◆ First Impressions
1. What is your overall impression of the novel?
2. What was your first emotional reaction to the novel and when did you realise you were truly invested?
3. What expectations did you bring into the story and were they challenged or reshaped?
◆ Story & Setting
4. Did Lagos feel like a backdrop or a living presence shaping the characters' lives?
5. Which line, scene, or image lingered with you the longest, and why?
6. How did the pacing affect your experience? Did it feel like a memory unfolding?
7. What feeling stayed with you longest after finishing the story, and why?
8. How did the illustrations influence your reading experience?
◆ Characters
9. Did any character remind you of yourself or someone you know?
10. How did the characters' choices shape who they became?
11. What drove the primary conflict between the characters?
◆ Themes & Reflection
12. What question do you think the novel is asking the reader?
13. Does the novel suggest that love heals, complicates, or deepens pain?
14. What does the story suggest about the relationship between memory and survival?
15. What moment felt personally resonant, as though it was written for you?
◆ Craft & Beyond
16. If this book were adapted into a film, how do you imagine it would look visually and feel emotionally, and whom would you cast in the lead roles?
17. If you could write one scene after the ending, what would it look like?
YOU ARE READING
Sometime in May
Teen FictionIn the restless heart of Lagos, two seventeen-year-olds, one local and one foreign, forge an unlikely bond while navigating grief, love, and the fragile hope of starting over. But when secrets threaten to shatter their connection, they must decide i...
