Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Week 2: Sunshine Falls — Arrival and Adjustment
Read Chapters 6–11 of Book Lovers
Previewing Week 2 of Book Lovers
Read 3 of 8 discussion questions below. Unlock the complete 9-week guide when you’re ready.
Nora arrives in Sunshine Falls fully expecting to be a fish out of water — and she is, but not always in the ways she anticipated. These chapters set the small-town backdrop in motion and start to reveal the gap between the story Libby wants Nora to live and the one Nora is actually experiencing.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Sunshine Falls is introduced as a place that almost feels lifted from the pages of a cozy small-town romance novel — complete with charming locals, a quaint bookshop, and picturesque scenery. How does Henry walk the line between affectionately honoring that genre tradition and gently poking fun at it?
2.Libby arrives in Sunshine Falls with an almost missionary zeal for Nora's transformation. What is Libby hoping Nora will find or become here? Do her expectations seem fair, loving, controlling, or some mix of all three?
3.When Nora encounters Charlie in Sunshine Falls — again — the coincidence is almost absurd, and Henry seems to know it. How does the novel acknowledge the contrivance of their repeated meetings while still making those meetings feel emotionally earned?