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dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This really missed the mark for me and I’m debating giving it 2 stars since I went in with such high expectations and was just disappointed.
I had a really hard time believing the chemistry between Nico and Lauren. I did not like Taylor, though I did like Ryan a lot. The present day drama with Lauren’s dad was boring and I really don’t understand how Lauren “grew up in the mob”, her family knew Nico’s family, their dads worked together, and yet she didn’t seem to know the first thing about what he did or would be capable of doing?
I was frustrated with the way Nico chose to conceal certain secrets, reveal others, or wait until later to reveal this other thing that would make the previous thing make more sense…
And Lauren consistently demonstrated one of my least favourite dynamics.
Usually, when the MMC is rude, mean, disrespectful, etc to the FMC and pisses her off with the way he treats her, when they finally see each other again I am anticipating a big confrontation where she reams him out, explains he crossed a line, he is remorseful, and they make up.
Does that happen here?? Noooo instead, anytime they are within shouting distance of each other, Lauren melts into a horny puddle that can’t control her body as her brain leaks out her ears cause he’s just soooo hot…
Also, forget a third-act breakup, this one had breakups in every act except the final one and they could all be traced back to some miscommunication.
I felt like this book relied too much on the taboo, shock-factor of the kink-play sex scenes to carry the story and it just didn’t match the vibe of the first book, at all.
What I really want is a happily ever after for Moira, that woman deserved a better ending.
Although, I don’t understand how Moira was able to stand by and watch her husband essentially abuse and manipulate their children, then stay with him after and imply in the epilogue that they’re happier than ever?? Like, what?? I feel like if the man hasn’t managed to change for the better in the past 20 years and has only gotten worse to the detriment of everyone around him, then he is probably a lost cause.
My favourite part was Nico grovelling, on his hands and knees, begging Lauren for her forgiveness.
I also loved how wrecked and tortured Nico was after every time he fucked up and hurt Lauren. I love a man in distress and that was Nico pretty much this entire book
I had a really hard time believing the chemistry between Nico and Lauren. I did not like Taylor, though I did like Ryan a lot. The present day drama with Lauren’s dad was boring and I really don’t understand how Lauren “grew up in the mob”, her family knew Nico’s family, their dads worked together, and yet she didn’t seem to know the first thing about what he did or would be capable of doing?
I was frustrated with the way Nico chose to conceal certain secrets, reveal others, or wait until later to reveal this other thing that would make the previous thing make more sense…
And Lauren consistently demonstrated one of my least favourite dynamics.
Usually, when the MMC is rude, mean, disrespectful, etc to the FMC and pisses her off with the way he treats her, when they finally see each other again I am anticipating a big confrontation where she reams him out, explains he crossed a line, he is remorseful, and they make up.
Does that happen here?? Noooo instead, anytime they are within shouting distance of each other, Lauren melts into a horny puddle that can’t control her body as her brain leaks out her ears cause he’s just soooo hot…
Also, forget a third-act breakup, this one had breakups in every act except the final one and they could all be traced back to some miscommunication.
I felt like this book relied too much on the taboo, shock-factor of the kink-play sex scenes to carry the story and it just didn’t match the vibe of the first book, at all.
What I really want is a happily ever after for Moira, that woman deserved a better ending.
Although, I don’t understand how Moira was able to stand by and watch her husband essentially abuse and manipulate their children, then stay with him after and imply in the epilogue that they’re happier than ever?? Like, what?? I feel like if the man hasn’t managed to change for the better in the past 20 years and has only gotten worse to the detriment of everyone around him, then he is probably a lost cause.
My favourite part was Nico grovelling, on his hands and knees, begging Lauren for her forgiveness.
