In this week’s episode of Shelf Pleasure, Kelsey & Krista get into Hooked by Emily McIntire and discover why going to therapy is sexy. If you enjoy dark romance, lively debates on virginity as a plot device, and brief anecdotes on why you should never follow strange men to their houseboats, then this may be the episode for you. Bonus content: What's the best way to apologize after kidnapping someone? 

CW: explicit sex, assault, murder, torture, kidnapping, drug references, choking/breath play, childhood physical and sexual abuse (historical)

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