9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Compassionate love, Jun 17 2008
By NickelnDimes "love believer" - Published on Amazon.com
First let me say that I love this author! Marie Rochelle is totally awesome! The story of Rynne and Pierce is touching. Without giving to much away I will say that Pierce has suffered physical and mental scars from a crazy relationship gone bad. Becoming a recluse, Pierce hides from an unfriendly town. Rynne, who is a chemist who makes a scar correcting face cream, starts drawing Pierce out and showing him what life is about. But what happens when Rynne hides her job title and it comes out in a bad way? Or when Pierce's sister does not accept her because of her race? You will just have to read the book. It's good!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Had potential, Feb 8 2010
By R. Quillen "StrHvn" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
The most negative part about this book is the mediocre writing style. The book had a great plot and could have had great characters. The writing seems a bit rush and not very deep at all. Pierce came off as being a little wimpy and Rynne was constantly running away in a hissyfit. The tortured hero and the insecurities involving Pierce's scar was real enough and Rynne's reaction to them was sweet enough... but other than that the book was pretty average. Kinda "meh..."
The best part about the book was how it dealt with race issues. People like Pierce's sister really do exist.
BUT I do find it a bit hard to believe that people will treat someone with a little facial scar so badly, bad enough to force them out of town.
Beside's the poorly constructed (and embarrassing!) cover, the book was like purgatory. Not bad.... Not really good...but not bad.
If the author took a bit more time in building up characters and the plot, the book could have been great.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Story, May 3 2009
By D. Lee ""Ms Reader" BRAB Online Book ... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
I agree this was a good story. Pierce was forced to become a hermit because of disfiguring scars he received from an accident. Rynne was a chemist who created a cream that could fade his scars and allow him to live his life normally again. They meet and Rynne pushes a friendship that turns into love.
The problem: Rynne's brother doesn't like Pierce mainly because of his scars. Pierce's sister is a hateful racist witch, who will do just about anything to get Rynne out of her brother's life. Rynne doesn't want Pierce to know her true identity for fear that Pierce will reject her. Pierce has physical scars that are easy to see. Rynne has emotional scars from the past, that aren't easily seen and are even harder to heal. Will their love for each other heal their scars?
This was a really good story, but the editing was so bad I found myself circling the errors with a pencil. This book could have received 5 stars, but because of the poor editing it gets 3.5 stars. Regardless, Marie Rochelle is growing on me as a author and I will definitely read more of her books.