Helpless

Settle in with your warm drink and tell us: where were you when this book really grabbed you, and did you read it curled up somewhere cozy or on the edge of your seat?

Was there a small, quiet moment in the story that comforted you or made you exhale, even amid the tension?

The title hints at feeling powerless. When did the story make you ache for a character, and did any part of it remind you of a time you longed to protect someone?

Knoll writes women with real interior lives. Which character felt most like someone you would want to sit beside and comfort, and why?

This book sits with vulnerability and trust. How did reading it make you feel about who we choose to lean on, and did it soften or stir anything in you?

Was there a passage that moved you enough to reread it or press a hand to your chest? Share what it stirred up for you.

By the final pages, how did the story leave you feeling emotionally (unsettled, tender, hopeful, raw), and did that feeling surprise you?

Without giving anything away, what did this book gently teach you about strength, and is there someone you thought of while reading it?