{"id":6334,"date":"2025-07-28T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6334"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:29:59","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-270-crystal-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-270-crystal-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 270 &#8211; Crystal Singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>Crystal Singer<\/i> by Anne McCaffrey. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-270-crystal-singer\/\">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\/2025\/07\/tazcrystal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tazcrystal-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/atmosphere.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/atmosphere-145x220.webp\" alt=\"Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/atmosphere-145x220.webp 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/atmosphere-197x300.webp 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/atmosphere.webp 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/crystal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/crystal-150x202.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Clear by Jaya Saxena\" width=\"163\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/crystal-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/crystal-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/crystal.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250232656\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom<\/em> by the McElroys &amp; Carey Pietsch<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780593158715\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Atmosphere<\/em> by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781683692034\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Crystal Clear<\/em> by Jaya Saxena<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fourthwing.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/illbe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/illbe-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"I'll Be The One by Lyla Lee\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/illbe-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/illbe-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/illbe.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/redwall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/redwall-135x220.jpg\" alt=\"Redwall by Brian Jacques\" width=\"135\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/redwall-135x220.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/redwall-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/redwall.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781649379290\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Fourth Wing<\/em> by Rebecca Yarros<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062936912\"><em>I&#8217;ll Be The One<\/em> by Lyla Lee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780441005482\"><em>Redwall<\/em> by Brian Jacques<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Space Opera by Cat Valente\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/brbad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/brbad-150x199.jpg\" alt=\"Breaking Bad\" width=\"166\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/brbad-150x199.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/brbad-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/brbad.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/centerstage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/centerstage-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"Center Stage\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/centerstage-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/centerstage-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/centerstage-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/centerstage.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781481497503\"><em>Space Opera<\/em> by Cat Valente<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4545tfJ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaking Bad (TV show)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mchQgF\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Center Stage<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey. 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":[2434,972,1362,1583,2580,2589,2588,2245,1987,30,2431,2477,1820],"class_list":["post-6334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-anne-mccaffrey","tag-breaking-bad","tag-brian-jacques","tag-carey-pietsch","tag-cat-valente","tag-center-stage","tag-crystal-singer","tag-jaya-saxena","tag-lyla-lee","tag-readers-advisory","tag-rebecca-yarros","tag-taylor-jenkins-reid","tag-the-mcelroys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6334","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=6334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6343,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6334\/revisions\/6343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}