CHARADE Read-Along: First Week's Questions

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the first week of

the long-awaited

Charade Read-Along!!!

 

This exciting YA paranormal romance,

written by Cambria Hebert,

is the second in her acclaimed

Heven and Hell series!!

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for all participants!

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This week's questions are being hosted by

Jennifer @

Some Like It Paranormal!

 

 

 

Week 1: Chapters 1 -6 Discussion Questions

 

 

1.) Charade begins with Heven cutting off a lot of the hair she used to hide behind.  Her haircut turns out really good.  Have you ever had a bad haircut?  Tell us about it.  And SHOW PICTURES.  LOL!

 

Years ago, I did get a bad haircut once, but I didn't take any pictures of it.  I didn't want any reminders for the future!  I was glad when the hair grew out.  In more recent years I've let my hair grow long, simply getting trims every now and then, so I haven't had any more bad haircuts!

 

In Heven's case, cutting off most of her hair was a symbolic statement that she no longer needed to hide behind her hair.  She was now going to show her new self-confidence to the world.  We women tend to make such statements whenever we experience major shifts in our ways of looking at our life circumstances.  We still have a need for our outer appearance to reflect our inner changes.  I wonder if this is because so much of a woman's self-esteem is still tied to how she appears to the world at large.

 

2.)  What do you think about Heven and Cole's relationship?

 

In the first novel, Masquerade, it was obvious that they were only friends.  Then things started to change, especially in Charade; Cole began to show some interest in Heven, who clearly still saw him mostly as a friend, although she did feel an inexplicable pull toward him.  At this point, I was reminded of Bella's feelings toward Jacob, in New Moon, the second book of The Twilight Saga.  However, Heven never did feel romantic love toward Cole, as Bella eventually did for Jacob.  I was very glad when the incipient love triangle was quickly resolved, too, because I didn't want Sam to have any rivals!  Also, I didn't want to continue reading about all the inner torment participants in such triangles inevitably go through. 

 

3.)  A new character is introduced in these chapters -- Gemma.  What are your thoughts on her?  Any predictions?

 

To be honest, my first thought was that she really should have stepped in much sooner to help Sam and Heven.  Perhaps she saw the need to do so now that the scroll has entered the picture.  There are many lives at stake now, after all.  

 

I really like Gemma!  She's totally unpredictable, powerful, and a great mentor.  Since she's a supernatural being, she's also quite mysterious.  Heven and Sam have certainly found a formidable ally!

 

As for predictions, since Cambria has hinted that Cole seems to feel attracted to her, I think there will be a new romantic couple in the novel pretty soon!  Aside from romance, I also predict that Gemma will play a huge role in Heven and Sam's quest.

 

4.)  There are a lot of demons running around in Charade.  What do you think would be the best weapon to fight them?

 

In the case of demons that manifest as evil spirits, I think the best weapon would be prayer.  Exorcists in the Catholic Church use the name of Jesus, too.  Since this is paranormal fantasy, and the demons manifest as physical entities, I think a good symbol for prayer would be a flaming sword that would slice right through the demons, reducing them to ash. 

 

5.) Sam is very close with his brother and feels responsible for him.  Do you have any siblings?  What is your relationship with them like?

 

I have two sisters, both younger than me.  Neither one shares my love of books, so they've never been into attending book lectures or hanging out in bookstores for hours.  In that sense, the three of us aren't close at all.  We are close in other ways, though.   

 

I've always felt very protective toward my younger sister.  She's the baby of the family, and I'm nine years older than her.  She's an accomplished pianist, and loves classical music, which is something we do have in common. 

 

All three of us live in Miami, and do visit each other frequently.  In recent years, as our parents have grown older, we've gotten closer.  We get along without arguing, most of the time, which sure wasn't the case when we were younger!  Sometimes we get together for lunch or dinner, and talk and talk,  until the waitress starts giving us dirty looks...lol.  Although we each have our own lives and problems, we know that, if one of us needs help, the other two will come through for her.     

 

     

 

 

 



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