The Last Song: Chapter 23 - Epilogue

The month is coming to an end and so is our first book discussion. This was a lot of fun and the book was a fairly quick read for me. I can't wait to see what the next month has in store for us! Now on to the questions...

1. Where did Ronnie get a job? 
2. Why was Ronnie supposed to appear in court?
3. Will asks Ronnie how far she would go to protect a friend. Why does he do this? How far would YOU go to protect a friend?
4. Why does Will let his mother control/guilt him into doing so much? 
5. Who did Ronnie recognize at Will's sister's wedding? 
6. What does Marcus do at the wedding to mess up things?
7. Why does Ronnie get angry with Will towards the end of the novel? 
8. Do you think Ronnie over-reacted and should have broken up with Will over this?
9. What has Steve been hiding from his kids? 
10. Why did Steve like to play the piano since moving to NC? 
11. Ronnie makes a huge decision towards the end of the novel. What was it? Could you have done it? 
12. What does Will do in the end of the novel that makes all of us sappy chicks happy? 
13. What was your overall reaction to the novel? Like or dislike

Hope you like the way I set these up - if you have suggestions feel free to let me know!

xoxo
Nat

The Last Song: Chapter 6 - Chapter 22

This is a pretty decent chunk of the book, but I think a lot of good stuff happens during this part. A lot of feelings are expressed and I see the characters mature very quickly. Discussion questions:

1. Why does Steve build a wall around the piano?
2. Why does Will fall for Ronnie? 
3. Why does Ronnie fall for Will? 
4. Who causes tension between Will and Ronnie as their friendship/relationship starts to blossom?
5. How can you characterize Blaze's relationship with Marcus? 
6. What is Steve and Jonah working on in the shed all summer? 
7. What does Ronnie fight so hard to protect that brings her closer to Will? 
8. What is your reaction to the book up to this point? 

The Last Song: Prologue - Chapter 5

As you read Chapter 1-5 I am curious as to what you thought about the scenrio that unfolded. Answer the following in the comments:

1. What do you think about the Prologue? 
2. Do you have any ideas as to what has happened at this point? What conclusions have you drawn already?
3. What is your initial reaction when reading about Ronnie? 
4. Who do you see when Ronnie is described?
5. Seeing that Ronnie is being a rebellious teenager - what do you think caused this? 
6. Were you ever rebellious or had/have rebellious teenagers to deal with? 
7. Why do you think Ronnie has sworn off the piano, even though she was good enough to play at Carnegie Hall at age 13? 
8. What comes to mind when you think of Blaze?
9. Why do you think Ronnie decided to talk to Blaze? 
10. What is your opinion on Marcus? 
11. What is Will's secret? 
12. What do you think attracts will to Ronnie? 

I am sure I could ask a million other questions. If you have some you'd like to be added - let me know and I'll put them in here.

ENJOY :)

Book 1 Chosen!

The votes are in! 

The first book for us Page Turners is going to be...

Nicholas Sparks

The Last Song

When I checked the poll, The Last Song had the most votes, at 24 votes or 26.97% of the people voting. 

So run out and get the book. If you have already read it - that's ok - you are still welcome to participate in our discussions. 

I have a ridiculously busy weekend ahead of me, so I doubt I'm able to post any discussion questions regarding the first few chapters until the beginning of the week. 

Use the weekend to get your book and start reading! 

First few chapters discussion will begin next week - maybe Wednesday or so. 

Happy Reading!

xoxo

Nat