BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. We appreciated how this book revolved around the characters' love of books from their childhood. What books did this remind you of from your childhood, if any?
2. What fictional world would you like to visit from one of your favorite books or series?
3. How did you feel about Jack putting the contestants through all of those games and challenges before helping them? Did you feel like he should have just helped from the beginning if that was his end goal?
4. Were you surprised by how the contest ended? If so, did it feel cruel to you?
5. Circling back to a question we used to ask often but haven’t in awhile, do you have anyone that you would cast as these characters in a movie?
6. Be brave! What are your wishes for the coming year in 2025?!

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@meg_shaffer

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. What were your initial thoughts on Augustus? Did your opinion of him change throughout the book?
2. The "summer sisters" were the main characters in this book, but they all had a lot going on in their personal lives that brought some surprising plot twists to the story! Were you surprised by the big reveal and conflict between Maggie and Joe near the end of the book?
3. Which of the three sisters do you feel like you related to the most? In what ways did you relate to each one?
4. Between the town hall meetings and the way everyone banded together for the winter solstice celebration, Rowan Thorp reminded us a lot of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls. Could you see yourself living in and embracing that sort of small town community/environment?
5. How does this quote from Star change your perspective, if at all, on the importance of leaving a "large" mark on the world: “I want to live small and happy, I want to leave only the tiniest footprint on the world. Why isn't that something to aspire to? My life goal is to feel contentment; to me that's the only thing worth striving for."

FOLLOW THE AUTHOR:
@jennibayliss

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. How do you feel about books that are set in "real life" but have magic woven into them? Are you into those kind of stories, or does it make it harder to believe?
2. Did you have any clue that Iwan was the man in the cab who encouraged Clementine to pursue her career in publishing?
3. Was Clementine being too hard on the grown up version of Iwan and all of the changes that she saw in him?
4. This book made readers think a lot about the concept of “right person, wrong time” and that eventually fate or destiny will bring those people together as soul mates. Do you believe in the concept of soul mates and/or there being one "right" person meant for everyone?
5. Throughout the book, we kept waiting for Iwan to show up at The Met on Clementine's birthday! Do you think you could have waited 7 years to meet your long lost love again?

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@heyashposton

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. How did you feel like the writing style changed or enhanced the emotional impact of the story?
2. How do you think Lucy evolved throughout the novel, and what events do you think were the most pivotal to her growth?
3. One of the main themes of the book involved fate and free will. Do you think the events in Lucy’s life are guided more by fate or her own choices?
4. What do the difference in Lucy’s relationships with Darren and Gabe reveal about her desires and needs?
5. We didn’t necessarily get to see what happened in the aftermath of Gabe’s death, but were you satisfied with what we did get to see in terms of how Lucy’s “journey” concluded in the book?

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@jillsantopolo

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. What did you think about the first interaction between Josh and Kristen?
2. Were you surprised that Kristen waited so long to tell Sloan about what was really going on? Why do you think Kristen didn’t tell her earlier?
3. Using Sloan’s words, do you think Kristen would have “settled” if she said yes to Tyler’s proposal and stayed with him over Josh?
4. Why do you think Kristen didn’t tell Josh the truth to begin with, and how do you think Josh would have reacted if he found out earlier?
5. What did you think of the ending of the book, and how Kristen and Josh finally came together in the aftermath of losing Brandon?
6. Despite losing Brandon, Kristen and Josh got their own version of a happy ending with sweet baby Oliver Brandon. Were you surprised by her pregnancy?

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@authorabbyjimenez