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Come & Get It by Kiley Reid
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Kiley Reid has done it again! If you enjoyed Such a Fun Age, place your library hold or buy this book right now. Come & Get It is set on the college campus of the University of Arkansas. Millie is a 24 year old super senior and resident assistant in the dorm nobody wants to live in. Agatha Paul is a 38 year old visiting professor who writes unique nonfiction books that blend interviews and personal memoir.
When Agatha Paul offers Millie an easy way to make a few bucks, Millie jumps at the chance and this launches a series of events that you will not be able to look away from. I cannot believe how quickly I read this book and how much I enjoyed it when it is, admittedly, full of college kid drama.
This is a story worth just jumping into. You'll love and love to critique the characters- the mismatched roommates, the other RAs, Agatha's ex, they all are so vivid and dynamic. This story about race, class, money, and bad decisions is so good because in Kiley Reid's established style- she doesn't tell you what to think. Everything is up to you to interpret and nothing is black and white. I love when an author allows you to think so deeply and invites you to sit in that discomfit of morally ambiguous characters.
So if that sounds good and you like a fun, fast paced read, you need to put this on your TBR!
When Agatha Paul offers Millie an easy way to make a few bucks, Millie jumps at the chance and this launches a series of events that you will not be able to look away from. I cannot believe how quickly I read this book and how much I enjoyed it when it is, admittedly, full of college kid drama.
This is a story worth just jumping into. You'll love and love to critique the characters- the mismatched roommates, the other RAs, Agatha's ex, they all are so vivid and dynamic. This story about race, class, money, and bad decisions is so good because in Kiley Reid's established style- she doesn't tell you what to think. Everything is up to you to interpret and nothing is black and white. I love when an author allows you to think so deeply and invites you to sit in that discomfit of morally ambiguous characters.
So if that sounds good and you like a fun, fast paced read, you need to put this on your TBR!