Disappointed with this book. The premise sounded good but the reading experience was different. I did not like the main character at all and did not feel a connection. This book was not for me,

Struggled with this. Boring, Cannot recommend.

Thanks to Netgalley, Kiley Reid and Penguin Group G.P. and Sons for an ARC in exchange for an honest review,

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**Thank you to Net Galley and Putnam Books for the ARC.**

This book genuinely had no discernible plot to me. It followed an RA, some suite mates in her building and a professor/author. All of them were slightly interconnected but it all just felt disjointed and never really came full circle for me. I’m not sure what the author was really attempting to write. The ending was frankly bizarre and really disturbing.

I really enjoyed this one. There was excellent character development- all from different backgrounds but seamlessly woven together. I love the college campus setting. The intermingled storyline of students, staff and faculty. Excellent! I would recommend.

After seeing a lot of reviews about how this book might lack plot, I feel an obligation to note that the characters and their masterful tension ARE the plot. Or at least how I interpreted it. I feel like this is this author's style and without completely gushing about it, I dig it. Also, I am a character reader more than I am a plot reader, so that could very well be a reason.

The campus setting and morally grey lines between characters across race, class, sexuality makes the whole novel feel almost like intense gossip as you read it. It feels salacious to read, as you witness bad decisions/moments by nearly every character. The moments where things come to a head would feel small or mundane if taken out of context, but the drama feels so "shit is hitting the fan" at these moments I wouldn't DARE describe this book as plotless. This book is yet another smart and intimate exploration into lives of women and I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

I do believe that if you're not a character reader, this one might not be for you but if you loved her debut, I think this hits the same mark.

This book was interesting and captured my attention, but it didn't feel like a lot happened in the plot. Often, I enjoy books that focus on character over plot, but this one felt like it was building to more plot, but there wasn't a payoff.

It follows Agatha, a writer and professor, who connects with a resident assistant, Millie, to help her find writing subjects. What starts as a fairly straightforward interview with a group students turns into more questionable observing styles. Plus, Millie has separate drama between her resident assistant friends and the students in the dorm.

There's element of drama, revenge, and romance, but it fell flat to me. I'd still recommend it, but not strongly.

I recently had the pleasure of reading "Come and Get It" by Kiley Reid, and I must say it was an incredibly captivating and thought-provoking novel. Kiley Reid's storytelling prowess shines through in this engaging narrative that kept me hooked from beginning to end. Reid's ability to tackle complex themes with wit and nuance is truly commendable. The characters are well-developed, each with their unique personalities that add depth to the overall narrative. One aspect I particularly enjoyed was the author's keen observation of social dynamics and relationships, offering a fresh perspective and sparking reflection on contemporary issues. The dialogue is sharp and authentic, contributing to the overall authenticity of the characters and their interactions. Kiley Reid's writing style is both compelling and accessible, making "Come and Get It" a book that can be enjoyed by a wide range of readers.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for a sneak peak of this book! Unfortunately it was just not the book for me. I struggled with finding a connection with the story and had to DNF it. Thanks again for the early sneak peak.

I want to start by saying that I may be in the minority on my feelings about this book but unfortunately, I did not enjoy this one as much as I thought I would. I think this author is still someone I want to read more from because I feel like all of their stories make the reader think.
First let's talk about the characters we are following Agatha a middle-aged lesbian college professor who has come to Arkansas to write a book about weddings, Millie the RA in the college's scholarship dorm, and Millie one of the residents of Millie's dorm who has a secret from her past. All three of these characters were interesting on their own and I found their backstories separately interesting. I feel like there was so much going on in these women's lives that didn't make sense to me in the overarching plot.
I felt like for me this book wasn't meant to have a plot other than being a slice-of-life story about these three women and their experiences during the first semester of the school year. I don't know what I wanted more of but I just wanted more of a plot to the story.
The writing on the other hand I believe is one of the stronger parts of this book. Reid knows how to keep the reader engaged and to make the reader think. That is one of my favorite things about this author is that the topics that she brings up in her writing make me as a reader ponder what my views are on certain situations.
The setting of the college dorm and college town was great it felt like the author had spent time in a college town to be able to get the vibes of what those places look like which I appreciated.
My overall enjoyment was just the middle of the road. I was reading and kept wondering when we were going to get the story moving and I feel like the story didn't take off until the 60% mark. I think that this has important topics that need to be discussed but I think the execution could have been better.

Sadly disappointed with Kiley Reid's most anticipated new release after having loved her previous book #SuchAFunAge.

Thanks PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

It's with a heavy heart I declare that I had to DNF this book by about mid-way. I promised, I tried - really hard.
I badly wanted to like all the characters. - Millie, Agatha & all the other house-mates, but even by half way point, I just saw no story building, no plot or no direction whatsoever to where this book was going.

Firstly, I couldn't connect with the characters & come to remotely care about them.

Secondly, the conversations & dialogues were so mundane, insipid & mindless - so much fuss over dishwashing!

Thirdly, there was neither any cohesion nor a synergy in the premise. It lacked the 'hook' that kept me coming back to the book or even vaguely create an intrigue or interest in my mind about how the storyline will finally play out.

I've seen other reviews that resonate my feelings for this one & even mirror my own thoughts in many ways.

It's really unfortunate that 'Come & Get It' turned out this way. I hope Reid really comes up with a winner with her next one. I would definitely still look forward to it. But this was just not for me.

