{"id":3753,"date":"2019-11-04T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2019-11-14T20:31:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:31:18","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-136-the-initiation-the-secret-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-136-the-initiation-the-secret-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 136 &#8211; The Initiation (The Secret Circle)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading<em> The Initiation (The Secret Circle)<\/em> by L. J. Smith. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3452 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anne-150x210.jpg\" alt=\"Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery\" width=\"157\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anne-150x210.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anne-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anne.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sabrinaoccult.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3755\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sabrinaoccult-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa &amp; Robert Hack\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sabrinaoccult-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sabrinaoccult.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Akata Witch<\/em> by Nnedi Okorafor (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C5sFx4\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780142420911\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em> by L. M. Montgomery<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NBe2Hl\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780141321592\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa &amp; Robert Hack (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32fwxpU\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781682557938\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sawkill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sawkill-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sawkill-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sawkill-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sawkill.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Labyrinth Lost<\/em> by Zoraida Cordova (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NA1pw9\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781492623168\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sawkill Girls<\/em> by Claire Legrand<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36ELw0a\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780062696618\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A Line in the Dark<\/em> by Malinda Lo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NeOAs5\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780735227439\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchesdont.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3756\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchesdont-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchesdont-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchesdont-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchesdont.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3454\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Toil &amp; Trouble, edited by Jessica Spotswood &amp; Tess Sharpe\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2990\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>These Witches Don&#8217;t Burn<\/em> by Isabel Sterling (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36ri8uh\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780451480323\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Toil &amp; Trouble<\/em>, edited by Jessica Spotswood &amp; Tess Sharpe (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WCXfYo\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781335016270\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Undead Girl Gang<\/em> by Lily Anderson (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33bh7nS\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780451478245\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wilder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3662\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wilder-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Wilder Girls by Rory Power\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wilder-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wilder-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wilder.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchweek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3757\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchweek-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones\" width=\"165\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchweek-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchweek-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/witchweek.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>When the Moon was Ours<\/em> by Anna Marie McLemore<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/339iymO\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781250160102\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Wilder Girls<\/em> by Rory Power<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36nZOC2\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780525645580\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Witch Week<\/em> by Diana Wynne Jones<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JJEvRW\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780688155452\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/secretcircle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3758\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/secretcircle-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret Circle (TV show)\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/secretcircle-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/secretcircle-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/secretcircle.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80223989\">The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV show)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwseed.com\/shows\/the-secret-circle\/pilot\/?play=b040adb5-380d-4c16-abd9-e221e5b873a5\">The Secret Circle (TV show)<\/a><\/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 The Initiation (The Secret Circle) by L. J. Smith. 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":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[519,12,1781,148,851,48,30,1782,1480,1783,1779,1780,1265],"class_list":["post-3753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-claire-legrand","tag-l-j-smith","tag-l-m-montgomery","tag-malinda-lo","tag-nnedi-okorafor","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-robert-hack","tag-roberto-aguirre-sacasa","tag-the-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina","tag-the-initiation","tag-the-secret-circle","tag-zoraida-cordova"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753","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=3753"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3772,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753\/revisions\/3772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}