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Lights Out by Navessa Allen

15 reviews

rmesquirrel's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Not for the faint of heart but, ooohhh boy are the "spicy" scenes hot. The author gives you two page of warnings before you read the book and it contains 27 items. 
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renaenator's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

ARC Review:

I really enjoyed Lights Out! The banter and natural chemistry between the FMC and MMC was amazing and the detailed sex scenes were 🥵. I also really enjoyed that the author didn’t focus solely on the spicy part of the relationship but also took time to highlight the emotional and mental parts of relationships. I will say it’s a pretty fast paced book and there wasn’t really any gaps/time in between each plot point; new things just continued to happen back to back. It could get slightly confusing/annoying/overwhelming at times. However, all in all it was an amazing read and a great way to start getting into the stalking genre!
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jdeeyore's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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minishcap's review

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dark tense
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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allyourpagearebelongtous's review

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My first read was through Patreon, released chapter by chapter. It had me well and truly hooked from the start and I keep re-reading my favourite parts. It will not be my last read, already ordered both the regular paperback and the special edition.

While this book is dark and has dark themes (
grief, attempted kidnapping and rape, off-page rape, stalking, cannibalism, accidental cannibalism, mafia, burglary, murder and CNC, among others
), the dark parts are not the main focus of the story. The relationship between the MCs, their struggles, their healing and "adventures" together are, and it's told in a wonderful mix of humour, sarcasm, spice and pure unhingedness.

Lights Out has managed to reach the same level of irreverence for the romance genre as Butcher and Blackbird, while still staying firmly in the genre. If you liked B&B, I absolutely recommend this book. If you didn't like it, I still recommend this book. 

It's spicy (explicit), and I definitely discovered things about myself. 

10/10, would recommend, will read again. 
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