Review: Access Granted!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2012
H-O-T (4.5 stars)Access All Areas was a quick read with some angst, music, hot rock star, a fabulous story and total hotness.  Access was blistering even before the clothes came off.  Truly.  Not only was it sizzling, but the narrative was stimulating and attention-grabbing, with sound writing.  There is intrigue.  There is a story being told here which left me on the edge wanting to know it all.The prologue, while it developed the story, seemed a bit long at first and almost lost my interest.  Trust me, keep going.  I found myself actually referring back to the prologue later in the book.Lily Taylor is an independent, strong, writer who is connected through music to the infamous Tristan Hunter.  Tristan has a man-whore reputation and the whole rock star personality.  I liked that Lily was not perfect and some of her behavior was cringe-worthy in my opinion.  This only made her more believable.  They are not perfect and it is up for grabs if they will have the happily ever after.  Lily has flaws, boy does she.  Tristan is a bit of a mystery.  He is a puzzle that I want to put together.Alice Severin was absolutely fantastic in developing this story and these characters.  Her writing is unique, intriguing and it works wonderfully.  I was captivated by and absorbed into Access All Areas.  She expertly wove music throughout the story which gave a connection on another level, feeling more personal and perceptive.The writing of this story was beautiful.  The words were not fluff, but meaningful.  The conversations, whether internal to Lily or not, felt real.  Tristan's sexual banter and whispers to Lily just made my pulse race and was Just. So. Hot!  Access was enthralling and off the charts sexy.  Even more than the sexiness and interesting characters, there were underlying emotions, questions about needs, wants and sexual desires.  The story explores limits and left me reeling with questions: meaning, history, emotions, what does the future hold, what does it all mean?  I don't want to say the ending was a cliffhanger, but it leaves much unanswered and unclear.  It was enough to stick in my mind and haggling out meaning and speculating about what will happen next.  To me, this is a sign of a good story which doesn't spell everything out, took its time in the telling and leaves you wanting to see where it will take you.  Now, I am waiting anxiously for the continued story in book 2.  It can't come soon enough and if it takes too long, things might get ugly.  Give it a try!