Mayluna

A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.

These book club questions are from the author's website. A full book club kit can be found here.

Book club questions for Mayluna by Kelley McNeil

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

One of the themes of the story is that children never fully know who their parents are, which is something that haunts Evie. By the end, she begins to wonder if perhaps it’s better for children to see their parents for who they really are, instead of working so hard to set a perfect example. What do you think?

Carter had a strained and troubled childhood that affected his views on being a parent. How do you think his relationships with his mother and father affected the kind of man he became and his approach to his relationship with Evie?

Alex and Carter have a complicated past that is illustrated in the argument they have at the beach house. Given Carter’s history, do you think Alex was right to be concerned? How did you feel about Alex and Evie’s connection by the end?

Evie and Carter believe that “simply repeating one day after the next is the enemy of a fulfilling life,” and that new experiences act as a “Bookmark. A highlighted section in the pages of your life.” What do you think they mean by this?

Evie says that she had “The mating of souls with one man, and a lifetime of companionship with another.” What do you think about her idea that there are different types of romantic love?

In the aftermath, Steve and Evie decide that it would be better to continue keeping the secret from Lainey to spare her unnecessary heartache. Do you agree with their decision?

The book includes a story about the moon appearing translucent instead of solid, with a star shining behind it. This was based on true accounts reported to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England in the 1700s. What do you think about this? Any possible explanations?

How did you react to the ending? Did you begin to suspect at any point? Were you surprised when you realized Carter and Evie were telling the stories in different times and that everything in the story wasn’t quite how it seemed?

Mayluna Book Club Questions PDF

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