Title: Lights Out
Author: Navessa Allen
Release Date: February 2024
“I don’t need another kink.”
That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact.
Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dressed in full cosplay, decked out in futuristic military apparel, and wrapped up like ghouls.
But more than anything else, my FYP is filled with shirtless men wearing ghost masks. Bonus points if they’re heavily tattooed, wielding a knife, or covered in fake blood. At night, I dream about being chased by them, of them catching me and doing deliciously dark things to my more than willing body.
I never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become my new reality.
Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.
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Where do I even begin with this book?
So I have been battling a reading slump off & on for months. Yeah, it hasn't been fun. But Lights Out may have changed that!
Lights Out follows Aly - a trauma nurse who wants something different in her life. Something that makes her feel alive. The only thing in her life that makes her feel something is her cat, and videos of the faceless man- a mask donning tiktoker. They never show their face. Never read or reply to comments or send dm's. And never deviate from where they film - and what days. But what happens when the faceless man that she has been lusting over for months, takes notice of her? And a video shows up of him in her room?
Josh is a recluse. He shares his apartment with his roommate and best friend, and spends most of his time holed up in his house. He works from home as a computer programmer, and due to pay trauma has an obsessive need to know things. And he made thirst traps on tiktok donning a mask. And Josh had his sights set on Aly.
So this is a dark rom-com- so while it does have dark themes, it's also lighter and has some humor mixed in but still check TW before diving in! While it was a little slow in the beginning and took me awhile to get into it (again, reading slump) I was delighted when I finally did. It touched on some dark themes, but was funny and the characters had great banter, and it was hot too.
I loved the back & forth between the characters, & loved the dark elements. It was fast paced, and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was fun, and sexy and a great, quick read.
4.5⭐ out of 5⭐.
4🌶️ out of 5🌶️. - s*x in detailed throughout the book & necessary to the plot. K!nks, dirty talk, etc.
Tropes:
→ dark romance
→ dark romcom
→ stalker
→ online relationship (DM's/texts)
→ masked man
→ golden retriever MMC
Navessa Allen lives on the shores of Chesapeake Bay with her husband and their spoiled cats. She posts her books in serial format to her website via Patreon. To catch up on her latest work in progress, read exclusive bonus scenes, and feast your eyes on NSFW character art, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/navessaallen
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