{"id":3703,"date":"2019-09-23T12:01:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T16:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2019-09-23T09:50:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T13:50:23","slug":"episode-133-the-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-133-the-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 133 – The Host"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unlike vampires, we keep aging, so this is our 5th podcastversary! Tragically, we’ve completed our run on the Twilight saga, but the show must go on. We brought back returning guest Caroline to discuss Stephenie Meyer’s awkward alien follow-up to the Twilight saga, The Host<\/a><\/em>. Bad news: it’s not as entertaining as Twilight. Good news: she never followed through on making this a trilogy. As you listen to this episode, please join us in using The Secret to compel Stephenie Meyer to write another vampire book for next year!<\/p>\n

Readers advisory<\/strong>:\u00a0Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footnotes: <\/strong>Remembering\u00a0The Host<\/i>, a Scifi Book That Barely Wanted to be Scifi by Beth Elderkin<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephenie Meyer Hopes The Host<\/em> Will Be A Trilogy, Is That A Good Thing? by Kelly West<\/a><\/p>\n

Candy Pairing:\u00a0<\/strong> Carrie says Blow Pops<\/a>, Kait says a giant lollipop<\/a>, Renata says giant gummy worms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>The Rock Says…<\/em> by The Rock and Joe Leyden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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