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Kerry Lonsdale

WSJ Bestselling Author

Side Trip Discussion Questions

Warning: Spoilers!

  • If Side Trip was made into a movie, who do you see playing the roles of Joy and Dylan?
  • Which character’s journey did you relate to more, Joy or Dylan? Discuss why.
  • If you were in Joy’s situation, would you have given Dylan a ride? If you were in Dylan’s situation, would you have asked Joy for a ride? Was Joy too trusting to share a ride? Would you be willing to share a ride with a stranger?
  • Can you relate to the guilt Joy felt over the loss of her sister? If so, how did you deal with it? What do you think about the way Joy handled her guilt?
  • Joy makes many choices to honor her sister. Have you done something you wouldn’t normally do to honor someone you lost? Discuss what and why.
  • What was your favorite side trip Dylan and Joy went on and why?
  • If you chose a side trip, where would you go? Who would you travel with, or would you travel alone?
  • What are your thoughts about Joy’s and Mark’s relationship? Do you think she really loved him or loved the idea of him because of Judy’s bucket list? Did his controlling nature bother you? Have you been in a similar relationship? If so, how did you handle it?
  • What was your reaction to the big twist toward the end of the book? Were you caught by surprise or did you see it coming?
  • If you could peek into your future, would you have made some decisions differently? What one decision have you made that you regretted? Share what you would have done differently and why.
  • Have you ever lost someone and felt the need to finish a dream for them? Would you be willing to give up your own happiness to live the life you thought your lost loved one would have led?
  • How does Dylan’s interaction with Joy dissolve the adamant feelings he holds regarding love and his profession?
  • What’s on your road trip bucket list?
  • Joy and Dylan agreed to three road trip rules: they don’t exchange last names, what happens on the road stays on the road, and if one of them wants to take a side trip, they both must agree. What would your road trip rules include?
THANK YOU for celebrating the sixth anniversary of THANK YOU for celebrating the sixth anniversary of EVERYTHING WE KEEP with me. It’s the first time I’ve celebrated a “work” anniversary since I first published. Your book faces made me laugh and cheer all day. I absolutely loved them. They were so creative. 

As promised, I have six goodie bags to give away, which include a $25 Amazon gift card and a signed paperback of mine, winners’ choice. 

Thanks to everyone who played along. You’re simply the best. Goodie bag winners are:

@books_bostons_baking 
@mrs._lauras_lit 
@sarahs.bookstack 
@goodbookfairy 
@msanniecathryn 
@mel_thebookfairy 

🥳🥳🥳

I’ll be in touch. 

xo Kerry
🥳 Posted @withregram • @mel_thebookfairy Sha 🥳

Posted @withregram • @mel_thebookfairy Sharing my #bookface for #bookfacefriday to celebrate the 6th birthday of @kerrylonsdale's debut of EVERYTHING WE KEEP. I read this novel in 2016 and added it to my favorites list. It was so unique and mesmerizing. I even read it while at a baseball game! If you haven't read this or any of Kerry's other books, you need to do so right away!

#kerrylonsdale #everythingwekeep #mustread #womensfiction #literaryfiction #bookiversary #familydrama #romance #mystery
🥳 Posted @withregram • @spowers2627 Happy Bo 🥳

Posted @withregram • @spowers2627 Happy Book-aversary to @kerrylonsdale for this book beauty! 
Everything We Keep is celebrating 6 years. Kerry writes beautiful stories infused with emotion. 
I had to enlist help for this #bookface photo but I think it turned out ok 😊
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#bookfacefriday #kerrylonsdale #bookaversarycelebration #everythingwekeep #bookstagram #bookstagrammademedoit
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Posted @withregram • @justicekeri @kerrylonsdale @amazonpublishing #kerrylonsdale #bookfacefriday
🥳 Posted @withregram • @msanniecathryn Happy 🥳

Posted @withregram • @msanniecathryn Happy Six Year Anniversary to Kerry Lonsdale @kerrylonsdale since Everything We Keep debuted!

#bookfacefriday 

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🥳 Posted @withregram • @littlebookpage Celeb 🥳

Posted @withregram • @littlebookpage Celebrating with @kerrylonsdale today! 6years since Everything We Keep debuted! Kerry is a Wall Street Journal best selling author and has published 8 amazing novels with another on its way!Congratulations Kerry! Wishing you so much continued success!🙌🏼
#bookfacefriday #bookface #kerrylonsdale #nomorelies #lakeunionpublishing #lakeunionauthors
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Posted @withregram • @fuseliterary Happy #BookFaceFriday, and happy 6th birthday to #EverythingWeKeep by @kerrylonsdale! Over 2 million readers in 28 languages have enjoyed Kerry’s emotionally charged domestic drama, and this is the book that started it all. Congrats, Kerry! Still a breathtaking read from start to finish :) 

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