{"id":6622,"date":"2026-04-06T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6622"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:56:09","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-286-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-286-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 286 &#8211; Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Remain<\/em> by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-286-remain\/\">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\/2015\/07\/anna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/anna-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake\" width=\"152\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/anna-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/anna.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cemetery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cemetery-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cemetery-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cemetery-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cemetery.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diavola.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diavola-150x216.jpg\" alt=\"Diavola by Jennifer Thorne \" width=\"150\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diavola-150x216.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diavola-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diavola-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diavola.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250907875\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Anna Dressed in Blood<\/em> by Kendare Blake<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250792075\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Cemetery Boys<\/em> by Aiden Thomas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250826145\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Diavola<\/em> by Jennifer Thorne<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/goodhousedue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/goodhousedue-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Good House by Tananarive Due\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/goodhousedue-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/goodhousedue-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/goodhousedue.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/house.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/house-143x220.jpeg\" alt=\"A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/house-143x220.jpeg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/house-195x300.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/house.jpeg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/memory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/memory-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/memory-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/memory-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/memory.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780743449014\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Good House<\/em> by Tananarive Due<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250829818\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A House With Good Bones<\/em> by T. Kingfisher<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780593524602\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Memory Eater<\/em> by Rebecca Mahoney<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mexican.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mexican-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mexican-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mexican-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mexican-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mexican.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/next.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/next-136x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Next Always by Nora Roberts\" width=\"136\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/next-136x220.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/next-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/next.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notquite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notquite-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notquite-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notquite-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notquite-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notquite.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780525620808\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Mexican Gothic<\/em> by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780515151497\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Next Always<\/em> by Nora Roberts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062275165\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Not Quite a Ghost<\/em> by Anne Ursu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/undeadfox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/undeadfox-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/undeadfox-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/undeadfox-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/undeadfox-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/undeadfox.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/winter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/winter-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Winter White by Annie Cardi\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/winter-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/winter-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/winter.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wylding.jpg 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780316575720\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest<\/em> by Aubrey Hartman<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781454960584\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Winter White<\/em> by Annie Cardi<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781504007184\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Wylding Hall<\/em> by Elizabeth Hand<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ghosting.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ghosting-147x220.webp\" alt=\"Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ghosting-147x220.webp 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ghosting-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ghosting.webp 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heaven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heaven-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"Just Like Heaven \" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heaven-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heaven-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heaven.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lastchristmas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lastchristmas-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"Last Christmas\" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lastchristmas-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lastchristmas-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lastchristmas.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/ghosting-the-spirit-of-christmas\/umc.cmc.4i0g9iso76oby3rrt7wkolx2p\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41MPy4b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Just Like Heaven<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47FGa62\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Last Christmas<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan. Listen to the 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,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1980,2447,1801,2687,2689,2686,358,2685,2684,353,48,30,2155,2683,2688,1804,1263],"class_list":["post-6622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-aiden-thomas","tag-annie-cardi","tag-elizabeth-hand","tag-ghosting-the-spirit-of-christmas","tag-jennifer-thorne","tag-just-like-heaven","tag-kendare-blake","tag-last-christmas","tag-m-night-shyamalan","tag-nicholas-sparks","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-rebecca-mahoney","tag-remain","tag-sylvia-moreno-garcia","tag-t-kingfisher","tag-tananarive-due"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6622","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=6622"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6636,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6622\/revisions\/6636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}