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Beyond the Sea: The Cafe
- Anna Dunworth
- Mar 8
- 2 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
Chat by Chapter: Full Book Discussion
Welcome to the first discussion room for Beyond the Sea! We are so glad you're here.
This room is for readers who have finished the book. Not there yet? Go back! Spoilers lie ahead.
There are plenty of other places to chat if you haven't finished yet. Enter other rooms here.
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Intro & Guidelines
Congrats on completing the most complicated part of the Chat by Chapter experience - scanning your QR Code. Now that you're in the room, dive in!
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Quick Polls
Discussion Prompts
A comment section to share your thoughts and ideas (don't forget to reply to others!)
Guidelines
Lurk if you must, but it's way more fun if you join in.
Keep it respectful - Rudeness gets you booted.
Talk to me like we're chatting on the couch over a bottle of wine (the nonalcoholic kind, if you like). Give us your thoughts. Ask us your questions. We want it all... There are no stupid comments in a book discussion. Probably.
Quick Polls
Vote below! Explain your answers in the comments to spark discussion.
How do we feel about Joe? (Final Opinions)
Love him! Relatable
Hate him! Jerk
It's complicated
Was Ally justified in her actions?
Yes!
No!
How do we feel about the ending?
Loved it
Hated it
It's complicated
Discussion Prompts
Open the expandable lists below for prompts to start the discussion. Pick one to answer in a comment. Or, add a new comment with your thoughts on the book. These prompts & sentence starters are suggestions, not requirements.
Beyond the Sea: Full Book
Explain your answers to any of the polls
Share your reaction to the ending.
Can you identify any themes in the book? What's the moral of the story?
How do you feel about Joe as a person? Did your feelings towards him change throughout the book?
Share your reaction to Ally getting away with her scheme.
Do you believe Ally loved Jack? Explain.
How do you feel about Ally as a person?
What do you expect to happen next for Joe? Ally? Jack? Lisa?
General Sentence Starters
I loved this part because...
I hated this part because...
I would NEVER...
This is relatable because...
I'm predicting that...
I'm so insert emotion here because...
I agree with you because...
I disagree with you because...
I want to talk about...
I love character because...
I hate character because...
Thoughts From Me (the Author!)
That's it! The end.
Joe and Ally are complicated characters, just like most real people. I hope you can appreciate their growth over the years without denying their flaws. Is anyone truly all good or all bad? Probably not.
If you loved the characters in Beyond the Sea as much as I did, you'll want to keep an eye out for Book 2. Joe and Ally return to continue their story. Coming 2027. (Sign up for the newsletter to stay in the loop).
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