Scandalous books you STILL can't believe your parents let you read

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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 232,236 ratings
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Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2)
Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2) 3.82 avg rating β€” 71,475 ratings
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If There Be Thorns (Dollanganger, #3)
If There Be Thorns (Dollanganger, #3) 3.78 avg rating β€” 53,548 ratings
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Seeds of Yesterday (Dollanganger, #4)
Seeds of Yesterday (Dollanganger, #4) 3.84 avg rating β€” 43,521 ratings
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My Sweet Audrina (Audrina, #1)
My Sweet Audrina (Audrina, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 29,679 ratings
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Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating β€” 288,651 ratings
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Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5)
Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5) 3.94 avg rating β€” 35,827 ratings
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Heaven (Casteel, #1)
Heaven (Casteel, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 25,530 ratings
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It
It 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,227,298 ratings
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,221 ratings
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Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating β€” 66,273 ratings
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Dark Angel (Casteel, #2)
Dark Angel (Casteel, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 20,316 ratings
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 278,677 ratings
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Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating β€” 668,761 ratings
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The Other Side of Midnight (Midnight #1)
The Other Side of Midnight (Midnight #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 49,772 ratings
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The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,249 ratings
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Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating β€” 75,287 ratings
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating β€” 252,098 ratings
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The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 259,236 ratings
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Lucky (Lucky Santangelo, #2)
Lucky (Lucky Santangelo, #2) 4.14 avg rating β€” 14,247 ratings
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The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon 3.95 avg rating β€” 140,597 ratings
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American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating β€” 349,131 ratings
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The Omen
The Omen 4.04 avg rating β€” 69,123 ratings
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Fallen Hearts (Casteel, #3)
Fallen Hearts (Casteel, #3) 3.94 avg rating β€” 16,718 ratings
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The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures #1)
The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 478 ratings
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating β€” 152,005 ratings
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,322,760 ratings
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 7,125,572 ratings
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Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating β€” 919,139 ratings
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Histoire d'O | Story of O (Story of O, #1)
Histoire d'O | Story of O (Story of O, #1) 3.30 avg rating β€” 21,731 ratings
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Master of the Game
Master of the Game 4.15 avg rating β€” 59,573 ratings
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A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,866 ratings
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,832,523 ratings
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 2,808,730 ratings
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Whisper of Death
Whisper of Death 3.81 avg rating β€” 3,528 ratings
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The Flame and the Flower (Birmingham, #1)
The Flame and the Flower (Birmingham, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 20,103 ratings
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The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,209,677 ratings
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Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,948,220 ratings
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lady Chatterley’s Lover 3.50 avg rating β€” 134,601 ratings
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Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels 3.97 avg rating β€” 40,312 ratings
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The Wolf and the Dove
The Wolf and the Dove 4.13 avg rating β€” 20,107 ratings
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The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating β€” 395,245 ratings
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Windmills of the Gods
Windmills of the Gods 3.88 avg rating β€” 31,794 ratings
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating β€” 933,456 ratings
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Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating β€” 258,456 ratings
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Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating β€” 622,657 ratings
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Sweet Savage Love (Morgan #1)
Sweet Savage Love (Morgan #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 4,261 ratings
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Impulse (Impulse, #1)
Impulse (Impulse, #1) 4.25 avg rating β€” 81,828 ratings
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Lace
Lace 3.83 avg rating β€” 6,614 ratings
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,948,013 ratings
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 19,447 ratings
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The Joy of Sex
The Joy of Sex 3.62 avg rating β€” 3,006 ratings
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating β€” 765,832 ratings
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Memories of Midnight
Memories of Midnight 3.75 avg rating β€” 20,522 ratings
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating β€” 968,858 ratings
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Malice
Malice 3.99 avg rating β€” 11,665 ratings
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,183 ratings
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,299 ratings
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The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 94,550 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,182 ratings
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My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies
My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,397 ratings
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Dawn (Cutler, #1)
Dawn (Cutler, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 18,090 ratings
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Lost Love, Last Love (Morgan #3)
Lost Love, Last Love (Morgan #3) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,012 ratings
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Wicked Loving Lies (Morgan #6)
Wicked Loving Lies (Morgan #6) 3.90 avg rating β€” 2,148 ratings
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The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3)
The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) 3.96 avg rating β€” 76,469 ratings
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Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure 3.27 avg rating β€” 13,095 ratings
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Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 142,178 ratings
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Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo 4.36 avg rating β€” 74,233 ratings
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A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces 3.69 avg rating β€” 260,936 ratings
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope 3.98 avg rating β€” 16,717 ratings
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The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3)
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3) 4.47 avg rating β€” 57,006 ratings
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The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,097 ratings
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o moralista
o moralista really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
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Zombie
Zombie 3.32 avg rating β€” 12,628 ratings
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Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue 3.42 avg rating β€” 16,430 ratings
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Trainspotting
Trainspotting 4.11 avg rating β€” 174,900 ratings
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Certified Taboo (Independent Woman in Love, #1)
Certified Taboo (Independent Woman in Love, #1) 3.60 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
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Dirty Talk: A Teacher's Revenge
Dirty Talk: A Teacher's Revenge 3.58 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt 3.64 avg rating β€” 5,233 ratings
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The Rats (Rats, #1)
The Rats (Rats, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 24,254 ratings
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Anya's Ghost
Anya's Ghost 3.91 avg rating β€” 92,345 ratings
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The Devil's Cat (The Devil, #4)
The Devil's Cat (The Devil, #4) 3.72 avg rating β€” 280 ratings
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Rage
Rage 3.71 avg rating β€” 55,098 ratings
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Pale Demon (The Hollows, #9)
Pale Demon (The Hollows, #9) 4.43 avg rating β€” 48,762 ratings
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Lair
Lair 3.95 avg rating β€” 8,365 ratings
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The Complete Kāma-Sūtra
The Complete Kāma-SΕ«tra 3.45 avg rating β€” 6,793 ratings
85.
French Kiss (Unbearable Passion, #2)
French Kiss (Unbearable Passion, #2) 4.28 avg rating β€” 286 ratings
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Amy and Isabelle
Amy and Isabelle 3.93 avg rating β€” 31,930 ratings
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Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon 4.32 avg rating β€” 389,618 ratings
90.
Hollywood Wives (Hollywood Series, #1)
Hollywood Wives (Hollywood Series, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 12,688 ratings
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Passion (Fallen, #3)
Passion (Fallen, #3) 3.86 avg rating β€” 175,244 ratings
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The Crowd Pleasers
The Crowd Pleasers 3.38 avg rating β€” 311 ratings
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Savage Desire (Morgan #4)
Savage Desire (Morgan #4) 4.01 avg rating β€” 569 ratings
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The Wildest Heart
The Wildest Heart 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,207 ratings
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Dark Fires (Morgan #2)
Dark Fires (Morgan #2) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,238 ratings
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Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah 3.68 avg rating β€” 17,456 ratings
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The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon 3.61 avg rating β€” 2,610 ratings
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Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes 4.15 avg rating β€” 21,594 ratings
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The Penance List (David Trilogy, #1)
The Penance List (David Trilogy, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 116 ratings
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 3.88 avg rating β€” 34,377 ratings
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