Content Warning: The novel contains descriptions of emotional and domestic abuse, anti-LGBTQ+ bias, and references to suicide.

How does Marshall’s non-linear narrative structure contribute to the plot? Support your answer using examples from the text.

How do Emma, JJ, and Daphne’s points of view differ, and how are they the same? What does each perspective contribute to the novel? How might the novel be different if it only used one sister’s point of view?

In what ways does Gabriel serve as Nathan’s foil? What does the novel suggest about their differing representations of masculinity and patriarchy?