Lights Out
by Navessa Allen
A dark romance with a stalker and a hero who takes over the heroine's life, with heavy themes and explicit content. Very popular in online communities. Read the full description
Best for: Adult dark romance readers, check content notes
Lights Out is #97 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 48 out of 100.
Lights Out: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, Lights Out’s reading interest has run from #29 to #85 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
Lights Out was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 736 times in the past 12 months, peaking in November 2025 with 124 (102% above its monthly average of 61). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 11% on the three months before. 91% of the adds were “want to read”, 5% “currently reading” and 4% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
What the data says about Lights Out
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 61 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. November 2025 was its busiest month (124 adds), about 4.3 times its quietest, April 2026 (29).
- Against its genre. It had 24% fewer shelf adds than the average Romance book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.7% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #47 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2024 (2 years ago), it is older than 0% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
Lights Out on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #97 | 48 |
Is Lights Out rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, Lights Out ranks #146 this week, #126 this month, and #60 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why Lights Out made the Top 100
Lights Out made the list mainly on momentum (+17.8 points) and reader love (+11.2 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+3.5). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for Lights Out
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have Lights Out open right now than 2% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Romance books
It is #11 of the 11 Romance books on this month’s list.
About Lights Out
A dark romance with a stalker and a hero who takes over the heroine's life, with heavy themes and explicit content. Very popular in online communities.
Why it’s here: It shows where the newest wave of reader recommendations is heading.
Best for: Adult dark romance readers, check content notes
At a glance
- First published
- 2024
- Genre
- Romance
- Length
- about 416 pages (the median across its editions)
- Languages
- editions in 3 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 8 on Open Library
- Characters listed
- Josh Hammond, Aly Cappellucci
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Dark romance
- Obsession
- Survival
What reading it is like
Intense dark romance.
At about 416 pages it is a longer read: roughly 8 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
Adult content.
The premise
A dark romance about a heroine whose life is taken over by an obsessive hero. It includes heavy themes and explicit content for adult readers.
What you’ll get
- Intense, high-tension romance
- A fast read
- Popular online
You might skip it unless you are comfortable with stalking and explicit scenes.
Pairs well with: Haunting Adeline · Hunting Adeline
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #96 and #98
Questions about Lights Out
What rank is Lights Out on the Top 100 books?
Lights Out is #97 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 48 out of 100.
Is Lights Out rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, Lights Out ranks #146 this week, #126 this month, and #60 over the past year.
Why is Lights Out on the Top 100?
Lights Out made the list mainly on momentum (+17.8 points) and reader love (+11.2 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+3.5).
How many people are reading Lights Out right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 74 readers currently reading Lights Out, 1,281 who want to read it and 51 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has Lights Out had over the past year?
736 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak November 2025, 124); latest three months down 11% on the prior three. Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is Lights Out best for?
Adult dark romance readers, check content notes.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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