Lights Out by Navessa Allen
on August 6, 2024
Genres: Fiction / General, Fiction / Humorous / Black Humor, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Suspense, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Pages: 416
Format: eBook, Paperback
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“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. 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.
This is a solid stalking and masked man story that really hit the mark. It reminded me a lot of Butcher and Blackbird, with similar dark romance themes and that same kind of humor. The balance between the story and the romance was just right—not too much of either, which kept it engaging. I liked both of the main characters and was rooting for them to end up together the whole way through. The second half of this book felt kinda random. All of a sudden there was a mafia storyline that didn’t really connect to the first half. It was still fun to read but it felt like two different books put together. I’m guessing she was setting the plot up for the second book.
I rated this one four stars. For a dark romance, this one was pretty chill and actually funny. If you’re into dark romance but don’t want it too intense, with a splash of romcom vibes, you’d probably enjoy this one. It doesn’t go too heavy on the drama or angst. Just check your trigger warnings.
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