kameryn_the_grateful 's review for:

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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I was hesitant to read this based on the trigger warnings and how people were describing it because the themes are not my preference or kink, but I was SO pleasantly surprised by this. It was hilarious and enticing. The sexual content is so well done. It is consensual , mutual, and respectful. It was not creepy or violating. It is a great way to explore these topics and sexual fantasies. There is so much more plot beyond the sexual exploration and quasi-stalking content. The witty banter is perfect! Josh is the quintessential golden retriever boyfriend and is now on my list of favorite book boyfriends! I blasted through this in 2 days and wanted more, more, more!  I highly recommend the audiobook. The voice actors are superb, especially Jacob Morgan as Josh. Give it a try, let your mind open to new fantasies you may have never realized were intriguing to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

consensual, consensual sexual exploration, consensual nonviolent sexual knife play, mutual and consensual stalking, voyeurism, light bondage (handcuffs), mask kink, consensual mild-moderate, sexual male domination, golden retriever boyfriend, quick wit, hilarious banter, dark comedy, romantic comedy, body positivity, nontraditional body types, emergency room content, mafia, heist & quasi-reverse heist, male main character protective of female main character, female main character protective of male main character, mature communication, respectful communication, healthy communication, resolve miscommunication maturely & respectfully, Gilmore Girls references, cat mom, cat dad, cute cat content, boyfriend loves cat, self-awareness, references to therapy, mystery, references to serial killer (not a main character, nor part of main plot), references to historical car accident, hacker, tech content, light and easy, enjoyable, EXCELLENT audiobook, superb voice actors, smut, graphic audio, explicit, sexually arousing