{"id":4924,"date":"2022-03-28T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2022-03-26T20:08:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T00:08:59","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-191-the-kissing-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-191-the-kissing-booth\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 191 &#8211; The Kissing Booth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading\u00a0<i>The Kissing Booth<\/i> by Beth Reekles. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-191-the-kissing-booth\/\">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\/2022\/03\/along.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/along-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/along-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/along-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/along.jpeg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/field.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/field-146x220.jpeg\" alt=\"The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/field-146x220.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/field-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/field.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/follow.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/follow-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/follow-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/follow-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/follow.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780593525005\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Along For the Ride<\/em> by Sarah Dessen<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062824127\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Field Guide to the North American Teenager<\/em> by Ben Philippe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781338640465\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Follow Your Arrow<\/em> by Jessica Verdi<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hani.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hani-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hani-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hani-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hani.jpeg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/happily.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/happily-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Happily Ever Afters by Elisa Bryant\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/happily-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/happily-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/happily.jpeg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/believe.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/believe-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"I Believe In A Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/believe-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/believe-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/believe.jpeg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781645672579\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Hani and Ishu&#8217;s Guide to Fake Dating<\/em> by Adiba Jaigirdar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062982834\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Happily Ever Afters<\/em> by Elisa Bryant<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250158413\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>I Believe In A Thing Called Love<\/em> by Maurene Goo<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rise.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rise-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rise-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rise-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rise.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/clone.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/clone-150x202.jpeg\" alt=\"Clone High\" width=\"164\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/clone-150x202.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/clone-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/clone.jpeg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781338662238\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Rise to the Sun<\/em> by Leah Johnson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781442426719\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To All The Boys I&#8217;ve Loved Before<\/em> by Jenny Han<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Db3dVH\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Clone High<\/em> (TV series)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/half.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/half-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Half of It\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kissingmovie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kissingmovie-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Kissing Booth Netflix\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kissingmovie-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kissingmovie-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kissingmovie-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kissingmovie.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/simon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/simon-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"Love Simon\" width=\"165\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/simon-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/simon-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/simon.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/netflix.com\/title\/81005150\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Half Of It<\/em> (Netflix movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80143556\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Kissing Booth<\/em> (Netflix movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Ly2TU7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Love, Simon<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lovevictor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lovevictor-150x210.jpg\" alt=\"Love, Victor\" width=\"157\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lovevictor-150x210.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lovevictor-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lovevictor-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lovevictor.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neverhave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neverhave-150x210.jpg\" alt=\"Never Have I Ever\" width=\"157\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neverhave-150x210.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neverhave-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neverhave-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neverhave.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatbilb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatbilb-141x220.jpg\" alt=\"To All The Boys I've Loved Before\" width=\"141\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatbilb-141x220.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatbilb-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatbilb-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatbilb.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/love-victor-3cb4c446-d459-41a2-97d2-2ea9ed164ab7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Love, Victor<\/em> (Hulu series)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80179190\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Never Have I Ever<\/em> (Netflix series)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80203147\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To All The Boys I&#8217;ve Loved Before<\/em> (Netflix movie)<\/span><\/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\u00a0The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles. 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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2174,2173,2178,2175,655,2177,1384,2180,2176,2181,48,30,2179,2172,2182],"class_list":["post-4924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-adiba-jaigirdar","tag-beth-reekles","tag-clone-high","tag-elisa-bryant","tag-jenny-han","tag-leah-johnson","tag-love-simon","tag-love-victor","tag-maurene-goo","tag-never-have-i-ever","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-the-half-of-it","tag-the-kissing-booth","tag-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4924","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=4924"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4943,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4924\/revisions\/4943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}