Overall I enjoyed this. It managed to be incredibly thought-provoking while still providing an engaging storyline so it didn't feel like it was just trying to get a message across. I don't know if it will be a book I would come back to and re-read but it was a worthwhile read. My favourite character was of course Briar, who has so much character despite being a child - I feel like a lot of children in books aren't really characterised at all.

This book stuck with me after I finished reading it. Will recommend it to my friends, I think they'll really enjoy it.

I can’t really decide what I think about this book, it was fairly easy to read but I didn’t really get what it was about. Really liked one of the characters, Emira but the others did nothing for me.

Everyone loves this book, and I’m so glad to have been able to read ahead of everyone else. Feels fresh, and like it’s like nothing else out there.

This is a great story about racism and class - possibly the same thing?
Emira and her friends made me think, and to question some of my ideas. 
Racism isn’t as straightforward as we often think, and this book helped me sort out my prejudices. 
A good story too!

This is a story which addresses the problems of various races in Philadelphia. It wasn't a bad story but more suited to a younger age group and didn't really engage me.

This is genuinely one of my books of the year! I have recommended this to all of my friends. Perfect for book clubs, Can't wait to read what Kiley writes next!

An expertly written debut novel, focusing on some really important subjects with a fun, hilarious and deeply empathetic and compassionate lens.

I found this book a little shallow, I'm afraid. I liked the concept and carried on reading as I wanted to know what happened but never really felt invested in the characters. I enjoyed the twist at the end, though. I really never saw that one coming.

This book was gripping from the first chapter. I really enjoyed how the author put across the views of both characters, and the storyline was unlike anything I have read in a while. It is modern and deals with issues of race which are very relevant. Very, very well written. Loved it.

It took me a while to get into this but I'm glad I persevered.  Well developed characters and a really interesting perspective into the issues women have as mothers.

A well written novel with excellent characterization. A perfect, modern, family centered novel looking into the complexities of race and social class. A compelling read.
My thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a brilliant look at modern-day racism. it takes a look at the life of a young black baby sitter working for a wealthy white family. 
Not only did it showcase class and wealth divides the occur on a daily basis it also highlights the effects of trying not to address race and making allowances for someone's race. 
The whole story was told in a genuine and heartfelt manner. it was clearly written with great care and by someone with first-hand knowledge.
It was a brilliant contemporary taking a look at modern-day race.

This quickly became an exceptionally compulsive read! Such A Fun Age is told from two points of view - Emira (mid-twenties) and Alix (mid thirties). When the former is apprehended for 'kidnapping' the child of the latter - who she was actually babysitting - a series of events are triggered. A scathing, regularly funny and continuously profound exploration of society. Fantastically constructed, it's stayed with me for days since finishing providing much food for thought!

I enjoyed this book, but I wasn't gripped by it, and I felt that the author was trying too hard to write something which was topical.  The characters didn't really come alive for me, and I wouldn't really recommend it.

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid is a superb story of Emira, who is trapped between her struggles to cross the border from being a college graduate needing to enter her adult life and trying to figure out her identity as an adult. She gets a part time baby sitter job and very quickly gets complacent in it. Is it because it is easier than getting a proper adult job, or is it because she realises she is the only one who listens to and who shows love to the three year old Briar she is paid to look after?

One day in her new job Emira ends up being a target of an accusation that she kidnapped the girl she is looking after. This incident changes a lot in Emira's life, which will lead to paths to meet where those were not meant to cross. 

Emira is surrounded by love and care from her close group of friends, her employer and her family, and her new boyfriend. But who really has Emira's back and who might have other motives in trying to keep Emira at their side? 

Such a Fun Age is a brilliant debut - written in an engaging way that allows reader to make their own decisions who to believe and who might just hide their ulterior motives underneath their self-rightiousnes and never shaken off grudges. 

It's a book that honestly addresses issues of racism, misconstrued privileges, self-denial, revenge driven purely to save own face and foremost about difficulties of finding one's identity in the world that requires boxes ticked such as: successful career, successful relationships, and money, regardless of the price to pay for those.

I couldn't stop reading this. A clever story with layers that get you thinking deeply about race and class. It also made me think about success, love and influence. A great read which raises some important and debate-worthy issues to the forefront.

Such a brilliant and original story about a young black babysitter working for a wealthy white family in suburban Philedelphia. 

This is the ultimate book club read, equal parts funny and thoughtful, heartwrenching and frustrating, it tackles race, identity, love and friendships in an accessible yet surprisingly profound way.

I finished this book last week and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. It really has given me a book hangover because nothing I've read since has compared.

This is a packet, fun, rollicking and controversial tale. I simulationeously feel like I know these characters, I have people like them in my life, and like I've never read anything like it. It is so funny and witty and gives narrative voice to those who don't usually get it. I loved it and I am so glad to see that's it's done so well.

Absolutely loved this book. Couldn't stop thinking about it when I wasn't reading it and have thought about it a lot ever since. Great characters, tone, plot, subject matter. Highly recommend.