A review by literaryland_livin
Lights Out by Navessa Allen

3.5

What initially drew me to this book was the special edition cover I kept seeing around (which by the way I still am on the hunt for and desperately need in my life!) However once I started digging for more info on this book I had heard the audio was an absolute must listen and after getting a physical copy and the audio I have to say I agree with everyone as this audio to put it simply is hot! I never would have thought it possible to make a dark stalker romance that’s MMC is both a bad boy and golden retriever combo while also being equal parts sweet, caring and possessive all at the the same time yet here we are. While yes this book does have its darker moments and a long list of trigger warnings (and I mean long, it just kept going!) it still somehow managed to contain absolutely hilarious moments and banter that I audibly found myself laughing out loud to. The dual narration and voice actors truly sold me on these morally gray characters and had me fully rooting for their happiness and relationship despite the red flags that kept flying around, but then again this is a dark romance book so if you go into it hoping for perfectly proper and well behaving characters your in the wrong place. The first half of this book had me really engaged as we watched Aly and Josh’s flirty games as their chemistry was absolutely scorching hot however the second half of the books pacing started to shift as the plot changed into almost another book entirely with a whole mafia and mob crime world. Personally I could have done without this last half of the books additions as again it made the pacing just feel slightly off. However I still stand by the fact that this was an absolutely wild, fun, and incredibly spicy read that I thoroughly enjoyed. If your looking for an intro book into the dark romance genre and if you’ve ever found yourself fantasize about the idea of a masked man breaking into your house to lovingly restock your groceries then you absolutely must read this book. Now excuse me while I go and download Jacob Morgan’s entire audiobook narration library.