28.2k reviews for:

Lights out

Navessa Allen

4.11 AVERAGE

qlynn22's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jon_thereader's review against another edition

3.5

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Soooo I’m not sure if this genre is for me haha. Don’t get me wrong, I did have some fun with it. Listening to the audiobook was a choice. Anyone watching me would have seen my eyes get super wide every other minute. So many unhinged things happened.

rebel_scum's review against another edition

5.0

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6 stars!

I'd give this six stars if I could! Banter between the love interests was on point and Josh's character development shows some male insecurities that many don't often think about. I certainly identified with Aly, putting everyone else before herself to her own detriment.
I recommend listening to the audio as a read along as it amplifies the characters' personalities.

colbydanielle33's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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

lewita's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Complicated

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screaming, crying,(choking 😉) throwing up 😼😼

clanofmashuganas's review against another edition

5.0

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Personally, this was a different read for me but I loved every second. I laughed multiple times throughout the book.

xandrarenee's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

effortless_anxiety's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Lights Out was a mixed experience for me. On the one hand, the banter and humour gave the story more charm than I expected, keeping it from being just page after page of smut. But on the other, the balance between what the book promised and what it delivered felt off. It’s marketed as a dark romance, yet beyond the heroine not seeing his face, nothing about it truly felt dark—if anything, he came across as tender, caring, and even gentle. I found myself wishing for more genuine mystery and shadow rather than simply being told it was there.

The male lead’s “genius” was written in such a forced way that it stretched believability, and several moments veered into unintentional comedy. While the book started strong, with solid characterisation and sharp chemistry, it quickly slid into cringy dialogue, over-explained details, and a sense of dragging as it tried to pack in too much. Ultimately, the story fluctuated between intriguing writing with substance and eye-rolling moments that pulled me out of it.

kteek3's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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4.5-4.75- I wish I would have read this book before I read the second. Going into these books I wasn’t sure what to think but I had heard good things from others- again there a a number of trigger warnings and high on the spice scale- but I did enjoy these characters and seeing the story progress.

dafnasara's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated