Brandilyn Collins: Seatbelt Suspense

Discussion Questions

These discussion questions can be used in a book club (a mother-daughter book club, a teen book club) or even as questions to use with friends also reading this book..

What about Shaley’s life as a rock star’s daughter appeals to you? Would you want to have that kind of life?
Do you have a friendship as close as the one Shaley has with Brittany? How has this friendship helped you in difficult times?
As you were reading the book, who did you suspect as Tom’s killer?
Can you understand Shaley’s and Brittany’s wanting to go shopping the day after Tom was killed? Is that the way you would have reacted?
If you were in Rayne’s position, would you have let the girls go shopping?
Shaley has argued in the past with her mom about the issue of her unknown father. Should Rayne have told Shaley all about him? Why?
Rayne evidently believes she’s protecting Shaley from something by not telling her about her father. Is Rayne doing the right thing? What would you do?
Are there issues in your life you just can’t talk about with your mom? Who do you talk to instead?
Who did you first suspect sent the white rose to Shaley?
Were you surprised to hear how Tom felt about Shaley? Have you ever been surprised to learn that someone felt differently about you than what you thought? How did you handle the situation?
What part of this story most surprised you?
What did you learn about band touring from this story?
Do you think the four words whispered in Shaley’s ear toward the end of the book are true?
Through all the trauma, Shaley becomes aware of God and how He can help her in life. Are there any events or issues in your life that have drawn you closer to God?
What did you learn about God through this story?
Is sharing your faith with other people important to you? If so, how do you do that?
What do you think will happen in book #2 of this series, Last Breath? What do you want to see happen?