Review: Just Beneath the Surface II: Landon's Story by R.H. Ramsey
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
Seven is a girl whose exotic beauty and harsh attitude attracts all the wrong men. Landon is a man in control of himself and his world, almost robotic in his approach to life. They both have repeated the same patterns of behavior over and over with no difference in result. When they find each other, it seems like a way for them both to start over. Yet is it ever really that easy…?JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE II: LANDON'S STORY deals with some very disturbing situations told in a haunting voice. I didn’t like Seven and I didn’t like Landon, but they were very compelling and complex characters. Issues of identity, abuse, and control have wound their way through Seven and Landon’s lives from an early age. They are two people who are severely damaged, but don’t know how to escape the cycle. Seven shows all her flaws, while Landon takes great pains to keep his under wraps. The author is able to show the gritty truth beneath the lies in a way which makes the very unlikable characters sympathetic to readers. JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE II: LANDON’S STORY will evoke very strong feelings in each reader, which is the sign of a great story.