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Not for me.

Ripe has all the potential of a decent novel but ends up lacking in substance.

Cassie is underdeveloped as a character and as a result, it's hard to feel anything for her. The only real insight into her character is through the black hole that is used as a metaphor for her depression. If used sparingly this could have added to the narrative, however its overuse became cringy. All the other characters are one dimensional and offer nothing other than to further the narrative.

Etter's dialogue is forced and unnatural causing the book to feel rushed and like an unedited first draft. There are several plot points that could have been interesting and used to flesh out the novel however these are either dropped or meander along pointlessly.

Overall, perhaps a decent airport/holiday read if you like easy reads but otherwise due to the poor dialogue, underdeveloped characters and vacant plot, I can't recommend.

Thanks to NetGalley and VERVE books for the ARC.