You, With a View Book Club Kit
You, With a View is the official July 2025 pick for the Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers.
Summer and road trips go hand in hand. As I hunted for some fun romances to add to this year's book club list, I spotted this lighthearted road trip romance but was pleasantly surprised to discover just how much depth the story actually has!
Love, bucket list travels, and the meaning of life and encouragment to chase your dreams all wrapped up in one pretty package? Yes, Please!
Want to check out my full thoughts and the spicy rating? You can read my full book review of You, With a View here.
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What is You, With a View About?
Noelle Shepard is unemployed, living with her parents, and grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos of Gram and a smitten man, tucked alongside a love letter. She creates a TikTok to search for the mystery man, which goes viral, and she’s shocked when his grandson responds—a man who happens to be her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer.
Noelle refuses to let Theo’s annoying accomplishments in adulthood—or his sexy smirk—stand in the way of meeting his grandfather and unlocking the secrets he knew about her gram as a young woman. When she learns that their plans to elope were thwarted, Noelle decides to take the honeymoon road trip they planned but never got to carry out. There’s a catch, though: Paul, Theo's grandfather, asks to come with her, and he insists that Theo join them.
It’ll be a miracle if they make it through the trip without Noelle throwing Theo out of the moving car—or the bed they end up sharing. As the miles tick by, the tension simmers hotter between them...until she discovers that Theo’s hiding a secret that could cause their tenuous relationship to end before it can restart.
You, With a View Discussion Questions
I believe the best book club questions to spark a lively discussion in your group help readers make personal connections to the story.
You can read about how to write the best book club questions on your own here, but hopefully these will get you started!
Question 1:
Have you ever taken a 2-week road trip? Where did you go? If you were going to plan a big road trip, where would you go and who would you bring along?
Question 2:
Why do you think Noelle's TikTok video resonated so well with the viewers? What kind of TikTok videos do you enjoy most?
Question 3:
Noelle travels through her Grandmother's planned honeymoon route. If you could experience something from your own grandparents' time, where would you go and what would you do?
Question 4:
Paul shares Noelle's grandma's letters with her throughout the trip. Do you have any special mementos that give you insight into your grandparents or parents?
Question 5:
Noelle and Theo are high school rivals, who was your rival in high school? Do you know where they are today?
Question 6:
Noelle and Theo struggle with how to define "success," which of them do you feel is more successful at the beginning of the story, which one at the end?
Question 7:
Do you think Noelle and Theo are a good match? Where do you think they are in 5 years after the story ends?
Question 8:
What was your favorite part of this story? Is there anything you would have changed?
Book Club Party Menu
I think it is so fun to plan your book club dinner menu or dessert list based on the theme of the book.
There are a few book club dinner-friendly dishes mentioned throughout the story, here are a few I'd choose if I were hosting the party:
To play off of the book's road trip theme, why not offer a buffet of road trip snacks for your friends?
Start with a DIY trail mix bar. Set out all the yummy mix-ins you can think of and let your book club guests mix and match to make their own custom snacks.
Or you can prep-ahead a variety of snack mixes in both sweet and salty categories to enjoy nibbling. Start with my favorite sweet and salty Chex mix.
My sweet coconut Chex mix with almonds has the perfect crunchy-chewy texture of a treat in snack mix form.
For a spicy kick, serve up a bowl of my favorite honey sriracha Chex mix. I think this is an awesome pick to go alongside some fresh margaritas, too.
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