Really good read with a lot of family drama amongst the Kingsleys which I happened to enjoy. There was many secrets and betrayals as well as backstabbing. I will say none of the characters are perfect but it will have you at the edge of your seat trying to see who will come out on top.

This author is a hit or miss for me. This time it was a hit for sure.

Family drama. The high seas. The ups and downs. Lies galore. What more do you need.

This one has enough twists and turns to keep you wanting more. It's possibly the best book by this author ever.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. This is my own thoughts about this book.

I absolutely LOVED this novel. What is better than some family drama? Family drama that ensure on a yacht in the middle of the ocean!

I loved the twists and turns, cat and mouse vibe to this novel. I was hooked from the very beginning. Full of lies, betrayals, deceit, greed and money this novel is sure to have you hooked!

I cannot recommend this one enough!

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

A great thriller - I would recommend it!

I have to abandon this one at 30%. So far all I've learned is that all of the characters are vapid and awful, the ocean is a dark and scary place, and the head of the family has some surprise that he's going to unleash on his kids while on his megayacht. The dad's favorite room is the library, which is literally the only thing I could relate to. The writing comes across juvenile, which makes it really hard to believe that these characters are all middle to late aged and uber successful. It's also very repetitive. I feel like I've read the same paragraphs over and over again.

If you like Succession, this book is for you! The lies, the deceit, the suspense! I enjoyed this book and the setting. Would love to read more about these characters!

This was not for me. The story was kinda slow and I couldn't connect with the characters at all. I was hoping for something different

I liked The Succession style premise of this one. Money grubbing relatives are always wildly entertaining. There was a lot of dysfunction and back-stabbing, which kept the plot interesting. And I understand making all the characters flawed, but I think the story would've worked better if the reader had someone to root for. I could care less who would become crowned the family's next heir. The character's inner thoughts were really repetitive too and I wish got edited down. This seems to be the start of the series and I would probably check out the next one too since it did make for an interesting character study.

This novel is not smooth sailing for this dynamic family. So many deceptions, family feuds, drama and just craziness. I adore this author and I can always count on a delicious novel.

On a weekend voyage, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions in a novel about ruthless family ambition by USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda.

This is family dysfunction at its finest. Beneath the Surface was just a fun read about bad people doing bad things. Everyone in this family will do whatever it takes to get what they want.

Thank you to @netgalley and @thomasmerceruk for allowing me to review this book.

Give me ridiculously rich, ridiculously dysfunctional families behaving badly any day of the week. The Kingsleys’ weekend yacht trip to Catalina Island is filled with drama, sibling rivalry, secrets, luxury & so much delicious sounding food you’ll end up feeling hungry 😋

Family patriarch Richard and his latest wife Serena invite his two sons and their wives to join them on Richard’s latest luxury purchase - a yacht. Richard loves pitting his kids against each other and this time it’s all about who’s going to be the president of the family real estate development business.

This was such a fun, entertaining read! A whole slew of unlikable characters doing their best to get what they want. It was like a reality show on steroids and I was so here for it.

Richard Kingsley is a womanizing, narcissistic billionaire who has invited his two sons and their wives and his daughter to spend a weekend with him and his trophy wife on their new mega yacht. Richard dangles succession of his empire in front of his boys, the same boys he has been pitting against each other their whole lives. A storm is on the way, both literally and figuratively and it’s a deviously delicious story that will make an excellent film! I thank Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
Awesome family drama read. So much for a nice family reunion, money is at stake and let’s face it, people will do almost anything for money!
Fast paced and fun read. Loved it!

You are invited on an over night voyage with your family. Sounds fun right? Well what if you find out you are competing for your inheritance? and there is only one winner? secrets start to surface. lies, horrible truths. maybe even deaths. when money is at stake people do crazy things.

This was an incredible read! Lots of drama, secrets and great storyline! Can't wait to read more from Rouda!

Think Succession family drama but trapped on a boat. If this has been marketed as a family drama it would've knocked it out of the park...but it is most definitely not a thriller. Given it has been classified as a thriller I have to compare it to other thrillers and there it falls short. It was way more suspense than major twists and turns.

This is the ultimate read of a rich family doing some shady things. As the patriarch drops a bombshell on his family, the group works to stay in his good graces and end up on top. Seriously as I read this one, I could not figure out who I disliked the most. As soon as I figured it out, someone else jockeyed themself to the top of the list. The tagline for this one could be people behaving badly. A lifetime’s worth. And while this seems like I didn’t like the book, it was kinda like a train wreck that I could not look away, or at least put down the book. I wanted to know what happened to this despicable family.

The Kingsley family goes on a weekend voyage on their father’s new yacht. The father is controlling, and when he brings up the family inheritance, the adult children are ruthless.

Beneath the Surface is told using multiple points of view with short chapters. The characters are devious. The story is fast-paced and wild.

A wickedly fun thriller. Secrets, scandals, and betrayals. This is the first book with The Kingsleys, and I look forward to reading more.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book about the dysfunctional Kingsleys. A family hungry on power and each determined to take over the family company. This book is part of a series and I read the second book before this one. It was interesting to read the characters knowing what happened in the second book. The books really can be read in any order and I highly recommend this series!

I highly enjoyed reading Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda. In this book, we meet the Kingsley family as they escape their everyday lives on their father's yacht. As the CEO of a big company, billionaire Richard Kingsley has a big decision to make about the future of his company. What ensues is something not to be missed. I loved the family drama all throughout this story. I have also received a copy of the next book in this series and I can't wait to read more about the Kingsley family!