Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. The Seven Rings blends contemporary romance, supernatural fantasy, and gothic fiction. Did you find this mix of genres effective in telling Sonya’s story? How did each element enhance the others, or did you feel one dominated the narrative?

2. Roberts often structures her paranormal stories as trilogies focused on a group of characters confronting evil, such as in her Sign of Seven Trilogy. If you’ve read her other works, how does The Lost Bride Trilogy compare? What makes Sonya’s “found family” and their struggle against Dobbs unique within Roberts’s larger body of work?

3. What was your overall reaction to the novel’s conclusion? Did you find the defeat of Dobbs and the wedding epilogue a satisfying end to the trilogy?

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. The four main characters join together to sing a Foo Fighters song as an act of defiance against Dobbs’s torment. Is there a time when you’ve used music, art, or humor to get through a difficult or tense situation?

2. Have you ever felt a strong connection to a specific place, like Sonya does with Poole Manor?

3. Sonya and Cleo’s systematic search of the attic uncovers personal artifacts that connect them to the lost brides. Have you ever discovered an object that gave you a new perspective on a family member or your own history?

4. The novel emphasizes the familial bonds formed between Sonya and her friends. Are there people in your life that feel like family to you even if you’re not related biologically?

Examine the book’s relevance to societal issues, historical events, or cultural themes.

1. How does Hester Dobbs’s character draw from or subvert different cultural folklore about witches?

2. Hester’s obsession with the manor is tied to a time when unmarried women couldn’t easily own property, a historical context that shapes how she views Sonya as a modern-day rival. In what ways does the novel explore the evolution of women’s power, independence, and ownership?

3. Sonya, Trey, Cleo, and Owen build a chosen family that unites to break a cycle of generational trauma. How do their relationships challenge or expand on traditional ideas of family loyalty in contemporary society?

Dive into the book’s structure, characters, themes, and symbolism.

1. What makes Dobbs an effective antagonist, and how does her static, obsessive nature contrast with Sonya’s dynamic approach to power?

2. How does the inclusion of benevolent spirits like Clover and Jack change the dynamic of a typical haunted house story? What do their active interventions, from playing songs to physically helping Sonya, add to the narrative?

3. Sonya chooses to create a gallery in the Gold Room to honor the past rather than erase it. What message does this send about reclaiming the past and confronting generational trauma?

4. How does the author use the replaying of traumatic events as a recurring motif to convey the cyclical nature of the curse?

5. The setting on the “rocky, sea-lashed coast of Maine” is integral to the novel’s gothic atmosphere. How does this specific landscape, often used by authors like Stephen King, contribute to the story’s sense of dread and isolation?

Encourage imaginative and creative connections to the book.

1. What do you imagine life at Poole Manor is like five years after the epilogue? Write a scene demonstrating how the relationships between the living inhabitants and the benevolent spirits have evolved.

2. If you were to design the Poole family gallery, what items mentioned in the book would you feature most prominently and why?

3. Imagine you could send the group another magical object to aid them, like the crystal beads Cleo receives from her grandmother. What would the object be, and how would they use it in their final fight against Dobbs?