2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #2 discussion

When Josie goes to see Brody Wolicki, the man who ran the shooting league, she stops by Carrieann’s house and Luke is there. They find Brody dead in his cabin and Josie decides to stay overnight. She wakes the next day having broken her sobriety and an unclear memory of what may or may not have happened with Luke. Your thoughts? Was it Luke or her issues with Noah that had her lapse? Did Trinity’s gift of that picture of the two of them as babies with their parents truly center her?

It was her issues with Noah and the availability of the booze and Luke. If Noah wasn't being such an a-- I don't think she would have gotten drunk. The picture reminded Josie that her upbringing in not who she is. She came from a loving family and is supported.

I agree, Anita. It was a conflation of all of these things that had her lapse. I felt bad for her and loved how Trinity’s intervention made such a difference. It’s going to take time and I know she’ll get there. But, this may come back and haunt her.

Josie is still coming to terms with her whole life being a lie. She will eventually get there, but it takes time. She will eventually realize that while her childhood was crappy, that isn't who she is. She gets to determine who she is.

Well said.

Noah's actions made her question whether she would ever be "the one" for a man. Everyone important to her pushes her away for one reason or another. It always comes at a time when her partner is struggling with something. I believe this and everything else in her personal life gave her an excuse to slip. She felt she wasn't good enough for anyone.

I loved how Trinity came to her.

Trinity coming to her solidified in my mind that they now have a bond that’s continuing to develop. I like that aspect.