Things I Liked about Come and Get It: The character development & setting… This story takes place at a big southern university (I think in Arkansas) in 2017 on an all-girls hall in a big dorm building, but it may as well have been 2003 in South Carolina on the fifth floor of Manning (my freshman dorm). 😉 I really loved the banter between the girls, the details of dorm life, and the southern sorority-ish culture. It honestly took me right back – the good, the bad, and the ugly! Even though much of it was cringy, it was a fun little trip down memory and even prompted some reflection about my younger years that was good for me. I thought Reid totally nailed this part! (TBH, it was so accurate for my early-2000s college experience that i wondered if maybe she mis-placed it a bit in time… or maybe some things just never change!) *Also, the narrator in the audiobook did an incredible job with the southern accents!

Things I Didn’t Like: The plot (a visiting professor / journalist becomes intertwined with the hall’s RA and uses her - along with the other girls - as unknowing subjects for her writing) was just OK. I was never really invested in the actual action of the story, and I really didn’t care as much about Agatha and Millie (the “main” characters) as I think I was supposed to… Much like this author’s first book, Such a Fun Age - which received a lot of hype but didn’t live up to it imo - I think she tried to do too much… There are some important messages about race, money, privilege, etc. but they get a little lost in everything else going on.

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Come and Get It officially releases next week (1/30/24), and I'll be anxious to see what the masses say… Maybe it's just me. 🤷🏼‍♀️ (Thanks @librofm and @netgalley for the early access!)

DNF - I got about halfway thru this and I was just bored. Nothing happened and I didn't care about the characters. People who like slow, character driven books may like this one though, just wasn't for me.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars? I really enjoyed Reid's first book, especially her remarkable ear for dialogue. This book takes a lot longer to get to any real action (unlike Such A Fun Age). I was more than halfway through when I started to wonder if anything would actually happen and if any of the characters -- which slowly pass through each others' orbits -- would have any substantive conflict with each other.

This is a hard one- it's quite character driven, focused on activities in a university dorm, and it feels almost YA. That said, Agatha, Millie, and Kennedy are vibrant and intriguing. Agatha, a writer, is on campus and meant to be researching her next book- on weddings. She's more interested, however, in how the young women in the Belgrade dorm view and deal with money. And she's interested in Millie, the RA. Millie is perhaps the most likable character while Kennedy, the odd student out, is the most concerning. Their back stories are detailed- but the same is not true for the other young women who are the source of so many issues. To be honest, I didn't understand Tyler's dog thing, what the problem was with Peyton and had no sense of Casey. There's a bit of satire here and no one, no one comes off well at various points. It's not really about privilege or race but rather just about a hotpot of young women. I read it, I laughed at some of it, I felt for Kennedy and Millie, but in the end, I still have difficulty with it. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. Fans of the campus novel should give it a try.

Kiley Reid sure knows how to grab you from the beginning. From the author of Such a fun age, comes her latest book. I enjoyed every page of this story and recommend to everyone. This coming of age story is sharp and very character driven, which I love. This story is about the conflicts within a group of women’s lives who live in and around a college campus. This book is smart and hilarious and while fun it certainly tackles tougher topics. Highly recommend.
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Thank you netgalley and Putnam sons for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

This story mostly takes place in a dorm at the University of Arkansas. There are 8 main characters, and we read about the usual college/dorm antics, with a more modern twist. Unfortunately, the storylines were hard for me to follow, because there were so many characters, and it was difficult to differentiate between them. Also, there wasn’t really a plot – the author alluded to a big event later in the story which kept me reading, but there seemed to be several separate stories that never came together in the end. Thank-you to NetGalley, Ms. Reid, and the publisher for the ARC of this title.

4/10 - Overall, I’m not entire sure the point of this book. There really was no real plot whatsoever. I guess some may say it is a character driven plot; however, I didn’t particularly like any of the characters. There were at least 8 main characters and several more minor characters, which definitely made it hard to remember everyone’s background and how they all connected to one another. A lot going on, which made it hard to keep everything straight. But also not a lot going on plot wise at the same time. Overall, I gave this book a four out of ten only because I did finish the book fairly quickly and didn’t completely hate all of the chapters. I still would not recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam / G. P. Putnam’s Sons for sharing this digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

An array of female characters are united by one thing: Belgrade residence at the University of Arkansas. Each character’s words and actions starts affecting the others as their lives begin to intertwine and intersect. Great character study of female thoughts and actions that remind me of how glad I am to not be living in a dormitory. A medium paced book that quietly builds. If you need big plot twists and crazy gotchas, this might not be the book for you.

I struggled with this largely due to the writing. It felt choppy and uneven, and didn’t propel the story for me. I love Kiley Reid, and love her voice and unique perspectives, but this novel didn’t work for me, unfortunately.

I enjoyed Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid and had high expectations for Come and Get It. Unfortunately, this book did not work for me and I found it to be meandering and disjointed. A character-driven campus novel that follows a group of students and an RA at the University of Arkansas. I didn’t enjoy this one, but I look forward to reading Kiley Reid again in the future.

Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and NetGalley for this ARC.

I really liked this book, but it definitely won’t be for everyone. The story follows a group of students living in the same dorm at University of Arkansas. Reid shares all of their backstories while exploring the messy relationships that exist between the students, their RAs, and a visiting professor whose become fascinated with the social dynamics at play in this dorm. The book slowly builds to a pretty dramatic event, but from the marketing copy you’d (mistakenly) think this book is high drama from start to finish. Instead, I’d describe this story as high cringe. I was so uncomfortable while reading, and I could not look away. In particular, I love the way Reid explores the subtleties and complexities of social power. Sometimes, the book posits, power is contextual, shape-shifting, and ambiguous. And sometimes it’s constant and inescapable. Fair warning that this book does get pretty messy and then ends a little too tidily, but I enjoyed the ride quite a bit more than Such a Fun Age. I listened to this on audio and that was highly enjoyable. I always get a lot out more out of satirical stories when I hear them read aloud! I’m not sure this will be as popular as her debut, but I hope this one finds its audience and think fans of Disorientation and Members Only might find a lot to like here.