Questions for Conversation

1. Becky really enjoyed casting two good friends as the hero and heroine of Sweet on You. Were you friends with your husband or boyfriend before you started dating? What do you think friendship adds to a romance depicted in a novel?
2. How did the setting of Britt’s chocolate shop, Sweet Art, affect the experience of reading this story? How did the troublesome peppermint truffle serve as a metaphor?
3. The theme of Sweet on You is reliance. Name a few ways in which that theme played out over the course of the story.
4. Which part of Sweet on You struck you as the most romantic?
5. Why do you think Becky chose to add a secondary romance between Nikki and Clint to this story?
6. Some of you may have tried to research Young Woman at Rest by Renoir. That particular piece of art is fictional. However, Becky used a real piece by Renoir entitled Young Woman Seated, which features model Nina Lopez, as inspiration for the painting described in Sweet on You. What do you like or dislike about book and movie storylines that revolve around a heist?
7. How did the plot line impact the romance in Sweet on You?
8. In the novel, Kathleen says the following words to Britt about God: “If He leads you into something hard, then He’ll provide the grace you need in order to bear up under it.” Do any scriptures come to mind that support that statement?
9. How did the epistolary elements at the end of each chapter enhance the novel? Do any of them stick out in your memory as especially charming or impactful?
10. What facets of the Bradford family did you find unique, appealing, or enjoyable?