I Read "A Bad Boy for Christmas"

I swear to god if one more person leaves a comment telling me what the mouth of Sauron is....
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[@AnonYmous-sd4pb]

So basically a Hallmark movie but nsfw

[@pamelam4]

Anon Ymous hallmark movies are basically PG romance novels. If you read enough romance you will see the same stories you see in hallmark movies.

[@natstewgirl]

As an author, I can tell you that if you approach writing a romance novel, there have been little to no original ideas in the romance genre in centuries. I've had an author come to a romance course and *hand out a list of tropes* because they sell so well and straying from them are nearly impossible.

[@LolliMolly09]

Basically all mass market paperbacks.

[@ladybirdg5658]

YES, OMG! 😂

[@berezj3104]

What is nsfw?

[@jo.a]

Connor getting jealous over the police officer telling faith to call him so she won’t die sums up 21st century romance perfectly

[@thepigeonman3719]

Last time i heard someone say “sex kitten” was on to catch a predator but okay

[@Lucienchol]

I was thinking the same thing when that came up lmao Bad boy needs to take a seat in

[@Jack-pe4we]

As soon as I heard that, I heard the voice actor reading "sex kitten" from the chat log

[@hagberry6477]

I cackled LMAO

[@Mattmurdockswife216]

Maybe that’s where the author got it

[@sleepdeprivedbeauty5138]

I-😦

[@appreaciator]

funny how we havent heard a peep from shakespeare since the bad boy books have been published

[@mythandmayhem1134]

disgusted jhope Okay, but Shakespeare kind of wrote the first bad boy book with Hamlet?

[@appreaciator]

Emma Shimeall points were made but Jessica Lemon outsold😔🤚

[@chrissyevans2017]

Y'all won the comments section

[@DaFireElf]

idk abt u but i have never seen jessica lemmon and shakespeare in the same room.......coincidence ??? i think not

[@SecretAgentYaya]

There's a good reason we haven't heard from Shakespeare. He's salty as fuck.

[@j24030]

Connor didn't actually care about her safety he just really needed a place to sleep for awhile

[@atlaskat7980]

Great theory

[@kishinumaayumi]

And breaking in her house was just practice in case he was kicked out and he still wants to sleep there

[@j24030]

@@kishinumaayumi Exactly!!

[@tatianawilson9187]

For some reason, this comment has me fucking WEAK.

[@biancam.5864]

when the bad boy growls he sounds like Perry the platypus

[@MrsWasGehtSieDasAn02]

Well I'd rather date Perry than one of these bad boys

[@saladcaesar7716]

Crystall Moth I mean Perry is a secret spy who saves the world. I can't blame you.

[@holakase5414]

Now that's smut I'd read

[@victoryrobertson7181]

okay I was literally crying and I read this and shot snot straight out of my nose, I can’t get this out of my head LMAO

[@crowthewicked8344]

"And the women swoon, WHENEVER THEY HEAR HIM SAY!..."

[@cosmos6722]

you can read literally every bad boy book in existence and i will still be entertained every time

[@nazaninslife]

cosmos facts

[@TheBlacktressDiaries]

🙌🏾

[@annmaeri1591]

Sammeee

[@marcol7961]

Same

[@Rydia_]

I LOVE YOUR PROFILE PIC OMG-

[@fionatastic0.070]

Petition to change “an absolute unit” to “that’s a lot of girth”

[@ladybirdg5658]

*please don't*

[@rileymp9590]

Phil Swift is quaking

[@Mattmurdockswife216]

Im signing 🤣😂🤣😂

[@chloesantos8637]

signed!

[@isabellalaylaa]

caleb, we know you make these videos as an excuse to read bad boy books

[@grimmm421]

She only speaks truth

[@THEE.apples]

Ikr like who is he fooling

[@junejean1038]

@@grimmm421 he really thinks he's slick

[@Taifune81]

It's the perfect plan

[@kristinmarkussen9016]

“mom listen it’s for a VIDEO okay”

[@jasmine_brown0114]

*proceeds to pretend theres books there*

[@mowganashwey]

How did I not notice this until I saw your comment 😅

[@SallySueSaywhatagain]

Omg, same! I caught the one from the covid romance, but not this one until now!

