I didn’t think Reid could top Such a Fun Age, but am THRILLED to be wrong. Come and Get It has everything I loved about her debut (her ear for dialog is unparalleled, and she does realistic social cringe so. well.) with an added layer of tenderness towards her characters — most of which are a whole entire aggravating MESS — that blew me out of the water. I did NOT expect to be sobbing at the end, but sobbing I was. Her characters are ALIVE. The public university setting is priceless and allows Reid room to exercise her WICKED sense of humor as well as explore the transition pains most of us go through in our late teens and early twenties. Some — like Agatha and Robin — are experiencing growing pains well into their thirties. Come and Get It is so very funny and so very generous.
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid, (List Price: $29, Penguin Publishing Group, 9780593328200, 2024-01-30)
Reviewed by Kat Leache, Novel. in Memphis, Tennessee