Book Review: Lights Out by Navessa Allen

I am kicking myself for waiting so long to start this series. Lights Out was incredible! It was outrageous and fun, and I couldn't get enough. This was my first Navessa Allen book, and it won't be my last!

Lights Out (Into Darkness #1) by Navessa Allen

The viral TikTok stalker dark romance, burning with high heat, hilarious banter, and a love story like you've never seen before. Can you handle the ride?

I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.

Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn't need any more kinks. She likes the one she's landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality.

I want things most people don't, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.

Josh Hammond has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans to drool over, but one follower has caught his eye: Aly. After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer.

Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far he's willing to go for the woman he's obsessed with.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally gray male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.

5 out of 5 stars

Lights Out was an entertaining, crazy, and depraved good time, and I had a blast reading it! I loved these characters so much. It was super steamy and twisted, and I loved every second. Some of this might not be for the faint of heart, there’s a list of trigger warnings for sure, but they all had me saying yes please, bring it on! I loved the intensity, emotion, and development as everything unfolded.

I loved learning about Aly and Josh and what made them tick. I loved Josh’s stalker ways and how sweet and protective he was. I loved Aly and how hard she worked, and her obsession with the Masked Man. I liked how they connected, these two had the best banter! There were so many things that seemed outrageous and unhinged, but it all worked! While their relationship was developing, there was outside drama happening, adding to the story. There was also a fantastic amount of heat, Josh and Aly definitely explored their kinks, and holy wow did they push some boundaries!

I found this to be an incredibly entertaining read. Add in the fun dialogue Aly and Josh created for her cat, Fred, and somehow it elevated it. I also enjoyed meeting Tyler, Josh’s roommate, and Aly’s estranged family, who were their own brand of witty, intriguing, and intense. I’m excited for the next book, Caught Up, with her cousin Junior. This was an excellent start to the series, and I will definitely be reading more!