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Feb 2024
4m 38s

Bad Book Club: Fifty Shades of Fucked Up...

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb
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Bad Book Club returns to review the Twilight fanfiction turned kinky nightmare that captivated suburban moms everywhere. This one has it all — a clinically insane man who tells our protagonist to "stay away" while constantly stalking her, the worst stock POC best friend characterization we've ever seen, and some truly heinous sex scenes. ¡Ay, Dios mío!

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