Kiley Reid because it means she wrote them so well.

COME AND GET IT
RATING: 2 ⭐️ - I Did Not Like This

Kiley’s follow up to SUCH A FUN AGE was high anticipated but in line with the mixed reviews, this one also missed the mark for me.

COME AND GET IT follows a residential assistant, her professor, and 3 new students under her purview.

❤️ for my LOVERS of CHARACTER DRIVEN novels, CAMPUS centered, stories about RACE, WEALTH, & STATUS

❤️ I’d highly recommend this on on AUDIO - it’s a long one, and moves slow, so getting through it on audio is the best way to go!

💔 the biggest critique I heard about this one was that it is CHARACTER DRIVEN and while that’s true, it also lacks any sort of plot - there were a TON of characters introduced at the beginning, some alternating timelines, but literally no idea what was happening

💭 What did you think about this one?

Found the plot to be difficult to follow or discern. Did not feel like a cohesive story. Unfortunately was unable to finish it because of this.

Thank you to GP Putnams Sons, NetGalley, and the author for sharing this arc with me in exchange for my honest feedback!

I was so excited to get my hands on this one after absolutely devouring the writer’s debut novel, Such A Fun Age, a few years back. Unfortunately, this second novel just wasn’t it for me.

Where do I begin? Is the plot in the room with us? About halfway through this book I realized that the plot was going absolutely nowhere. It took me over three months to get through this short novel because I had zero interest in the characters or what was happening to them. The minimal action that did develop felt like the plot to a Riverdale episode. It was all just so slow paced and underdeveloped. And then the ending was just BLEH.

I had such high hopes for Come and Get It but this one missed the mark by a mile for me. 😩

For anyone who is leaving a child at college with the RAs in the dorm, you might not want to read this. In some ways it seems there are a bunch of crazies working in residence life as well as some very different roommates. I think that there are a lot of characters with a lot of strange stories; sometimes it is hard to keep them all straight. Really, I don't know how I feel about this book...it kept me interested, but at the same time, I wanted to stop the story--some of the back stories are cringy--especially the one (spoiler alert) about the dog, I could see it coming, but couldn't stop it. I guess at the end the plot was all tied together, but it was sometimes painful getting there.

Kiley Reid has a way of writing that makes people think. Come and Get it is no exception. It has been a week since I finished reading and I'm still thinking about it.

The best dialogue writing you’ll ever read topped off with Kiley Reid’s now signature and extremely well-done social commentary on money and race.

The levity of a college dorm setting makes it so that you don’t even realize the tensions are rising until suddenly *you do*. Smart and funny with concise and perfect sentences-Reid’s sophomore novel has landed her as a favorite author.

Description and dialogue were whip smart and fresh; characters popped. It has more of a non-plot, character study vibe than some more plot-driven stories, if you're into that sort of thing.

This was an ok read about a residence assistance in a college dorm. Millie leaves midway to go home to care for her sick mother. She does online courses and works to save money. Her goal to graduate and buy a house. When she returns to school she has a new class of students residing in her dorm . When the chance to make extra money comes she jumps at it. Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardised by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks and illicit intrigue.

I did not click with this story at all. It was just not for me. I tried with ‘Such a Fun Age’ as well and I guess her writing style just isn’t for me.

Such A Fun Age was a 5-star read for me, so I was excited to receive a copy of Reid’s newest book. Although entertaining, this one didn’t hook me in. The characters were interesting and it was a good read, but without a solid plot point, I didn’t find myself thinking about this story and eager to get back to it. I enjoy Kiley Reid’s writing and look forward to what else is in the works for this author, but this one is middle of the road for me. Perfectly entertaining, but won’t leave an impact.

This was a story that analyzed a unique set of people interacting in a closed universe. I cant say I loved this book, but I laughed out loud many times. It was interesting how similar this was in vibes to the author's debut, Such a Fun Age - with the cringe and second hand embarrassment - but still totally unique. Some content warnings include: racist microaggressions, drug and alcohol use, animal death, suicidal ideation, accident involving blood, past vehicle collision contributing to a death, questionable power dynamics in a sexual relationship.

Thank you Netgalley for this eARC!

After really enjoying Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid, I was unfortunately disappointed by her sophomore novel Come and Get It. This book centers mostly on Millie and Agatha. Millie is a Residential Assistant at the University of Arkansas and Agatha is a writer and professor. There is also an abundant cast of side characters that I found quirky and slightly... off. That might have been Kiley Reid's intention with this book; reading about the most uncomfortable characters while cringing at their choices. If that was her intention, she succeeded for me because I was uncomfortable for a lot of this book. Some of it was good uncomfortable and a lot was bad uncomfortable, if that makes sense. There truly was no plot until about 90% in when I finally started to get invested in the story. I can only recommend this book for readers who love an extremely character driven story whose meaning you really need to dig deep to understand.

Thank you to Putnam for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I'm struggling with how to rate this book. I like Kiley's writing style and loved her book 'Such a Fun Age', so I was so excited to read this book. Sadly, I did not see the point, moral, or overall theme of this book. Plus there are many character POVs and it was difficult at times to keep them all straight. I was struggling with reading the book version so I chose to listen to the audio book and Nicole Lewis did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life! I thought this was it, I could finally connect, but sadly I never did connect with any of the book's plethora of characters. I kept waiting for a big revelation and nothing ever came. When the book was over I was thankful.

Being a lifetime resident of Iowa City, I loved Kennedy's University of Iowa details.

Thank you NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

SYNOPSIS
- Millie is a twenty-four year old college student at a southern college & a RA. She works very hard, and she really wants to save up and buy a house.
- Agatha is a visiting professor, and she is working on writing a new book. Millie & Agatha cross paths during Agatha’s research, and things get complicated.
- Millie is also the RA for three students — Tyler, Peyton, and Kennedy — who become main players in the story.

MY THOUGHTS
- I gave 4 stars to “Such A Fun Age” by Reid, but I went with 3 stars for this one.
- This book wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. It was an okay read.
- Overall, it’s relatively slow moving, and not a lot happens. The story & the ending both fell flat.
- The setting & the characters are interesting, and I think Reid is a talented writer. I also liked a lot of the themes that were in this one. I, however, wasn’t a fan of the execution, and I think the plot needed work.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️not as good as “Such a Fun Age” - Reid is a great writer though, and I look forward to read more of her work.

Thanks to Penguin Group, G.P. Putnam's Sons, and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is out now.

It seems this book is not for everyone, but it is definitely for me! If you enjoy character studies focused on the minutiae of every day lives, conversation, thoughts, and habits written by an author who keenly observes all of the above, I think you'll enjoy this one. There really is no discernible plot beyond following a group of very different women throughout the course of a semester at a the University of Arkansas. I love how Kiley Reid can take such inocuous things like the quirk of someone's eyebrow, the tone of their voice, the color of their sweatshirt, what the buy and don't buy...and reveal so much about them through this seeminly insignificant things. I enjoyed Millie's and Kennedy's POV chapters (especiall Kennedy's) more than Agatha's but overall I really enjoyed this. This is one to take your time reading, really dissecting these characters. And while there is very little plot I found the last few chapters to be very page-turning. I'll read anything Kiley Reid writes!

Loved this niche book that took place at a university in Arkansas. It was chaos in the best way - the only downfall is the number of characters - sometimes a bit hard to keep up with.