{"id":22,"date":"2014-09-23T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=22"},"modified":"2014-10-25T13:22:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T17:22:43","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-01-twilight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-01-twilight\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 01 &#8211; Twilight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-01-twilight\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/12813630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/12813630-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/12813630-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/12813630.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8101SfCmEbL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91Y5zT3TR-L._SL1500_-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro &amp; Chuck Hogan\" width=\"123\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91Y5zT3TR-L._SL1500_-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91Y5zT3TR-L._SL1500_-573x1024.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91Y5zT3TR-L._SL1500_.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8101SfCmEbL-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reformed Vampire Support Group by Cathrine Jinks\" width=\"152\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8101SfCmEbL-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8101SfCmEbL-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8101SfCmEbL.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316213098\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0316213098&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=4JXHMKNK3BOUENBD\"><em>The Coldest Girl in Coldtown<\/em> by Holly Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002BD2V38\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002BD2V38&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=YGEM2ZAVXCJ5IGLH\"><em>The Strain<\/em> by Guillermo Del Toro &amp; Chuck Hogan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003K15ILW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B003K15ILW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=6HVMXPUXIVQHKEGS\"><em>The Reformed Vampire Support Group<\/em> by Catherine Jinks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/81MvbQGVyML._SL1500_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/81MvbQGVyML._SL1500_-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/81MvbQGVyML._SL1500_-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/81MvbQGVyML._SL1500_-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/81MvbQGVyML._SL1500_.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/9780061140976-l.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/13512972-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/13512972-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/13512972.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/9780061140976-l-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/9780061140976-l-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/9780061140976-l.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/159514174X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=159514174X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=KNGX3RWGQ7L7X2V3\"><em>Vampire Academy<\/em> by Richelle Mead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/006208965X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=006208965X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=54H2RGKCLQJCTKXU\"><em>Team Human<\/em> by Justine Larbalestier &amp; Sarah Rees Brennan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/006114097X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=006114097X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=5FP3KCERQVXVJVSK\"><em>The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening &amp; The Struggle<\/em> by L. J. Smith<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/41UE0H1ErOL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/shiver-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/shiver-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/shiver.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/41UE0H1ErOL-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dracula by BRam Stoker\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/41UE0H1ErOL-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/41UE0H1ErOL.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0545123267\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0545123267&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Y7TB5JJ2QXSKNUWY\"><em>Shiver<\/em> by Maggie Stiefvater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0199564094\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0199564094&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=EMGBRXFVM7U4WXST\"><em>Dracula<\/em> by Bram Stoker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MV5BMjAxODgyMTQ1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDI1NjMyMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR50214317_AL_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MV5BMjAxODgyMTQ1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDI1NjMyMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR50214317_AL_-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dracula 2000\" width=\"149\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MV5BMjAxODgyMTQ1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDI1NjMyMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR50214317_AL_-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MV5BMjAxODgyMTQ1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDI1NjMyMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR50214317_AL_.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91CqNOutfYL._SL1500_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91CqNOutfYL._SL1500_-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight\" width=\"165\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91CqNOutfYL._SL1500_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91CqNOutfYL._SL1500_-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/91CqNOutfYL._SL1500_.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Vamps_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Vamps_1-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vamps\" width=\"157\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Vamps_1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Vamps_1.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004P7CNUE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004P7CNUE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=3GLBFFFOO47MCDO4\">Dracula 2000 (film)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001P5HRMI\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001P5HRMI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=5DX3CBPQRQDP45LJ\">Twilight (film&#8211;director&#8217;s commentary is highly recommended)<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rifftrax.com\/rifftrax\/twilight\">(alternately, the RiffTrax)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0090EDEQY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0090EDEQY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=3L7UCD7U43PBBZBN\">Vamps (film)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we&#8217;re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,11,16,15,8,9,12,13,48,30,17,10,4,7,18],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-bram-stoker","tag-catherine-jinks","tag-chuck-hogan","tag-guillermo-del-toro","tag-holly-black","tag-justine-larbalestier","tag-l-j-smith","tag-maggie-stiefvater","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-richelle-mead","tag-sarah-rees-brennan","tag-twilight","tag-vampires","tag-werewolves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}