28.2k reviews for:

Lights out

Navessa Allen

4.11 AVERAGE

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

isaac_badger's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5⭐️
Ngl way more enjoyable than I thought it’d be

jasminelli's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

ramiz0's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alexafair's review against another edition

2.0

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I felt like I had to read this bc everyone online has been raving about it. Was it good? No. Was it entertaining? Mostly. I will say, I liked this one better than Haunting Adeline. So much of the dialogue was just a little too cringe.

cars_manual's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shellybs's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mooneyes's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 46%

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Loved the narrators, they really brought the snark and sarcasm to life. I did enjoy the characters, and felt like they were well rounded, although they wouldn’t shut up about how hot and fit  each other were. Like I get it, you work out. The plot was meh and for a “kink heavy” book, it was (up to the 46%) actually pretty vanilla. Just didn’t like where the plot was going so decided to dnf.