{"id":3940,"date":"2020-04-13T12:01:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T16:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2020-04-13T12:15:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T16:15:46","slug":"episode-146-american-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-146-american-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 146 – American Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"American<\/a><\/p>\n

Katharine McGee’s novel American Royals<\/em><\/a> dares to ask: what if the United States had a royal family? And what if the modern-day American royal children were a little bit horny? The Bellwether Friends<\/a>, Anna<\/a> and Alene<\/a>, joined us to discuss this book’s baffling structure, insufficient world-building, and potential Wawa sponsorship.<\/p>\n

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

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>Bellwether Friends #113 – ABBAsode<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Romance: 13 Stories Of Everyday People Who Fall In Love With Royalty by Ann Foster<\/a><\/p>\n

Red Fox James on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

Candy Pairing:\u00a0<\/strong> Alene says Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (from Wawa)<\/a>, Anna says a Disney Princess Candy Fan<\/span><\/a>, Kait says old timey penny candy<\/a>, Renata says a caramel apple.<\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>The Fast and the Furriest<\/em> by Sofie Ryan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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