I listened to the audiobook version of Kiley Reid’s Come and Get It and I’m not sure that my review would be the same if I had read the book, although I don’t know that for certain. There’s a lot of very realistic conversation, by which I mean there are things like “yeah no, I mean like, ohmygod, you get it right?” That can be hard to follow, but the way Nicole Lewis reads it is just perfect. 

The story itself is a compelling take on money, power, race, and ethics, and gives a lot of insight into the characters, who are all deeply flawed in their own ways. Our main characters are a lesbian college professor, a Resident Advisor, and the inhabitants of one particular college dorm suite. We get to see them interacting in the dorm, but also get glimpses into their backstories, which gives us insight into their thought processes, how they interact with others, and the (often questionable) decisions they make. 

I’ve seen complaints about the novel not having a plot, or saying that nothing happens. I think that it does take a while to develop and it’s very character driven, but everything does come together in a cohesive way that tells a full story. It’s really an exploration of how a lot of small, dismissible moments on the surface, shaped by experience, can have a big impact on the overall story and where the characters find themselves by the end.