Review: Excellent follow up!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2013
I devoured this novel the same day I purchased it and was sorry to see it end. I very much enjoyed the first Access novel, and this book delivered the same lovely writing and interesting backdrop of rockstardom/music journalism. Interestingly, while the first novel is in many ways focused on the steamy side of Lily & Tristan, Access Restricted is much more about them being together and trying to define that togetherness. Tristan becomes a more dimensional character, and we hear a large portion of his back story. While there is passion from them (and it is hot), there are only a couple of actual lovemaking scenes. Lily is, I think, a stronger person in this book in comparison to the last. She stands up for herself more, and even when she does fall apart, she is able to admit it and put herself back together. The author lays out the scene of the next book nicely without giving us the horrible cliffhanger torture so many writers favor lately.Alice Severin deserves far more attention than she's gotten for these novels. Her writing quality exceeds that of many popular erotic romance writers and her editing is excellent. No odd formatting or punctuation and spelling nightmares that plague the indie ebook market these days. The price is a bargain, especially when you consider what the popular authors are charging.