I didn’t read book 1 because I’m impatient, but I believe that the continuing story of one of the major characters in this book, Josh, has more meaning if you read book 1. This is book 2 of a series, and I don’t know if you have to read book 1 in order to get book 2. And that Brianna knows it, and is attracted to her, too. Vanessa is really confused by her attraction and frustration with Brianna, but again, they end up spending a lot of time in each other’s company, which gives Vanessa time to figure out that what’s she’s feeling is attraction. When Vanessa meets Brianna, at first there’s an almost parallel relationship that mimics Vanessa’s relationship with Josh. It’s not so much a network, really it’s just Ally. They’re in each other’s company more and more, since Vanessa’s best friend Ally has moved to New York for school, and Vanessa is left without a major element of her support network. They do not like each other much, but their characters on tv are wildly attracted to each other. Vanessa is the lead actress on a teen drama, Daylight Falls, and Josh is the new guest star – and their chemistry is perfect for the show. That’s what I wanted – that story was terrific. But as the cover illustration makes clear, this is Vanessa’s romance, and her romance is with Brianna, who is the daughter of her publicist, Jade. The back cover copy talks about both Vanessa and Josh, almost setting them up as the lead pair. I really wanted to read this book, and I’m glad I did, even though I wish it had been more of what it almost was, instead of what the cover copy sort of said it was. But this book was composed of a few fine, high-grade samples of my catnip, including the behind-the-scenes setting on a tv show or movie (thanks to Judith McNaught’s Perfect, that is always tempting).

Someone pointed my ridiculousness out to the author, who contacted me very kindly and sent me an ARC – which was very cool of her – and so I read it.Ī few things of note: I don’t usually read NA. A few weeks ago, I was telling folks on Twitter that I’d made a rather large dork of myself (not like that’s at all difficult) by begging a publisher to approve a NetGalley request for a New Adult F/F novel about actors on a teen drama.

Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler