Lady Tremaine
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Curl up and think back: what was the first fairy tale that truly enchanted you as a kid, and what part still lingers in your memory?
When you picked this book up, what mood were you in, and how did the opening chapters make you feel, cozy, uneasy, curious?
Which small, sensory detail (a room, a fabric, a meal, a scent) most made you want to step inside the world of this book?
Where did your sympathy for Lady Tremaine surprise you, and did any moment make you soften toward her in a way you didn't expect?
This retelling asks us to sit with a woman we thought we knew. When has your own opinion of someone gently shifted once you learned more of their story?
Fairy tales often turn on questions of home, belonging, and being seen. Which of those threads warmed you most in this book?
Without giving anything away, what emotional aftertaste did the book leave you with by the last page, and where in your body did you feel it?
If you could sit down for tea with Lady Tremaine at any point in her life, when would you visit her, and what would you most want to gently ask?