{"id":4473,"date":"2021-03-29T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2021-03-27T23:09:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T03:09:20","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-168-the-duke-and-i-bridgerton-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-168-the-duke-and-i-bridgerton-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 168 &#8211; The Duke And I (Bridgerton #1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>The Duke And I<\/i> (Bridgerton #1) by Julia Quinn. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-168-the-duke-and-i-bridgerton-1\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/band.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/band-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Band Sinister by K. J. Charles\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/band-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/band-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/band.jpeg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dukebaby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dukebaby-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Duke, The Lady &amp; A Baby by Vanessa Riley\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dukebaby-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dukebaby-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dukebaby.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/extraordinary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/extraordinary-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"An Extraordinary Union by\u00a0Alyssa Cole\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/extraordinary-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/extraordinary-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/extraordinary.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Band Sinister <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> K. J. Charles (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3w3fuaF\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781912688036\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Duke, The Lady &amp; A Baby<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanessa Riley (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PEicCH\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781420152234\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Extraordinary Union<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Alyssa Cole (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P4PxXR\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781496707444\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/penny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/penny-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"In For a Penny by\u00a0Rose Lerner\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/penny-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/penny-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/penny.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/awakened.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/awakened-135x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant\" width=\"135\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/awakened-135x220.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/awakened-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/awakened.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/celestial.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/celestial-139x220.jpeg\" alt=\"The Lady\u2019s Guide to Celestial Mechanics\u00a0by Olivia Waite\" width=\"139\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/celestial-139x220.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/celestial-190x300.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/celestial.jpeg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In For a Penny <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Rose Lerner (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ph8OVP\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781978448889\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Lady Awakened <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Cecilia Grant (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sHk8cB\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780553593839\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady\u2019s Guide to Celestial Mechanics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0by Olivia Waite (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2QGDr7v\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062931795\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lawrence.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lawrence-136x220.jpeg\" alt=\"The Lawrence Browne Affair\u00a0by Cat Sebastian\" width=\"136\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lawrence-136x220.jpeg 136w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lawrence-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lawrence.jpeg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mrsmartin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mrsmartin-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs. Martin\u2019s Incomparable Adventure\u00a0by Courtney Milan\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mrsmartin-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mrsmartin-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mrsmartin.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/toalltheboys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/toalltheboys-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/toalltheboys-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/toalltheboys-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/toalltheboys.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lawrence Browne Affair<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0by Cat Sebastian (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39ovTwC\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062642516\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Martin\u2019s Incomparable Adventure<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0by Courtney Milan (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PBf3Uc\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/gift_cards\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0by Jenny Han (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vZ0M4u\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781534438378\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/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 The Duke And I (Bridgerton #1) by Julia Quinn. Listen to the 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":[1278,2027,2030,2032,1282,655,2029,2034,2031,48,30,1281,2028,2033],"class_list":["post-4473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-alyssa-cole","tag-bridgerton","tag-cat-sebastian","tag-cecilia-grant","tag-courtney-milan","tag-jenny-han","tag-julia-quinn","tag-k-j-charles","tag-olivia-waite","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-rose-lerner","tag-the-duke-and-i","tag-vanessa-riley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473","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=4473"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4486,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473\/revisions\/4486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}