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Book Club Kit: By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

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Super cute and fun. Not what I expected, but it for sure put Jasmine Guillory on my radar as an author to read!

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"A tale as old as time - for a new generation." Once I read that tagline in the synopsis, I knew this was a book for a book club. I was so right. This is a great book for a group and this Book Club Kit was so useful during the discussion. I highly recommend reading any book by Jasmine Guillory.

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I mistakenly requested this book because I thought it was the actual book.
However, I think this book club kit is perfect for discussions, the author already left some topics. I loved the interview of the author and cover designer. I loved the designer's best because I've always wondered how book covers were made. There were also some recipes, so you can get ideas on what to prepare for your book club meeting

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I love that this book club book is longer than others. I’m glad that they added fun things in here rather than just discussion questions.

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This is a great book club kit to go together with the book. I would definitely enjoy it if my book club were to have such creative ways for meet-ups.

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Im not quite sure how i ended up with this but it was not the book i thought i requested :(. Hopefully i can get the actual book soon

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I really enjoyed having this book club kit as I led a book club on By the Book. Starting out, I sent the author interview to all the group members so they could have a greater appreciation of the book, along with the questions so they could come prepared to discuss. We thought the questions were all fitting and helped us to really get into our feelings and interpretations of the novel. I loved that there was an interview with the cover designer as well!

There were some fun additions, like the book marks, pen name generator (Belle Evans is mine) and some writing exercises that our group enjoyed doing. The charcuterie board and margarita recipes were a hit as well!

I always love getting readers advisory, so the "what to read next" section was a nice addition to the book club kit.

Overall, a fun way to enhance your book club read!

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I love the bookmarks, they are so cute! t's very easy to print them and makes a great gift for fans of this book. I found the interview with the author very interesting, because we can know more details about the story and what Jasmine had in mind when writing it. I'm going to take advantage of the weekend to try the recipe for SPARKLING ROSÉ MARGARITA with my friends from the book club hahaha!!

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This is my first experience with a book club kit, but I think it’s put together pretty well! I enjoy the interview sections - LOVE that there was an interview with the cover design, focusing on all aspects of the book not just the story. The bookmarks and charcuterie board plus drink recipe were such a cute touch! The pen name generator was a tad cheesy, but it’s one page and easy to skip.

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The kit was very helpful and provided a lot of interesting info and topics of discussion, as well as new suggestions for future recommendations.

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Love this book club kit. Enhances discussion and really gives insight into author’s POV!
Have enjoyed all of the Jasmine books and this is no different. The discussion questions were fun but also inquisitive.

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I absolutely loved this book! This book club kit was super helpful in discussing this book with my book club friends. I will absolutely recommend this to people wanting to read this book!

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This is a cool book club kit! I haven't used it for my book club just yet, but plan to if this book is selected. The questions are good to use and I like the suggestions for food - would love to see suggestions on decor or something else that would make the meeting fun!

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This is such a fun kit and a great way to discuss the book! My book club loved it and we had a blast!

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Loved this Book Club Kit! It's stacked to the brim with book extras! You're provided with an interview from the author, an interview from the cover designer, and 10 discussion questions to bring to book club. You get 2 double sided bookmarks as well as a few writing exercise and writing advice from Izzy herself. My favorite parts of the kit are the pen name generator (mine is Michaela Wise), the charcuterie board ideas and the sparkling rose margarita. The charcuterie board and margarita is a great treat to bring to any book club, girls night, or get together, I can't wait to try them!

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I didn't realize this was a book club workbook when I requested it. I was new at the time and didn't realize it didn't contain the book. I would have happily reviewed the book and book club package together but I couldnt use this without a copy of the book.

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So I’m now a huge fan of the book club kits this one is pretty cool as it include an interview as well: the questions for the discussion were really good and allowed me to start open dialogue with other bookstgrammers.

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This book club kit contains author interview Q&A, 10 discussion questions, book recommendations, printable bookmarks, and recipes. Great for book clubs and discussion groups.

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I was so excited for this because I live Jasmine Guillory. My club and I had a lot of fun and would love to do more of these kits! The book was also amazing.

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I love these book club sheets so much I hope that netgalley decides to make more and advertise them more. The only way I discovered them was from browsing the read now section. If I had known about them sooner they could have been more useful in buddy reads/book club reads.

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