No Reservations
True friendship never ends.
Best friends forever. That’s the vow Joy, Diane, Rochelle and Yvette made when they were children, and even in their mid-thirties, the friends have always been there for each other—through the highs and lows of life and love. Until forever comes up against a terminal cancer diagnosis. Nothing could have prepared them for what life would look like when four became three.
But Yvette was prepared. Her final gift to her girls is an all-expenses-paid trip to Jamaica like they had always talked about but kept putting off as life got in the way.
The Jamaican getaway seems to come at the perfect time as the remaining friends deal with their grief, dashed hopes, and unexpected relationship drama. Sick of putting her dreams to open a spa on hold, not to mention her husband’s lack of support, Joy decides she’s moving forward with her new business—with or without him. The thunderous ticking of Diane’s biological clock has her wondering if her desire to have a baby will ever come true, and her husband’s bizarre behavior has her questioning if he’s still on board. And after witnessing her friends’ imploding relationships, single mother Rochelle is content to do life on her own, but her heart doesn’t seem to get the memo when a new man unexpectedly enters the picture.
Guided by Yvette’s spirit, the friends must lean on each other now more than ever before as they learn to navigate their new normal, take unexpected risks and live life with no reservations.
These book club discussion questions are provided courtesy of Harper Muse
Book club questions for No Reservations by Sheryl Lister
Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.
Do you have a core group of friends like those in No Reservations? What roles do your friends play in your life? What do you contribute to their lives?
Which character is most like you? Which character reminded you of one of your friends?
Each woman goes through trials as her story progresses. Which character’s situation did you most sympathize with?
Although Yvette was only on the page briefly, in what ways did her presence impact the story?
Did any part of this book strike a particular emotion in you? Which part, and what emotions did the book make you feel?
How would you adapt this book into a movie? Who would you cast in the leading roles?
How have the characters changed by the end of the book?
Female friendship is a key theme of this story. Discuss the importance of the bond between Joy, Diane, and Rochelle.
Do you feel satisfied with how each woman’s relationship and life is resolved at the end of the story? Why or why not?
What are some rituals you have with your closest friends? Do you believe those rituals play a role in sustaining your relationship with them?
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