1. Power Dynamics & Leadership
    Roxy maintains her role as the “queen bee” even decades after college. How do early power structures in friend groups continue to influence adult relationships? Can someone ever truly escape the role they played in their youth?
  2. Class and Belonging
    Beth’s experience as a scholarship student shaped her entire college experience. How do economic differences create invisible barriers in friendships? What does the novel suggest about whether money can truly buy acceptance?
  3. The Price of Perfection
    Jamie appears to have the “perfect” life – successful career, beautiful family – but harbors a secret addiction. What does her story reveal about the pressure to maintain appearances? How do our public personas often mask our private struggles?
  4. Memory vs. Truth
    The characters each remember their college years and Spring Break differently. How reliable are our memories of traumatic events? What role does selective memory play in how we construct our personal narratives?
  5. Female Friendships
    The tagline reads “Sisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER.” What’s the difference between chosen family and forced bonds? Can toxic relationships be healed, or are some friendships too damaged to salvage?
  6. Secrets and Consequences
    Each character carries secrets that threaten to surface during the reunion. What makes some secrets worth killing for? How do buried truths have a way of clawing back to the surface, and what happens when they finally do?