[@venomonmyaiko8399]

p

[@Mels0103]

So I'm guessing the bad boy's backstory and explanation for him being an ass is Santa didn't get him a toy he wanted once?

[@ambermiller3590]

Mels lmao seems accurate

[@BTSArmy-ux6pg]

As it should

[@kishinumaayumi]

U mean other dimension doofenshmirtz

[@outofhere2534]

All he ever wanted was a Ballerina Barbie, but you know what Santa got him? /Malibu/ Barbie.

[@berrybrooks1403]

@@outofhere2534 I love you. Was that too forwarded

[@danielchae1452]

The trope "I want to be an independent women" is to romance novels as the "I'm two days away from retirement" is to detective novels.

[@abbieherondale]

i love that bad boys are your literal brand

[@roelin360]

not sure that can be taken as a compliment or an insult

[@Kinzichi]

But it's like Danny Gonzalez's "Bad Boy" song specifically

[@jessieirving5707]

It’s iconic

[@thefanimator9386]

Kinzichi Yass

[@cindybenforever7647]

Greg?

[@ssyyddnneeyy55350]

They really missed out on naming the guy Noel, like Noel and Faith?!? That’s a Christmas OTP

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

noel and noelle 😳

[@leonie4322]

@@iwakeupandboomimarat but she goes by "elle" and at the end there's gonna be a random plot twist where she reveals her name is actually noelle, somehow implying that they are soulmates.

[@eleanoronaele]

this is the best christmas present i could have received

[@hanaahmed9386]

Literally same 😂

[@tatummaartje9902]

facts

[@thatsbathtastic]

Same😍😍😍

[@ErinIrwin]

Are we retiring bad boy books??? Well, I guess we can move on to cowboys... or amish romances which are apparently a thing.

[@junjunjamore7735]

Christian-romance novelists apparently love amish romance.

[@kellicrockettart2569]

PLEASE AMISH ROMANCES PLEASE I would love to hear the commentary on those

[@natstewgirl]

Dude I want him to explore Shadow Mountain Publsihing because that's a Mormon press full of authors I've met and their books aren't that good but reading a Gregg Luke book is an experience I want Caleb to have nonetheless.

[@rmnotch]

Dominic Nodel? For Amish romance?

[@kishinumaayumi]

Wait-

[@vangen1]

the king returns

[@ElinorMahoney]

ayy 69 likes

[@mariarayan2253]

We stan

[@vabvaab]

rly hope the twist ending is the bad boy is santa claus's son. hallmark movies are giving me brain rot.

[@wilsonclaire3352]

I know, they're so fricken bad.

[@abbywolffe4114]

@lsketch thanks, I hate it

[@strawberryjam6235]

My mom LOVES Hallmark movies

[@blankslate7491]

@@strawberryjam6235 is your mom named Crystal and like pumpkin spice lattes or something

[@strawberryjam6235]

@@blankslate7491 no

[@marianamauricio]

i can't believe sophie and donavan were in this book too it's like the jessica lemmon cinematic universe

[@evies.1018]

Mariana Maurício Ah yes, my favorite franchise! The JLCU!

[@j24030]

infinity war who???

[@sarahdray4311]

The Bad Boy cinematic universe 😂

[@girly8916]

The BBCU babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

[@patrickchoque7720]

Ohdearohdearohdearohdear

[@biancam.5864]

"closing his lips over hers" wait. just think about that line for a minute. like I can't explain what I'm seeing in my brain but its not right

[@liesastadhouders7023]

trailerhomeboyfriend definitely CPR

[@Grumplebumple]

Reminds me of the Jenna Marbles Kylie lip kit video

[@lesediflorahrampeng211]

Same

[@saitamabutwithhair413]

Oh....no...

[@saitamabutwithhair413]

Just....no...

