Cassandra in Reverse

A Reese's Book Club Pick, "Cassandra in Reverse" follows Cassandra Penelope Dankworth, a creature of habit whose carefully arranged life suddenly falls apart. She's fired, dumped, and even her favorite cafe is out of banana muffins. Then something impossible happens: Cassandra discovers she can rewind time. One small loop at a time, she starts revisiting the moments that broke her life apart. But fixing the past isn't as simple as she hopes. As she tries to repair her relationship, salvage her career, and rewrite emotional mistakes, Cassandra learns she may be changing all the wrong things.

Filled with humor, insight, and heart, this novel explores identity, neurodiversity, emotional synesthesia, and the courage it takes to start over-even when you can go back.

"A witty, touching, totally absorbing time-twisting delight." -Reese Witherspoon

1. What would your first impressions of Cassandra be if you met her early in the novel? Would you feel understanding or frustration?

2. A client describes Cassandra as "relentlessly grating" and "unlikeable." Would the reaction be different if she were a man?

3. Greek mythology anchors much of Cassandra's worldview. What draws her to these stories beyond her mother's influence?

4. Cassandra experiences emotional synesthesia. If you could see emotions as colors, how would it change the way you interact with others?

5. After a successful "first night" with Will, Cassandra questions whether she is manipulating him with her rewinds. Is she behaving unethically?

6. Cassandra learns she is autistic, like her mother. How did reading from her perspective affect your understanding of autism?

7. Cassandra initially wants to use her powers to fix her relationships and career. What does she gain instead?

8. At the end of the book, Cassandra makes a major decision to begin again. Do you think she makes the right choice?

9. If you could go back and relive moments of your life, what would you change?