{"id":3425,"date":"2019-04-08T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2019-04-07T21:55:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T01:55:16","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-121-shatter-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-121-shatter-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 121 &#8211; Shatter Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Shatter Me<\/em> by Tahereh Mafi. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-121-shatter-me\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to 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\/2019\/03\/belles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/belles-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/belles-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/belles-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/belles.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/half.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3427\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/half-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Half Bad by Sally Green\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/half-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/half-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/half.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/furthermore.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/furthermore-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/furthermore-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/furthermore-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/furthermore.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Belles<\/em> by Dhonielle Clayton (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2U8WMiH\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781484732519\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Half Bad<\/em> by Sally Green (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HO62lH\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780147511461\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Furthermore<\/em> by Tahereh Mafi (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FFH4Bu\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781101994771\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-986\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gone-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gone by Michael Grant\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gone-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gone.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/graceling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1578\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/graceling-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Graceling by Kristin Cashore\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/graceling-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/graceling-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/graceling.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hunger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2953\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hunger-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hunger-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hunger-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hunger.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gone<\/em> by Michael Grant <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2uF2Xfk\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780061448782\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Graceling<\/em> by Kristin Cashore <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HR0ffg\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780547258300\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Hunger Games<\/em> by Suzanne Collins <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UnAWHs\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780439023528\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mrsx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mrsx-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. &amp; Mrs. X by Kelly Thompson &amp; Oscar Bazaldua\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mrsx-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mrsx-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mrsx.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/seafire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/seafire-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Seafire by Natalie C. Parker\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/seafire-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/seafire-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/seafire.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/umbrellaacademy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/umbrellaacademy-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way &amp; Gabriel Ba\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/umbrellaacademy-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/umbrellaacademy-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/umbrellaacademy.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Mr. &amp; Mrs. X<\/em> by Kelly Thompson &amp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oscar Bazaldua <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CO0Qdl\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781302913519\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Seafire<\/em> by Natalie C. Parker <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HPeEIW\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780451478825\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Umbrella Academy<\/em> by Gerard Way &amp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriel Ba <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FLQ7SA\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781593079789\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the100.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the100-150x201.jpeg\" alt=\"The 100\" width=\"164\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the100-150x201.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the100-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the100.jpeg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pushing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pushing-150x205.jpg\" alt=\"Pushing Daisies\" width=\"161\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pushing-150x205.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pushing-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pushing.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xmentas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xmentas-150x209.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: The Animated Series\" width=\"158\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xmentas-150x209.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xmentas-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xmentas.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HQZGCd\">The 100<\/a> (TV show)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UlhM4T\">Pushing Daisies<\/a> (TV show)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UouBvm\">X-Men: The Animated Series<\/a> (TV show)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<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\u00a0<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\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to 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":[1629,1254,1253,1581,820,475,1632,1631,1634,48,30,1630,1628,52,823,1633,767],"class_list":["post-3425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-dhonielle-clayton","tag-gabriel-ba","tag-gerard-way","tag-kelly-thompson","tag-kristin-cashore","tag-michael-grant","tag-natalie-c-parker","tag-oscar-bazaldua","tag-pushing-daisies","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-sally-green","tag-shatter-me","tag-suzanne-collins","tag-tahereh-mafi","tag-the-100","tag-x-men"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425","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=3425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3442,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425\/revisions\/3442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}