[@ErinPrimette]

Bad boys in romance novels tend to be lame. You wanna know a brooding bad boy done right? Mewtwo from Pokemon.

[@natstewgirl]

Hello??? Bruce Wayne?

[@godcopter]

This comment shook my hand and then kicked me in the throat

[@haggisa]

ErinPrimette Mewtwo? Was his backstory, that he had been sexually harassed by a high powered Hollywood executive?

[@ErinPrimette]

@@haggisa No, but Mewtwo was cloned from Mew by scientists and when they treated him like a lab rat, he lashed out and destroyed the lab. Giovanni persuaded Mewtwo to serve Team Rocket, only for him to find out he's been used as a weapon. Because of that, he was borderline done with humans, initially making a plan to wipe them out. It took Ash Ketchum sacrificing himself and his resurrection by the tears from the other Pokemon that stopped Mewtwo's rage and got him his redemption. That was the plot of Pokemon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back in a nutshell.

[@haggisa]

ErinPrimette Ok...that’s...quite something...

[@krlsnts29]

"cupcake," growled caleb as he ate a cupcake

[@elainagilbert7663]

I think the fact that the author's name is Lemon affects her choices of nicknames. In the first book, two characters were called Scampy and Scallop because of what they ate, now this one is called Cupcake. I wonder what the nickname will be in the third one. I'll put money on Pizza.

[@MaggieChyiChyi]

@Howls ofBloodHounds "and I have an unborn child named Almond Milk because my pregnant wife recently went vegan"

[@kishinumaayumi]

Wait I just realised.. A lemon is writing lemons

[@syndeybinch]

I thought you were talking about smut lmao

[@beckbabej]

Not pizza, pizza doesn't go with lemons like the others. Maybe pesto...

[@dee_is_tired]

ah, yes, my OTP, Pizza and Calzone

[@talulathehula4135]

Highlights of the video: -Pretend there’s books here -Hard liquor -Sex kitchen -Naughty - *HO* *HO* *HO*

[@xocheryl]

Dude I don't understand the stalker thing that most romance books use. Like why? It is completely creepy and unhealthy.

[@atlaskat7980]

It's a fantasy, some people want to be chased and being stalked is like, the most chased you can get

[@xocheryl]

@@atlaskat7980 I never thought of it that way but why is stalking romanticized? I never got that.

[@PalitoSelvatico]

For the same reason abuse is romatized, some women get the hots over the fantasy of being stalked and even assaulted by a hot man, either bc its an old notion of romance of bc if it happens irl they would die and it gives them adrenaline??????(???))))

[@PalitoSelvatico]

Like hello 50 shades

[@xocheryl]

@@PalitoSelvatico I never found that series interesting. And I get it we all have different tastes.

[@villaimouse]

I love how if you took Christmas out of this story literally nothing would change

[@erinw.9256]

Lol

[@KG-wo5yr]

You certainly have not read a horse girl book They are... a ride

[@theorosef]

badum-tshh

[@wesleypatterson2267]

*ba-dum, tsee*

[@alleyb483]

Jessica Lemmon: Caleb: my kink is good communication

[@sharbear3866]

Why is no one talking about how there’s literally a paper that says “pretend there’s books here”

[@daniachavez4540]

Probably because we're actually pretending there are books there 😂😂😂

[@dee_is_tired]

wym there’s only a shelf full of books

[@lizipearlvlogs]

Idk what you mean? There's no paper---just books. Many books. *All the books*

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

All I see are books? Dunno what you mean.

[@urischic1668]

There’s literally a bunch of books there...

[@lostinabookcase3796]

I'm just pretending into existence a whole shelf of bad boy books behind you

[@xtonibx5770]

*makes small reading error* "sorry i just realized im illiterate" that's me when i read anything out loud. 😂

[@Mattmurdockswife216]

Yeah me too every time I read a book to my siblings I say oh Um I forgot to inform you that im illiterate

[@TheShadowSythe]

bruh the Mouth of Sauron is the dude that comes out of the Black Gate of Mordor to tell Aragorn that Frodo is dead

[@Coolhandkelpy]

Franklyn I know, I hate to roast him in his own videos comments buuuuut... 👀

[@kylamamber9080]

I'm just glad that someone other then me knows this.

