{"id":651,"date":"2015-05-11T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=651"},"modified":"2015-05-10T23:01:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T03:01:51","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-21-city-of-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-21-city-of-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 21 &#8211; City of Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>City of Bones<\/em> by Cassandra Clare. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-21-city-of-bones\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buffy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-652\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buffy.jpg\" alt=\"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 by Joss Whedon\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buffy.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buffy-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coldest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coldest.jpg\" alt=\"Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coldest.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coldest-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/darkest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-654\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/darkest.jpg\" alt=\"Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/darkest.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/darkest-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1593078226\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1593078226&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=VD2RYSCDOB6QDJBX\"><em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1593078226\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1593078226&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=VD2RYSCDOB6QDJBX\"> by Joss Whedon &amp; Georges Jeanty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BAXFB3C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BAXFB3C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=USZAAOBJAQJUXX2M\"><em>The Coldest Girl in Coldtown<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BAXFB3C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BAXFB3C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=USZAAOBJAQJUXX2M\"> by Holly Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/031621308X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=031621308X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=IMXQGYEZGWYF7HVI\"><em>The Darkest Part of the Forest<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/031621308X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=031621308X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=IMXQGYEZGWYF7HVI\"> by Holly Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter.jpg\" alt=\"Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fangirl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-655\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fangirl.jpg\" alt=\"Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fangirl.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fangirl-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/harrypotter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/harrypotter.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J. K. Rowling\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/harrypotter.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/harrypotter-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/031613399X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=031613399X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=ZFNQ3PUMIZJHBXIR\"><em>Daughter of Smoke and Bone<\/em> by Laini Taylor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1250030951\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1250030951&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=J6ZAIOS3SRK5SDK6\"><em>Fangirl<\/em> by Rainbow Rowell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/059035342X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=059035342X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=BZKILP3WEH73F45D\"><em>Harry Potter and the Sorceror&#8217;s Stone<\/em> by J. K. Rowling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hold.jpg\" alt=\"Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hold.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hold-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/knife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-658\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/knife.jpg\" alt=\"The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness\" width=\"137\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/knife.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/knife-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/name.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-304\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/name.jpg\" alt=\"The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312674376\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0312674376&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=GC5BWYBWFHHLNSHC\"><em>Hold Me Closer, Necromancer<\/em> by Lish McBride<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0763676187\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0763676187&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=BMWA7CZWNLCTPGX2\"><em>The Knife of Never Letting Go<\/em> by Patrick Ness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0142422053\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0142422053&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=4EKRUC37PGWJ3HKS\"><em>The Name of the Star<\/em> by Maureen Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tithe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tithe.jpg\" alt=\"Tithe by Holly Black\" width=\"152\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tithe.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tithe-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unspoken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unspoken.jpg\" alt=\"Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unspoken.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unspoken-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat.jpg\" alt=\"White Cat by Holly Black\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0689867042\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0689867042&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=JYMASCSUOGVKGCG2\"><em>Tithe<\/em> by Holly Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0375871039\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0375871039&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=GI2IHENGZ7ZWNF2Z\"><em>Unspoken<\/em> by Sarah Rees Brennan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416963979\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1416963979&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=VRM7SAQ5GKCGGJ6D\"><em>White Cat<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416963979\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1416963979&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=VRM7SAQ5GKCGGJ6D\"> by Holly Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buffytv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buffytv.jpg\" alt=\"Buffy the Vampire Slayer\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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Clare. Listen to the podcast to 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":[305,302,303,8,310,306,309,308,118,304,307,149,48,30,10],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-buffy-the-vampire-slayer","tag-cassandra-clare","tag-city-of-bones","tag-holly-black","tag-j-k-rowling","tag-joss-whedon","tag-laini-taylor","tag-lish-mcbride","tag-maureen-johnson","tag-mortal-instruments","tag-patrick-ness","tag-rainbow-rowell","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-sarah-rees-brennan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651","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=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}