ellieb_reads 's review for:

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

3.5

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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This is my second Kiley Reid, and just like in Such a Fun Age, Come & Get It has well-developed, complicated, fascinating characters. I found the college setting very compelling, and I enjoyed what some might call mundane details that painted the picture of life in Belgrade Dorm. The book tackled themes like class, race, and sexuality in ways that I really appreciated, primarily focused on micro-aggressions and stereotypes. But as much as I enjoyed the characters, the plot left a lot to be desired. There just wasn’t much happening in this novel, and I continued reading waiting for *something* to happen. When the only major event finally occurred, there was very little left in the book, and the conclusion was really disappointing. I also didn’t love some of the quirks in the dialogue. Do people really ask “What was that?” when responding to someone so often?! Reid is a super talented author, and I don’t recall having any problem with dialogue in her previous book, but I struggled a bit with this one. All that said, Come & Get It was still a pleasant read, and I’ll be excited to try out the author’s next book!