[@mapplemoore197]

I came down to look for this comment

[@person9872]

Right? I was gonna say that. My love for Fantasy and my hate for commercial Romance is really coming into conflict right here ... but gotta give credit where credit is due.

[@steffis9806]

Thank you. I was looking for this.

[@wokekoala7264]

“911 my nipple has been assaulted” had me screaming

[@Megan-ym4io]

Caleb: tonguing her? Also Caleb: *realizes* 😳🤢

[@marianamauricio]

i'm dying with that *pretend there's books here* sign xd

[@sevyyeter]

Mariana Maurício what sign I see only books

[@nawaladnan6517]

@@sevyyeter it's right behind him

[@kikoonthemove]

@@nawaladnan6517 r/woooosh

[@memalies3926]

@@sevyyeter Lol it took a second there 😂

[@strawberryjam6235]

I just noticed that

[@BenMeier814]

*D I C K W E E D*

[@crazystorm1659]

Skinny Legend *hits bong

[@Mattmurdockswife216]

I………..

[@artstroneatical2667]

the whole “she didn’t want a relationship but the one guy was able to get her” trope is so weird cause it really pushes the expectation that women always have to want a romantic partner. it kind of tells men that women can always be convinced into it.

[@shannonfick788]

And vice versa with men. It’s like, if the man doesn’t want to be in a relationship, he’s always aloof and cold and has a bad past with relationships. All he needs is the right woman to “fix him”... like people can’t just not want relationships

[@nummurrow6360]

To be fair, this happens a lot with men in these pieces of media too. The dude is "closed" and thinks he'll never fall in love again, but then he meets THE WOMAN and they end up together, remembering the joy of love or some dumb message like that (actually I think I've seen this trope more, but I'm not sure since I don't consume this kind of stories...)

[@monicacreator3168]

And we thought Edward watching Bella sleep was creepy

[@marianamauricio]

i am so fUCKING HAPPY you did this

[@herobean28]

I interpret Connor’s perspective as the musings of Faith’s overprotective dog that thinks everything is dangerous

[@justwannafreefx9419]

THIS IS SO FUNNY

[@abbywolffe4114]

AND THAT'S WHY HE GROWLS

[@ElinorMahoney]

welcome back critical daddy

[@tatumgreenough7739]

as much as we all enjoy these videos, please only keep making them if you enjoy yourself during the process. we don't want you to suffer.

[@DibIrken]

Except when it's a bad boy book. It's a guilty pleasure. Sorry. :)

[@mcspicychimken]

*I’m the baaaad boy.* _duh._

[@abbywolffe4114]

*do doo dododododo do doo dododododo*

[@candacem8123]

Caleb, what I love is that you’re perfectly comfortable uttering “until they came in unison” but the strongest swear word you use is “hell”

[@unemployedphilosopher5072]

The mouth of Sauron was Sauron's messenger lol it's a real character

[@Blackblood254]

I was waiting for someone to comment this

[@littlebluebird957]

Oh... My gosh. Don't let him see this, lol. He's been outfanned, it could turn volatile.

[@sashsoph6587]

I was waiting for it

[@emmabnormal2582]

Yeah I'm pretty sure the mouth of sauron is in the extended version

[@asmergoli249]

The Mouth of Sauron was (obviously) in the book(s). His scenes were cut from the movies, but are part of the extended versions (: Edit: I'm referencing the book, because Caleb, at some point says "did she even read the book? she probably just saw the movie", which I take as him having read the book, but having forgotten about The Mouth..

[@kellicrockettart2569]

This isn't a book review I was wrong it's actually a 1 hour comedy special merry Xmas

[@emilytreads]

@Nikkiac Starr are you 12? I keep seeing this comment and all I can think of is children so obsessed with sex (which they know nothing about) that they project it onto a KZbin comment.

