A review by abiofpellinor
Beneath the Surface by Rebecca Langham

5.0

This book is so so good! 4.5/5* from me. Firstly thank you to NetGalley and NineStar for a free ebook of this novel in return for an honest review. I had attempted to read a NineStar published Sci-Fi already this year (again thanks to NetGalley) and disliked it so much that it's the first book I have ever DNF'd. I was pretty worried coming into this book that I would end up doing the same but [a:Rebecca Langham|17523263|Rebecca Langham|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1513894148p2/17523263.jpg] has written an absolutely engrossing novel. It isn't a faced paced Sci-Fi, instead, it is a slow moving, dystopian world, where you gradually learn more about the characters and their backgrounds and start to form certain suspicions about the Outsiders (one of my suspicions was confirmed near the end of the book). As anyone who knows me is aware, I really really don't like romance in books. The mushiness has always just annoyed me in the past, but I absolutely love how it was written here and the way it plays so naturally into the story and does not feel forced at all. The only issue I had with this book was that the ending felt a little rushed to me, as everything was wrapped up very quickly. I understood how the author was attempting to make the reader feel, but I don't think she quite managed to capture it the way she wanted. All in all, this was an amazing book and I will 100% be reading any sequels to learn more about these characters and the world they live in. The writing in this book is very well done, and without having read up on it I would never have known it was Rebecca Langham's first novel. Looking forward to seeing more from this author!