Questions for Book Clubs

Author’s Discussion Questions about Conundrum

What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing this book? What ideas was she trying to get across?
Would you have wanted to get to know Xander Dewitt? Why or why not?
Would you have wanted to hear more of the story from Jasna’s point of view?
What do you think of the book’s cover? How well does it convey what the book is about?
How original was this plot?
What did you think about the fate of the missing girl?
What did you think about the way that Iris got Xander to pay for what he had done to Jasna? Do you think it was punishment enough?
Why do you think the author chose this title?
If you got the chance to ask the author of this book one question, what would it be?
Did you like the character Budge? How do you think he’ll be a useful character in the series?
How well do you think the author built the world in the book?
Did Xander seem believable to you?

At what point did you realize that Rosica was mentally unstable?
What did you like best + least about this book?
Which characters did you like best?
Would you ever donate an old computer to a church trusting that they would wipe your
information off the hard drive?
Do you think you would like the way Iris designed Luc’s restaurant?
Did you feel sympathy for Rosica?
If you were making a movie of this book, who would you cast as Iris and who as Rosica?
Do you think that Sterling is a good brother?
Which character would you most like to meet?
If you got the chance to ask the author one question, what would it be?
Which places in the book would you most want to visit?
Did the characters seem believable to you?

What do you think Luc and Angel’s lives would have been like if she had told him about the pregnancy at the time?
Do you think that you would recognize your own child if that child had been kept a secret from you?
What do you think about how Iris reacted to hearing that Luc had a college-aged son?
Would you have opened the box with Luc’s memorabilia?
What did you think about Angel and her decisions?
Did you feel any sympathy for Lawrence Jones?
Did you read in the acknowledgments about how the robbery by the policemen was based on a true story?
What did you think about Bruno’s treatment of Angelique and Ash?
What did you think about Luc’s father?
If you got the chance to ask the author one question, what would it be?
Were you satisfied with the ending?
Do you think Angelique will cause trouble for Iris in the future?

How would you describe Iris’ personality?
Why do you think Iris was so reluctant to hire employees? Would she make a good boss?
Why did you think that Roger was searching Iris’ loft? Who did you think he really worked for?
What do you think about Ellie? Would you want her as a friend?
How believable was this plot?
Did you find the scenes of Iris designing the museum to be interesting? Were they too technical?
Was the scene with Alex being kidnapped in the commandeered Tesla suspenseful?
Which character would you like to see more of in a future book in the series—Luc, Milo, Ellie, Sterling?
Once Brin understood the danger she was in, do you think she should have backed down from the assignment?
Was Yulia manipulating Brin?
Did you feel sympathy for Roger at the end?
Do you think that countries are developing a weapon like the Tsunami now?
Do you think that Iris is an adrenaline junkie? Will she drive Luc away because of it?