[@amber6473]

@@emilytreads jesus take a joke its not that serious - their comment was probably ironic too

[@Mattmurdockswife216]

“Stop stop stop your saying it wrong it’s 54 minutes not 1 hour” probably something hermione granger would say

[@Mattmurdockswife216]

@@emilytreads yeah most people who comment that probably know what it means and that’s why there making the joke

[@itschmadam]

what kind of smut is this on the day before jesus's birthday dafuq? my Christian Minecraft server has crashed

[@sascha7705]

Downward dog Barks "what a misleading name". I died. Please only use Jessica Lemon references from now on!

[@appreaciator]

"beefcake because he likes beef" .... please say sike

[@thatsmyOPINION]

*"Sorry, I just realized I'm illiterate-"*

[@redd7293]

"details about everybody's crevices and holes and stuff" sounds like the fanfics I used to read

[@larizsanorton8461]

"Her fingers clawed into his shirt, like a frickin rat" gosh that got me😂😂 "His tounge darted out of his lips, Hermit the frickin frog" 😂😂

[@cr0wnedram]

Caleb uploading another bad boy book reading? Christmas miracles are real after all!

[@Kinzichi]

Your unbridled joy at the use of "naughty" gives me life

[@brittanydiamond6772]

I've missed the piano interludes so. freaking. much.

[@biancam.5864]

w o w that is a lot of g i r t h

[@avag4334]

*smacks hood of car* this bad boy can fit a whole lot of g i r t h

[@dani4229]

The ‘Mouth of Sauron’ was the guy who came out of the Black Gate pre-battle and threw Frodo’s mithril shirt at Gandalf

[@delicrieux2783]

I cannot believe I got through half of the video before noticing the note behind him that says “pretend there’s books here” i’m- 💀 a king we stan

[@venusfray5741]

Watched this for the 5th time to notice o.o

[@craigblyth]

The Mouth of Sauron is a character in the Lord of the Rings books (and Return of the King Extended Edition movie), that’s a completely different person/character than Sauron himself!! Merry Christmas 🎄 xx

[@emilyadeline1046]

The "Pretend there's books here" sign and the 'And I Oop' moment when you took off your hat is why I'm subscribed.

[@idontknow_1102]

We need a bad girl book review

[@Maria-qh6cl]

Conspiracy theory: Caleb is Santa Proof: He gave us all we wanted for Christmas

[@thatguyeli4811]

"sorry i just realized i'm illiterate" I FELT THAT

[@jacques2368]

Ho Ho Homeboy

[@harlequeenchannel]

This is gonna be Lemmon's next book

[@abbywolffe4114]

@@harlequeenchannel a Homeboy for Christmas

[@SkwithOv]

This whole time I'm thinking it's Connor from Detroit Become Human (he's an android) but Connor in that is such a good person and not creepy and so it was weirddd

[@kip__13]

Heylola2 don’t disrespect DBH Connor like that

[@against_the_kitchen_floor]

Connor Murphy doesnt deserve this-

[@Louise_E]

I’m only 15 minutes in but is the love interest Dwight Schrute?

[@andreacaininstinct]

"What part of the body do you think he's staring at?" *puts personality in the list* Why are you so funny dude "There's nothing notable about this scene at all except the fact that I wanted to, um, what's the word-- oh yeah, die." Dhxjgffufjdjdjchc DUDE

[@あなたがすごいだよ]

"Why does Connor sound like a robot? No one talks like that!" "Hi, Caleb. I'm Connor, an Android sent by Cyberlife. I've come here to talk!"

[@ajreads7350]

pretend there’s books here

[@intrelaud]

📚

[@karinachaube7986]

“Everybody’s crevices and holes and stuff” I’m screaming

[@professionalprocrastinator1026]

I do not care what you received for Christmas. This video is the ultimate gift humanity deserves.

