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Caught Up: Into Darkness, Book 2 by Navessa Allen

280 reviews

adamagoesit_'s review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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sidgeidbdyskeodndheh's review against another edition

3.5

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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shoffman78's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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leahhmorriss's review against another edition

3.25

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: Yes

The first half of this book started out really well, but I feel like it went a bit downhill from there. I had high expectations from Lights Out, but this book seemed to lack in a lot of places. There was definitely a lot less humorous elements, and honestly, I thought the plot was a little weak. After the halfway point, things just felt a little repetitive and as though they weren’t going anywhere.

I have to say I LOVED Junior, and I really enjoyed seeing more of the Mafia elements and Junior’s friendship with Josh. Unfortunately, I didn’t really care too much for Lauren’s plotline and couldn’t really connect with her.

Navessa Allen does a great job with inclusivity and representation. The diversity felt effortless, and it was nice to see such a vast array of characters in a book like this one.

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sashamariereads's review against another edition

3.5

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I’ve seen the conservative asshats complaining about how ‘woke’ this book is Sex work is real work. Non-binary people exist (and I promise, using they/them pronouns really isn’t that hard to understand 🙄)

I don’t feel like Nico and Lauren have the chemistry that Josh and Ali do, so their relationship fell just a bit flat for me, but I love a good second chance, friends-enemies-lovers story.

Lauren is a really strong FMC and I loved her.

I had a fun time reading this one overall. Teddy was amazing, as usual. His voice really fits the character

I can’t wait to hear all about Tyler and Stella!

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margotvangogh's review against another edition

4.0

Before I say anything, I will say that this is a decent mafia romance read. However, It’s almost unfair to have this be considered Book 2 in a series that starts with the epic high of Lights Out. It’s impossible not to compare the two even though they have completely different vibes.

Nic (aka Junior) and Lauren’s erotic second chance mafia romance just doesn’t hit the same as Josh and Ally’s dark romcom with kink vibes. Although we have the same elements of “he’s stalking her because he cares”, we’re missing the light hearted humor and tenderness from before. There are jokes and funny lines here and there but there for sure isn’t a “balaclava” level moment.

I listened to the audiobook, which again, is also probably unfair since Lights Out had stellar voice acting and production that-as far and I can tell-seems to have upped listener expectations for duet narration. Teddy Hamilton, as talented as he is, was just not at his best here. As Nic and his family he did fine, but his Josh and Tyler takes were awful. Complete mischaracterizations of both like he never looked into the source material for inspiration. It was irritating every time to witness whenever Josh had a scene.

As a standalone, the story is fine. The erotic scenes are even great.
As book 2 in a trilogy that started with Lights Out, it’s eh. Just okay.

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