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52 pages 1 hour read

The Unwedding

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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Book Club Questions

The Unwedding

1. General Impressions

Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

  • What did you like most and least about The Unwedding?
  • Compare the novel’s plot, character development, and emotional impact to other novels by Allie Condie (such as her 2016 young adult novel Summerlost) or to novels by other authors in the mystery genre. Did The Unwedding particularly remind you of another novel?

2. Personal Reflection and Connection

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

  • Reflect on any part of The Unwedding that evoked a strong emotional response (Some examples might be Ellery’s discovery of a body floating in the infinity pool; the isolation posed by the highway mudslide, which cuts off all access to and from the town; the discovery of second body; or the various suspicions and revelations throughout the novel). What made this aspect of the novel powerful?
  • One of the novel’s themes concerns survivor’s guilt. Have you had any experiences with survivor’s guilt? If so, did the novel’s depiction seem realistic to you?
  • How did the novel’s setting in a luxury resort influence your reading? Have you ever been to such a resort?
  • Weddings are high-emotion events.
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