Joyride Book Club Questions

1. Despite her attraction for successful Wall Streeter Devon Cato, Joybird dismisses him as a romantic interest. Was she right to make assumptions about his values? Why do you think she comes around?

2. Do you think Joybird is desperate for her father’s approval? Why or why not?

3. Joybird and her father are nearly polar opposites. What do you think they learn from each other throughout the course of the book?

4. Why was Sid/Johnny so smitten with Donna DeLuca as a teenager? How did this affect his life going forward?

5. What impact do you think Joybird had on teen Riley? What impact did Riley have on Joybird?

6. Were you surprised to discover that socialite Corinne Wilbanks had real artistic talent? Why or why not?

7. Why was Joybird so drawn to her neighbor, Betty Simon?

8. Why do you think Sid and Betty eventually connected so well?

9. Joybird is clearly not the type of woman Devon Cato dated in the past. What do you think attracted him to her?

10. Whose outlook on life do you relate to more—Joybird’s or Sid’s?