Discussion Guide
The Comyn's Curse
By M MacKinnon
Fleeing heartbreak in America, Aubrey Cumming comes to the Scottish Highlands, where she finds an ancient family and a new chance at love...if she can stay alive long enough to break the Comyn's Curse.
Recipient of 2019 Kirkus Star.
Book club questions for The Comyn's Curse by M MacKinnon
Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.
What was your initial reaction to The Comyn’s Curse? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?
Do you think the story was primarily plot-based or character driven?
What was your favorite quote/passage/scene?
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Create My ClubWhat made the setting(s) unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?
Did the addition of real places in Scotland pique your interest in the country?
If/then Questions
If Aubrey had chosen Connor instead of Finn…
If Finn had not been a Mackintosh…
If Ailith had died when she fell from the tower window…
How did the structure of the book affect the story?
Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that connected you?
How did you feel about the ending? Were you surprised? What did you like or not like, and is there anything you wish had been different?
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