Review: Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

Blurb from Goodreads:

A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley startup, Cassie finds herself trapped in a corporate nightmare. In addition to the long hours, toxic bosses, and unethical projects, she struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of unhoused people bathing in the bay. Startup burnouts leap into the paths of commuter trains, and men set themselves on fire in the streets.

Though isolated, Cassie is never alone. From her earliest memory, a miniature black hole has been her constant companion. It feeds on her depression and anxiety, its size changing in relation to her distress. The black hole watches, but it also waits. Its relentless pull draws Cassie ever-closer as the world around her unravels.

When her CEO’s demands cross an illegal threshold and she ends up unexpectedly pregnant, Cassie must decide whether the tempting fruits of Silicon Valley are really worth it. Sharp but vulnerable, funny yet unsettling, Ripe portrays one millennial woman’s journey through a late-capitalist hellscape and offers an incisive look at the absurdities of modern life.

My Review:
This book is like a punch to the face -- I was immediately immersed in this world and it was uncomfortable.  And then the book didn't really let up in its pace and discomfort so you end up feeling exactly like Cassie. Definitely dark but I definitely recommend!

Ripe comes out next week on July 11, 2023, and you can purchase HERE!  I really liked this one!

As lovely as it was to see the look on his face when he opened the door, this—the fact that he so adamantly doesn't want her to leave—is even better. Maybe we're all overthinking it, and everybody just needs someone who wants them to be there.