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Review: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid



Blurb from Goodreads:
From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.

It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardised by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks and illicit intrigue. A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior.
My Review:
This was so good.  I was really impressed by this author's debut (note: you can read my review of Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid's debut, HERE) but I loved this book even more.  I was immediately transported to the University of Arkansas and what a wild trip it was! I love how this author weaves social commentary within her stories and this book was certainly no exception.  At times, you aren't sure who, if anyone, to root for, but you don't want it to end. I know I will re-read this book because it has some absolutely unexpected moments. Give it a read!

Come and Get it comes out next week on January 30, 2024, and you can purchase HERE!  I love this author!!
On August fourth, she arrived in Fayetteville. The first person she spoke to was the director of the master's program. He showed her to her office; they'd gifted her a plant. The second person she met was a woman named Aimee, standing behind her in the Ozark Natural Foods Co-Op line. Aimee looked like a PE teacher and Agatha trusted her immediately. 
When each of them had asked if she was alone ("Isn't your husband here?" "Did your family come down, too?"), Agatha smiled. She didn't blanch. 
"No, he actually decided not to," she said. "No no. It's just me for now."

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