Black Out

24690, Book 4

De: A.A. Dark

Narrado por: Troy Duran, Calamity Jane

Everleigh Harper does everything in her power to stop a human trafficking operation—despite being trapped in a hellish dystopian prison—in the riveting final installment of the bestselling, Goodreads Choice Award-nominated 24690 series.

For the briefest moment, revenge was sweet. My husband was suffering before my very eyes, and Bram…he was alive. But my happiness didn’t last...

The man who claimed he wasn’t my savior held true to his word. Bram didn’t rush in and save me from the cruel fate of the White Room. No one did. Now I’m tortured with red light massacres and a hell I could have never imagined. Surviving will take everything I have, but I’m determined to get answers from the man who turned his back on me.

And just when I think it can’t get any worse…it does. Slave 24690 is all but gone. The evil woman reborn is what nightmares are made of. Insanity beckons, but even my madness won’t derail the plans I’ve set in motion.

Masters will fall. Conspiracies will reign. But will I be strong enough to let go of the one thing that could ultimately destroy me? And will it be worth the cost?

©2019 A.A. Dark (P)2025 Simon Maverick

Darkness is everywhere

This action packed thriller wrapped up a traumatic 4 book series that I'm not sure if will able to reconcile how much I liked it and was reviled by it at the same time.

This is not a Romance!!

This book is super super dark and usually I love LOVE dark spicy crazy romances I still really loved this the fmc ends up being a complete bad ass the narrators did an amazing job as far as chilli peppers I wouldn’t even know what to rate it there are definitely dirty parts disturbing parts there is a love story in there that’s beautiful

Sad its over!

I started this series looking for the high after the Adeline and L.O.R.D.S series - good LAWD I must say this is among the favorites. I had to wait for both these last books, and I really have to say the delivery was just *chefs kiss*

I hate that this is over, and this is definitely one I will likely come back to listen to again!!!!!

Evil will not prevail

Loved all 4 books. These books are different than any smut I have ever read. I would not say these books are smut at all. The books combine psychological torment of all kinds as well as physical torment while weaving in the sexual aspects during the torment. It’s a nightmare you really can’t turn away from.

Didn’t sleep a wink last night 😂

I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one! I started listening at midnight as soon as it was released and my heart was pumping hard throughout the entire book. Probably not wisest decision but worth it!

Bittersweet.

I have been on this journey for, lord knows how long. This story is dark—no, it’s pitch black. It’s what you would expect a truly pitch black book to be. Though disturbing and at some points and hard to listen to, the writer did her big one for this series. I don’t write many reviews for most of my favorite books/authors, but this one deserves the time and praise. A. A. Dark knows a great deal how to write. She’ll force feed you pretty sentences in the form of horrors that are all too real; I loved this series so much—I couldn’t imagine myself not re-listening. The voice actors did an amazing job making the story come to life. I send so much grace and praise to A. A. Dark, and I just can’t wait to read more of her work.

It was good

I really liked Blackout: Book 4. It kept me hooked with the suspense and fast pace, and I enjoyed how the characters had a little more depth this time around. A couple of parts dragged a bit, which is why it’s not a full five stars, but overall it was exciting and had some solid twists that made me want to keep turning the pages. If you’ve been following the series, this one is definitely worth picking up.

I had to process this one before writing

I finished Black Out just two days after it was released, but I had to wait a few days before writing this review to process everything I read and accept that this was truly the end of a series that has consumed me. 🥲
I discovered the 24690 books just before the third audiobook dropped and devoured them all back to back. I literally counted the days for this release!

Going into this final act I expected a high stakes, master plan ending. Something like Everleigh and Bram outsmarting Whitlock, getting innocents clear, then blowing the place sky high. Instead, they were on the brink of dying themselves and someone else swooped in to end it. The result was still brutal, but it felt a bit anticlimactic.

But despite that, seeing Bram and Everleigh finally end up together, after everything they endured, was deeply satisfying. This series shattered my heart more than once, and watching them claw their way out of the darkness was cathartic.
Everleigh surprised me. Normally, I have little patience for most dark romance FMCs but I ended up loving her. She bore her trauma with grit, and Calamity Jane captured her fractured mental state brilliantly!!
And about Bram, I can’t overstate how much of my attachment to this series comes from Troy Duran's narration!!!!!!!!
In fact, he is the reason I gave 24690 a shot. I had never read or listened to anything by A.A. Dark before, but when I saw he was the male narrator on this one, I knew I had to try it. He never disappoints!!! His performances give the male leads exactly the kind of energy I crave in dark romance: intense, dominant, commanding, magnetic and unapologetically masculine, but also perfectly controlled and classy!!!

Overall, Black Out delivered an emotionally brutal, unforgettable ride. The finale lacked the explosive destruction I imagined but the journey and characters made up for it. This series broke me, thrilled me, and I loved every second of it!!!! I’ll miss these characters terribly but their story will stay with me forever!

As crazy as it sounds, these books have entered my list of comfort reads, and I’m sure I’ll re-listen in the future when I can’t find anything new to listen to. I know hoping A.A. Dark turns all of the Garden of the Gods into audiobooks is probably too much to ask 😅 but I’d love at least an audio version of Red Island!