I also loved how wrecked and tortured Nico was after every time he fucked up and hurt Lauren. I love a man in distress and that was Nico pretty much this entire book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Stalking
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Abandonment
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Round up to 4.5 - and that's simply because it wasn't Aly & Josh's story... I just have a soft spot for them both and Navessa spoiled me with their love story. That said, I really enjoyed Lauren and Nics story, too! I'm really not sure why people are rating it so low and saying they hated it? Maybe because of Laurens profession and it makes them feel uncomfortable? I'm not sure... but people expecting another Aly & Josh have their expectations set too high... there can only be ONE Aly & Josh. I really loved their cameos in this story as well. Josh being an actual teddy bear and Aly being her strong, sassy self - I loved it so much that I'm going to go back and reread Lights Out (and I hardly EVER do re-reads). I also really loved the the whole players club aspect and while I'll be outing myself, I'm not ashamed of my sexuality and never will be so reading about others who also enjoy voyeurism and slight BDSM was super hot! The friendship between Lauren, Ryan and Taylor were super sweet and I wish I had a friend group like that - supportive through everything and absolutely hilarious .. ready to ride at dawn! At first I thought the next book would 100% be about Taylor because she is one of my favorite side characters in a dark romance so far but because of the epilogue, I'm pretty positive the next book is going to be about Tyler and Stella which I'm ok with.. should be good! I really love that Navessa doesn't hold back in her stories and she makes the characters seem REAL -- probably why Lauren drove me absolutely nuts at certain parts of the book and why I took .5 stars away because my gosh girl... communication is important, just assuming... well you know what that means. IDK... although yes, I did enjoy Aly and Josh's story so very much and I'm pretty sure they will ALWAYS be my favorite couple in this series... I really did love Lauren and Nics story too. It helped us understand the mob perspective we got in Lights Out and how Aly was involved in her family. It's become one of my favorite series and I can't wait to see what the next book holds and where the couples will be when we get to it. I am hoping that Navessa will make sure to hold space for a book that shows us where all the couples are later in their relationship as I think it would be fun to see where they are in a couple years, especially after the fun details we got in Caught Up. All in all -- this story was sexy, hilarious, impowering, motivating, and it felt like something that two real people could and would go through. I'm thankful I didn't listen to others and read it myself because I would have missed out had I not. In my opinion, it's a fun read with a really cute obsessed couple who's went through all the hard things and have a hard time trusting but find their way back to one another. I'm a sucker for second chances, what can I say?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Had a hard time separating the author from the book in this one. Definitely felt her views and opinions strongly showing. The spice was good but the author threw every hot topic they could think of in here. Wasn’t a fan of the FMC. Loved Junior though!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death, Torture, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
What I liked about this book was how sex work positive it was. Everything else was meh.
The characters were pretty bland and lacked sexual tension which I think is a general problem with the Second Chance trope. The plot was boring.
Audiobook:
Well narrated overall but the female narrator's "Irish" accent was atrocious. Thankfully this was only used for a minor character but I can't for the life of me understand how this was allowed into the final cut.
The characters were pretty bland and lacked sexual tension which I think is a general problem with the Second Chance trope. The plot was boring.
Audiobook:
Well narrated overall but the female narrator's "Irish" accent was atrocious. Thankfully this was only used for a minor character but I can't for the life of me understand how this was allowed into the final cut.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Cannibalism, Murder
dark
hopeful
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
Wait y’all,
I truly enjoyed this book more than Lights out…🤭
Exhibition kink perhaps? I plead the fifth.
Lauren & Nico, HOT AF. I’m talking about sheet clenching, legs shaking, jaw on the floor kinda HOT.
I love a good book with a Camgirl FMC, Lauren has the kind of confidence that I need to unlock in my life 🙂↕️. I appreciated how this book talked about camming as a serious job. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of stereotypes that portray any kind of sex work as less than but Lauren always advocated for herself and her colleagues work which really made me enjoy this novel.
Nico, Eldest brother, and ex-boyfriend who’s apparently stalked his ex all along because he never stopped loving her, Jr? Catch me in line cause I want him too!
He knew it was her all along and was willing to wait as long as she needed to until she was ready. That’s HOT.
This book is definitely different than Lights Out but not in a bad way. At least in my opinion, it’s original and has some great content.
Thank you Navessa for such a great horny read, May your pillow always be cold and your coffee be made just right for the rest of your days ❤️
I truly enjoyed this book more than Lights out…🤭
Exhibition kink perhaps? I plead the fifth.
Lauren & Nico, HOT AF. I’m talking about sheet clenching, legs shaking, jaw on the floor kinda HOT.
I love a good book with a Camgirl FMC, Lauren has the kind of confidence that I need to unlock in my life 🙂↕️. I appreciated how this book talked about camming as a serious job. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of stereotypes that portray any kind of sex work as less than but Lauren always advocated for herself and her colleagues work which really made me enjoy this novel.
Nico, Eldest brother, and ex-boyfriend who’s apparently stalked his ex all along because he never stopped loving her, Jr? Catch me in line cause I want him too!
He knew it was her all along and was willing to wait as long as she needed to until she was ready. That’s HOT.
This book is definitely different than Lights Out but not in a bad way. At least in my opinion, it’s original and has some great content.
Thank you Navessa for such a great horny read, May your pillow always be cold and your coffee be made just right for the rest of your days ❤️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Abandonment