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Lights Out by Navessa Allen

12 reviews

kbea88's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The mob plot came out of basically nowhere

and made things a little dry and slow but otherwise I really enjoyed this. I laughed out loud tons — the banter was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism and Rape

girlmeetsbooks7's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape

Minor: Car accident

Most of the trigger warnings are about other people not the main characters. The MMC is NOT violent towards the FMC but he is her stalker. Though it's milder than Zade Meadows stalker

colorcrystals's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

clearlyunhinged's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

tguccione's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Rape

chilired98's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

Moderate: Stalking and Death

Minor: Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Rape

smuttymcbookface's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I found it quite difficult to rate this book because I'm typically not into the core romance elements of this (knife play, masks), but the banter was so hilarious and adorable that I loved it anyway. I loved that Aly was so strong, that she worked out who he was but they kept up the game, and I loved that Josh balanced dominate traits with caretaking and love. There was no third act breakup, no miscommunication, and no unreciprocated feelings. I liked that Josh was all in from the start, and how unafraid he was of just being himself.

My biggest gripe was that Aly became a little annoying when around her family in the second half, and that whole plot in general dragged on a little too much for my liking. I also didn't appreciate that

Josh "switched on" his sociopathic tendancies to threaten the mob-uncle, then proceeded to get away Scot free. It felt disjointed from the rest imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism and Rape

bookreviewmystic's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It was so hard to review this book because there is just so much working together to make it amazing. Navessa describes it as a “dark stalker rom-com” & I think that makes the most sense.

Aly is a badass & takes zero shit from anyone. She refuses to make herself small & needs no one to save her… well, not in the traditional way at least, but a girl does have needs that can only be met by a mysterious masked man who makes thirst traps for a living (or so she thinks).

Our other character… *sigh*. I don’t even want to say anything because I want you to find out on your own, but if you don't fall in love with this man by the time you are done reading this book, there is something wrong with you. He is so complex in the best way.

Lights Out does have quite a bit of TW’s so make sure you read them; honestly, not the craziest book I’ve ever read though. I don’t want to give more away than I should, but the whole book is not just about Aly & the masked man meeting. There is a really good subplot that I was NOT expecting.

I absolutely loved this book! The writing is so smooth, flows nicely, & is easy to read. I was literally laughing out loud because these characters are hilarious. The spicy scenes are HOT & end of the book is chef’s kiss! READ IT if you love dark romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol and Rape

erinreadstoomuch's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Never thought I’d say a comedic stalker romance would get me to laugh this hard but here we are 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder and Rape

d_andrade's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

First of all, thank you so much to the author, Navessa Allen and BookFunnel for the ARC!

This book was amazing! I couldn't put it down the moment I started reading it. My expectations were blown away and I was pleasantly surprised with each chapter. A badass FMC was absolutely one of my favorite parts about this book. The MC was also amazing and utterly charming, even more so the more we learn about him. The characters were amazingly written and I love the witty banter that happened throughout. It was so refreshing to read and flowed nicely. Not to mention the complexity of both characters and how well researched and written a lot of things were. 

I can't wait to read more from the author. My dark romance expectations have definitely been set high.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings