A review by 13rebecca13
Lights Out by Navessa Allen

dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a fun read and I'm glad I listened to it on audio. Jacob Morgan was brilliant as Josh and really brought out the humour in Navessa Allen's words.

Lights Out was clearly written for the booktok girlies and those who are into the masked man thing. Our main character Aly is nurse, desperate to help as many people as possible in life after an accident involving her mother when she was younger.

Similarly, Josh, "The Faceless Man", whose masked, thirst trap videos that Aly is obsessed with, has his own traumatic past. I don't want to give any spoilers on how their paths come to cross because it is really fun to read and discover. Probably my favourite part of the whole book! 

The story was fun, I enjoyed the humour (especially the Emily Gilmore reference) and Josh's character was just brilliant. He has these two very different personas and I loved both of them. There is a little bit of a mafia family thrown in the middle which I typically don't choose to read normally but it worked in this novel.