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A review by railway1721
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
NOTE: THIS IS BASED ON THE AUDIO BOOK
Nurse gets stalked by her favorite Tiktok Dancer.
Overall reco: I tried to read this in the spring and didn't make it past the first chapter, I don't think I was in the right headspace for it at the time because I found Aly really boring, which is rather hilarious. The audio book really exploded onto the scene in the last few months and I was interested to give it a shot after hearing some clips and wow. So Glad. The book was a riot. I had to pause and repeat bits because I was laughing, I kept wanting to listen to it and just could not stop.
I really with dual narration was done like this for all audio books. No matter the POV of the chapter, the Female narrator did her parts and the Male did his. It really made the book so, so much better and there was a lot of sarcasm and joking that BOTH VA's put into this that absolutely made the experience so much more.
Fair Warning: I listened to the trigger warning and felt it was a bit much. I can read a lot of twisted shit, but I'm also neurospicy. If you have any issues with the idea of CNC or stalking this will likely not be a fun time for you, even with the comedy. If you are the person who started Haunting Adeline and went "this is weird stalking and rape!" then this is not the book for you. If you read HA and thought that Z was dry and boring as fuck... Try Josh.
Nurse gets stalked by her favorite Tiktok Dancer.
Overall reco: I tried to read this in the spring and didn't make it past the first chapter, I don't think I was in the right headspace for it at the time because I found Aly really boring, which is rather hilarious. The audio book really exploded onto the scene in the last few months and I was interested to give it a shot after hearing some clips and wow. So Glad. The book was a riot. I had to pause and repeat bits because I was laughing, I kept wanting to listen to it and just could not stop.
I really with dual narration was done like this for all audio books. No matter the POV of the chapter, the Female narrator did her parts and the Male did his. It really made the book so, so much better and there was a lot of sarcasm and joking that BOTH VA's put into this that absolutely made the experience so much more.
Fair Warning: I listened to the trigger warning and felt it was a bit much. I can read a lot of twisted shit, but I'm also neurospicy. If you have any issues with the idea of CNC or stalking this will likely not be a fun time for you, even with the comedy. If you are the person who started Haunting Adeline and went "this is weird stalking and rape!" then this is not the book for you. If you read HA and thought that Z was dry and boring as fuck... Try Josh.
"You're thinking about sex aren't you?"
"Dirty, dirty sex"
"Yeah, you'll be fine"
Plot: 5/5
Spice: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
THRILLER! (plot)
We have a plot line! Like a real one and not just the day to day of a man doing questionable things in a ghost mask to an over tired nurse. I sort of guessed what was going to happen when Brad was introduced but I still HIGHLY enjoyed the ride. Even when a bit predictable, It took some twists I didn't expect and I liked that. This was a very great balance of plot and dirty, nasty smut. I also really loved the humor and vibe of the book, it never felt like it got to pretentious and felt like it was talking down to the reader.
Is Primal Play and CNC on you sheet too? (spice)
The smut was great. 5 stars. Why? Ah.. lots of scenes and while some happened off screen, it never felt like we were missing out because it was usually BIG BOOTY BLOWOUT and then a mention later of them being tired because after the BIG BOOTY BLOWOUT they had like another faster round later.
It felt like we were getting the prime rib and steak and they were just casually mentioning that hey also had a side of mashed potatoes. I felt almost exhausted as the characters at the end of some of the scene's, FFS.
Do I now read most male MMC's the way the Jacob Morgan reads Josh? (characters)
Yes. Brain Chemistry altered. Honestly both of the narrators were so good. This was a great and worthwhile purchase for me.
Josh is hilariously funny, an absolute hoot. I loved his chapters because of his absolutely altered way of thinking. He was constantly making me laugh and I think, in the end, that I just liked Josh's chapters. Even when he began to worry, they felt.. fun.
Aly's chapters felt lesser against his. Maybe I just prefer humor but I often felt bogged down in Aly's chapters with far to much introspections and over thinking.