A review by lolajh
Beneath the Surface by Steven Woolman, Gary Crew

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Just like the first I am left wanting more with a cliffhanger 😫 I really liked the inclusion of Spike being in the sequel, and him and me noticing the changes in Preston from what it was like when he was younger.

What I cannot understand is why he would drink the water? He came back to study the water, and surely he didn’t think it would be normal water even after his tests coming back clear. He chose to become one of the people, to conform to the weird spell put upon Preston, and has now probably lost all humanity and motivation he had to study the water and uncover its secrets. Instead of doing more than whatever his “tests” were (look at the water with a microscope, dammit), he gives up, rather suddenly too, and I’m really curious as to why. “They only allowed him one sip” is intriguing too, implying that Spike maybe didn’t want to give up and he was already possessed or under control of whatever supernatural thing is going on.

Most of the pictures had nothing to do with the story which was confusing and what was happening in the story was only shown in small excerpts on the page. I wish there was more, I love this story