Sea Of Charms
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
If you could spend a lazy day anywhere in this world of islands and sea, where would you curl up and what would you be sipping?
What moment in the book made you smile, sigh, or want to text a friend?
The whole story starts with a friend who wants a place on a crew. When have you wanted to belong somewhere so much that you'd have agreed to almost anything to get in?
Pretending to be a couple means acting out closeness before you've admitted to it. Did the fake-dating moments make you feel cozy, flustered, or nostalgic for your own early crushes?
Life on a supply run means constant motion. Did the book make you want to wander, or did it remind you how much you love coming home? What does home feel like for you?
Cozy fantasy lets magic be small and kind. Which bit of gentle magic in the story would you most like in your own daily life, and how would it change an ordinary Tuesday?
By the end, how did your feelings about the pretend relationship change compared to where you started? Was there a point where it stopped feeling like pretend to you as a reader?
This series keeps coming back to the idea that people can build a life, and a family, that they choose for themselves. How did this installment add to that feeling for you, and did it stir up any thoughts about the people you've chosen?