{"id":5988,"date":"2024-09-26T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2024-09-26T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:08:03","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-250-house-of-earth-and-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-250-house-of-earth-and-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 250 &#8211; House of Earth and Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading<em> House of Earth and Blood<\/em>\u00a0by Sarah J. Maas. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-250-house-of-earth-and-blood\">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\/2024\/09\/awakening.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/awakening-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Awakening by Nora Roberts\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/awakening-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/awakening.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blood-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Blood Debts by Terry Benton-Walker\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blood-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blood-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blood.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/acotar.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/acotar-147x220.webp\" alt=\"A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/acotar-147x220.webp 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/acotar-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/acotar.webp 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250771728\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Awakening<\/em> by Nora Roberts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250825940\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Blood Debts<\/em> by Terry Benton-Walker<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781635575569\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/em> by Sarah J. Maas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cruel.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cruel-146x220.webp\" alt=\"The Cruel Prince by Holly Black\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cruel-146x220.webp 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cruel-199x300.webp 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cruel.webp 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-136x220.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood) by JR Ward\" width=\"136\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-136x220.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daughter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daughter-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daughter-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daughter-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daughter.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780316310314\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Cruel Prince<\/em> by Holly Black<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780451468109\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Dark Lover<\/em> (Black Dagger Brotherhood) by J. R. Ward<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780316459181\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Daughter of Smoke and Bone<\/em> by Laini Taylor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fire-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Fire by Kristin Cashore\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fire-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fire-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fire.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/halfway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/halfway-128x220.jpg\" alt=\"Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost\" width=\"128\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/halfway-128x220.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/halfway-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/halfway.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780142415917\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Fire<\/em> by Kristin Cashore<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780061245084\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Halfway to the Grave<\/em> by Jeaniene Frost<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780143137146\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Her Majesty&#8217;s Royal Coven<\/em> by Juno Dawson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ninth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ninth-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ninth-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ninth-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ninth.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sabriel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sabriel-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Sabriel by Garth Nix\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sabriel-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sabriel-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sabriel.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sky.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sky-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sky-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sky-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sky.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250751362\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ninth House<\/em> by Leigh Bardugo<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063040496\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sabriel<\/em> by Garth Nix<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250342003\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Sky on Fire<\/em> by Jenn Lyons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spell-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spell-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spell-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spell.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape-147x220.webp\" alt=\"To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape-147x220.webp 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"VenCo by Cherie Dimaline\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco.jpeg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781665916226\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Spell Bound<\/em> by F. T. Lukens<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780593498286\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To Shape a Dragon&#8217;s Breath<\/em> by Moniquill Blackgoose<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063054899\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>VenCo<\/em> by Cherie Dimaline<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading House of Earth and Blood\u00a0by Sarah J. Maas. 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":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2373,2492,2493,2495,8,2491,2497,2496,2494,2268,820,309,1314,2380,405,48,30,1422,2498],"class_list":["post-5988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-cherie-dimaline","tag-crescent-city","tag-f-t-lukens","tag-garth-nix","tag-holly-black","tag-house-of-blood-and-earth","tag-j-r-ward","tag-jeaniene-frost","tag-jenn-lyons","tag-juno-dawson","tag-kristin-cashore","tag-laini-taylor","tag-leigh-bardugo","tag-moniquill-blackgoose","tag-nora-roberts","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-sarah-j-maas","tag-terry-benton-walker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988","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=5988"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6005,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988\/revisions\/6005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}