{"id":6395,"date":"2025-09-08T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6395"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:02:02","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-273-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-273-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 273 &#8211; A Good Girl&#8217;s Guide to Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>A Good Girl&#8217;s Guide to Murder<\/i> by Holly Jackson. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-273-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder\">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\/09\/ace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ace-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ace of Spades by Faridah \u00c0b\u00edk\u00e9-\u00cdy\u00edm\u00edd\u00e9\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ace-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ace-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ace-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ace-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ace.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/honeys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/honeys-150x218.jpg\" alt=\"The Honeys by Ryan La Sala\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/honeys-150x218.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/honeys-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/honeys.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/howtosurvive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/howtosurvive-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winan\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/howtosurvive-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/howtosurvive-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/howtosurvive.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250800800\"><em>Ace of Spades<\/em> by Faridah \u00c0b\u00edk\u00e9-\u00cdy\u00edm\u00edd\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781338745337\"><em>The Honeys<\/em> by Ryan La Sala<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781547616312\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>How to Survive a Slasher<\/em> by Justine Pucella Winan<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/longstretch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/longstretch-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/longstretch-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/longstretch-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/longstretch.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/neversaw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/neversaw-140x220.jpg\" alt=\"Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian\" width=\"140\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/neversaw-140x220.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/neversaw-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/neversaw.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus\" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063230385\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Long Stretch of Bad Days<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Mindy McGinnis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780778333241\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never Saw Me Coming <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Vera Kurian<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781524714758\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>One of Us is Lying<\/em> by Karen McManus<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise-143x220.webp\" alt=\"Promise Boys by Nick Brooks\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise-143x220.webp 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise-195x300.webp 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise-667x1024.webp 667w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise-1000x1536.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/promise.webp 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sadie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sadie-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Sadie by Courtney Summers\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sadie-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sadie-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sadie.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/truly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/truly-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/truly-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/truly-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/truly.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250362674\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Promise Boys<\/em> by Nick Brooks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250267139\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Courtney Summers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062338068\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truly Devious<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Maureen Johnson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kpop.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kpop-150x220.webp\" alt=\"K-Pop Demon Hunters\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slowhorses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slowhorses-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Slow Horses\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slowhorses-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slowhorses-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slowhorses-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slowhorses.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vmars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vmars-150x215.jpg\" alt=\"Veronica Mars\" width=\"153\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vmars-150x215.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/vmars.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81498621\"><em>K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/em><\/a> (movie)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/slow-horses\/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o\">Slow Horses<\/a> (TV show)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/veronica-mars-4626972c-9da7-40fe-aed7-977f55f48fc5\">Veronica Mars<\/a> (TV show)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading A Good Girl&#8217;s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. 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":[2606,1495,2607,2605,2609,2610,1646,118,2573,2612,48,30,2608,2611,2613,931],"class_list":["post-6395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder","tag-courtney-summers","tag-faridah-abike-iyimide","tag-holly-jackson","tag-justine-pucella-winan","tag-k-pop-demon-hunters","tag-karen-mcmanus","tag-maureen-johnson","tag-mindy-mcginnis","tag-nick-brooks","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-ryan-la-sala","tag-slow-horses","tag-vera-kurian","tag-veronica-mars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395","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=6395"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6407,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395\/revisions\/6407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}