Under the Surface by Diana Urban

A seemingly innocuous school trip to Paris for US college students turns dark and dangerous in the catacombs beneath the surface.

Ruby has her own YouTube channel and is keen to show her viewers the ‘hidden gems’ of Paris. Sean, her videographer friend offers a slow burn romance in this story while Val, best friend, provides the wildness of a girl on tour, flirting with danger at every turn.

Beneath the surface of this story are some really interesting friendship issues that are well worth looking at, especially if you think you might be a needy friend or in a claustrophobic friendship. Or if you think you might be in a friendship or a relationship where some gaslighting is going on. In the background here we have some deceased parents, grieving parents and controlling parents along with some very challenging decision making as the story makes its way down and down into the layers below Paris.

This book explores #difficultfriendships and #gaslighting.

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