Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. Discuss your emotional responses to Book Lovers. Which scenes, characters, and conflicts were most resonant for you, and why?

2. What were your favorite and least favorite aspects of Book Lovers? Which scenarios and plot points were plausible, and which were less credible? Why?

3. Compare and contrast Book Lovers with Henry’s other novels, Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. What common themes or parallels does the author employ?

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. How did you respond to the revelation that Charlie Lastra was from Sunshine Falls? How did this plot twist confirm or subvert your expectations? Consider how Charlie’s life in Sunshine Falls relates to romance tropes. 

2. The novel prioritizes the importance of female friendship. Which friendships remind you most of your own friendships? How does Nora Stephens and Libby Stephens’s connection relate to your own experiences?

3. Consider Nora’s fraught romantic history. Have you had past relationships that have similarly affected your outlook on romance?