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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Fountain Of Youth Book Club

Beautiful Disaster Discussion Questions

1. Did you like this book?
2. What do you think was the central point behind the story?
3. Did the author do a good job with the setting? Could you picture the campus, the apartment and the places where they held fights?
4. Could you picture the characters?
5. Were the characters realistic to you? Do you think this was a realistic interpretation of college life? Could you relate to the characters?
6. Was the friendship/relationship development realistic?
7. Did you ever have a friendship like this? A relationship like this?
8. America and Shepley: too much, not enough, or just enough?
9. What did you think of Travis when you first met him? Did your opinion change? When and to what? Did you like him at the end of the book?
10. What did you think of Abby? Did your opinion of her change? When and to what? Did you like her at the end of the book?
11. Did you know anyone like Travis when you were in school?
12. What did you originally think Abby’s past was?
13. What was your favorite part of the book?
14. What did you think of the fight scenes? What did you think of Travis always having to have Abby at his fights?
15. What did you think of Abby’s reaction to Travis bringing 2 girls home at once? Is this any worse than 1 girl at a time? How would you have reacted?
16. What did you think of Parker? Did your opinion of him change?
17. Did you like the way the relationship unfolded between Abby and Travis?
18. How would you have reacted to finding out you were still expected at Thanksgiving dinner? Should Abby have gone?
19. Did you like “Vegas Abby”?
20. Have you ever read anything like this before? Is it just like the romance novels we read, except younger characters and a different setting?
21. Would this make a good movie? Who would you cast?
22. What is in the future for Abby and Travis?
23. Did you like the book?