Things We Never Got Over

Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. Discuss your emotional responses to Things We Never Got Over. Which scenes, scenarios, and conflicts were most emotionally resonant for you, and why?

2. How does Things We Never Got Over compare to other contemporary romance novels? Compare and contrast Score’s work to titles like Anabel Monaghan’s Summer Romance, Elsie Silver’s Wild Eyes, and Taylor Reid Jenkins’s After I Do.

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. How did you respond when Tina absconded with Naomi Witt’s car and money? How did this plot point upend your expectations of the narrative world and of Naomi’s relationship with her sister? 

2. Naomi’s relationship with Tina’s daughter, Waylay, is featured prominently throughout the novel. What aspects of this relationship are reminiscent of your own familial connections? Have you had to assume a similar caretaking role? If so, how did your experience compare to Naomi’s? 

3. Discuss the evolution of Naomi and Knox Morgan’s relationship. How does their complex dynamic compare and contrast with your own romantic experiences?

4. The majority of the novel is set in the town of Knockemout.