July Discussion Post for Breathe and Count Back from Ten

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Hi everyone! It’s time to discuss the #ChronicallyIconicBookClub’s July read: BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN by Natalia Sylvester!

Our discussion begins tomorrow August 6th at around 2pm EST in a private IG group chat. It will continue through August 7th in a leisurely fashion with the possibility of more time being added at the convenience of the members. If you’d like to join comment below or over on Instagram.

In case you missed it, we had a very special IG live interview with the author, Natalia Sylvester. You can watch a replay here!

When: August 6-7th

Where: @libraryofdreaming’s Instagram

@libraryofdreaming’s thoughts: I’ve already reviewed this book extensively but I loved it even more this time around! I can’t wait to discuss it with you and I imagine even more questions will come up as we get into it.

Please note the group chat and the comments may contain spoilers! Happy reading and thank you for sticking around!

Discussion Questions:

1. What did you think of this book? How many stars did you rate it?

2. What was your favorite part of the book? How about your least favorite part?

3. Who was your favorite character?

4. There were sooo many lines that stabbed me in the heart. Do you have a favorite quote?

5. This book talks about so many important issues like consent and autonomy. Did any of that strike a chord with you or was it thought-provoking?

6. Vero has a challenging relationship with her family, did you think it was understandable/realistic? What did you think of the way things ended?

7. What did you think of the romance?

8. Did you think the dictionary excerpts added to the story or did you feel like they were unnecessary?

9. What did you think of Vero’s character development across the book?

10. Is there anything about the book you would change?