[@c1nnamodoll]

In the dark, he grinned... *"sex kitten."* LMFAOOAOSMDKFMSD WHAT

[@sadisticwinter8354]

The book had a "Great low price!" sticker💀💀

[@aaronlevesque8173]

Nobody: Literally Nobody: Conner: Interviews whole apartment complex over a rat.

[@lena-ue4gh]

The best christmas gift

[@ジュニパーベリー]

PUH-LEASE read a bad boy book called ‘TaNgLeD bEaUtY’ I cant remember the author but I read it a while ago because it was free on my online book store and I spat out my mineral water. Several times.

[@kendall6610]

id rather break and enter than have any kind of awkward social interaction tbh...

[@BarelyTsunami]

I’ve realized this is a common theme: a woman doesn’t want a baby - she has a pregnancy ‘scare’ - she’s surprisingly sad that she’s not pregnant. I hate it cause it implies all women deep down want children, but that’s not true.

[@faithborak7375]

My name is Faith and my ex’s name is Michael so I was shooketh when he said the characters’ names

[@erinw.9256]

HER NAME IS LEMON. AS IN SMUT IN FANFIC. IS NO ONE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS?!

[@softboyholland8076]

I love seeing all these comments calling Caleb a king:,))) the bad boys really out here with all the love and support during this holiday season

[@sungshineev8732]

'Pretend there's books here' Wow I love that series it's my favorite

[@Yana-qq7yc]

Because of this dude I say "Yikes to that" constantly at everything

[@fiend-ish1090]

i can't believe they did all bad boy connors like this smh, connor murphy would never

[@caroline5576]

👏👏👏

[@against_the_kitchen_floor]

Connor would be a great fucking boyfriend to Evan or to any other male/female character, thank you very much. Connor is the true bad boy™.

[@fiend-ish1090]

@@against_the_kitchen_floor he really is the true bad boy

[@batz1270]

Merry Christmas!! So cool of you to gift us with another bad boy video

[@BarelyTsunami]

So are we starting this Bad Boy Book Club, or what?

[@Fatasscar67]

Alternative title: 54 minutes of Caleb wanting someone to be called naughty

[@economicinfo823]

Take a shot every time he plays that “Ho Ho Ho” gif

[@katiemolloy9073]

Catch me watching this on 1.75 speed because it’s Christmas Eve and I need sleep but OF COURSE I NEED TO WATCH ALL OF CALEB

[@alexxander966]

I liked that you made predictions at the beginning, next time you review a bad book, you should do the predictions thing again, but make it into a BINGO Board and see if you can get bingo

[@claryy8]

You forgot the poll for their shipname, is it BeefCup or CupBeef? 🤔

[@sadrabbit53]

The first sounds like ramen

[@abbywolffe4114]

@@sadrabbit53 What's a cow's bra size? Beefcup

[@lokischild5170]

CakeCake

[@haleymorgan2345]

hate it when people stare at my personality

[@bellecass]

dude i was just watching your the cellar review, thank god you uploaded lol

[@piecrust6779]

Its kind of funny how they make all the characters so emotionless, like I get if they make the mc like that cause they are supposed to be like reader inserts but like wouldn't it make the whole thing better if we had every other character someone that people would actually enjoy reading?

[@sebwalk8179]

Have you ever felt so insecure in your masculinity that you have to tell a police officer to back off your pet woman?

[@quietusq489]

"Technically" there is actually a mouth of Sauron (who is even in an extended scene of the movies), but I really don't think that's what she meant.

[@ponytailproductions2503]

When I heard “bad boy supreme” I thought of Leo from HOO ngl

[@AnonYmous-sd4pb]

All da ladies luv leo

[@audreyk1889]

@@AnonYmous-sd4pb they rly do😏

[@mirandap5454]

Super size mcshizzle lmao

[@estebanhernandez8746]

I literally screamed when Caleb barked. Not because I was scared but because I was SHOOK that I heard that come out of his mouth

[@BooksToAshes]

You and Cindy are honestly my favourite and most real booktubers and I APPRECIATE you!

[@oliviagreen8853]

The note on the bookshelf, “pretend there’s books here” lmao!!