Ripe is based on the premise that aliens have decided humans are ripe for harvesting. They are taking people by the thousands, but that is only the beginning. We follow a psychiatrist, her patient claiming to have been alive for over 2000 years, a newspaper reporter, and more on their quest to stop the terrifying events that are unfolding globally.

Ripe was a good book, not my favorite, but good. Honestly, it just wasn't for me. I felt the plot dragged in spots and I had trouble with suspending my disbelief. However, if you are an avid lover of sci-fi, aliens, and global catastrophe, this may be the book for you! The writing was good and once the book got going, it was fairly interesting. Overall, it just didn't work for me and my interests but I feel it could be a knockout for those more immersed in the genre.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily and all views expressed are my own.

Ripe is a bleak, thought-provoking book, interspersed with tense action and disquieting potential fates for mankind. It presents mind-bending ideas related to our evolution and social structures. I do feel, however, if the book had focused on the central ‘Farmers’ plot-line, rather than adding additional threats later in the story, it would have been stronger for it.

Disclaimer: I received a free e-copy of this book in return for my honest review. Thank you to James Hider, Netgalley and Black Rose Writing.

Quite a mind blowing book! With the aliens already here, humans are ripe for the picking, being used in many unpleasant ways. Well written and fast paced.