Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

8 reviews

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

dandelionss_dream's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

fairylass's review

emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was recommended to me after requesting something that was a love child of a dark romance and rom com and this totally fit the bill! The FMC is a golden retriever introvert nerdy boi (and a very hot one at that) by day, and a masked kinky stalker by night. The chemistry between the MCs is electric and the spicy scenes??? Not only will this book make you need a cold shower, but it will also have you cackling every other page. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content

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

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

jdeeyore's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, Medical content, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

allyourpagearebelongtous's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Vomit, Blood, Torture, Child abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Medical content