A Major Love Book Club Questions
by Kay Shanee
These questions assume everyone has finished the book and contain spoilers, including the ending.
This novel gives book clubs plenty to unpack, from trust and trauma to fame, family, and second chances. The characters make messy choices, and the story keeps asking whether love can survive old wounds and public pressure.
Use these questions to spark honest conversation. Pick a few that fit your group's mood, or work through them all over several meetings. Let everyone answer before debating, and don't worry if you disagree. The goal is a lively, thoughtful chat, not a verdict.
Trust, Danger, and Past Wounds
- 1.Dynastie privately decides not to move in with Jordan, then later ends things after he flings her to the floor and she draws her nine-millimeter on him. How did that confrontation with Jordan affect her ability to trust or reconnect with Major?
- 2.Major eavesdrops on Dynastie's therapy call, hears 'our baby,' and later blurts out that he knows she was pregnant. Was Major wrong to listen and then wait for her confession, or was Dynastie wrong not to tell him about their son, Love Major Lloyd, sooner?
- 3.Jordan is actually Dontrell Laney, who has spent fourteen years planning revenge, stalked Dynastie, damaged her condo, and taunted Major about Freya. How did that reveal reshape your reading of Naseem's early warnings about Jordan, and did it make Major's violent beating of Dontrell understandable or reckless?
- 4.After the condo fight, Major accuses Dynastie of sleeping with the enemy, then later apologizes and Dr. Simone frames Dynastie as a victim rather than Major's enemy. Did you agree with how Major handled his suspicion, and was his apology enough?
Love, Career, and Communication
- 5.Major announces his final fight and initially calls Brax's documentary idea intrusive, then decides to do both a memoir and documentary because he wants Dynastie to co-write and get her back. Did you agree with his choice to use the memoir as a way to reconnect, or should he have approached her directly?
- 6.Godfrey criticizes Major for having Brax reach out to Dynastie and says the only business he should have with her is fixing what he messed up, while Major admits he feared rejection. How did you read Major's fear of rejection in light of his boxing career and his claim that he never wanted to use his power outside the ring?
- 7.Dynastie first refuses the memoir because being around Major hurts too much, then agrees after talking with her mother Dyana and her father. Her mother says seeing Major again could help her heal, while her father argues professionals don't let emotions stop career-changing opportunities. Which argument actually pushed Dynastie to accept, and did she make the right call?
- 8.Major says he never asked Dynastie to come home because he did not want his wants to override her dreams, a choice shaped by watching his mother Marjorie postpone her own education and goals. Was Major's reason noble, or was it an excuse that caused six years of silence and pain?
Family, Parenthood, and Forgiveness
- 9.Naseem warns Dynastie that Jordan 'ain't it' and later tells Major he won't get back in his good graces easily. Did Naseem's protectiveness feel justified, especially after Jordan is revealed as Dontrell, or did you think he overstepped with Major?
- 10.Rahkia reveals that Major begged her, while crying, to get an abortion and was apologizing to someone else, and that he named Maja after Dynastie. How did this revelation change your view of Major and his relationship with Rahkia, and did Rahkia's forgiveness feel believable?
- 11.Dynastie insists Major introduce her to Rahkia before she meets Maja, saying Rahkia deserves to know who is around her daughter. How did this compare with Major's earlier secrecy about Maja and Rahkia, and what does it say about Dynastie's approach to a blended family?
- 12.At their son's gravesite, Dynastie and Major spend hours crying, reminiscing, laughing, and apologizing over Love Major Lloyd. How did that scene change the trajectory of their relationship, and what did the name Love Major Lloyd mean to you?
Therapy and the Ending
- 13.Dr. Simone tells Dynastie the past should be left where it is, asks what Dynastie confessed to Major, and later helps guide their joint therapy session. How effective was therapy in the book, and did you agree with Dr. Simone being in on Major's proposal during the session?
- 14.The book ends with Major proposing during therapy, a small wedding, the birth of MJ, a final knockout win, a bestselling memoir, an award-winning documentary, and Dontrell sentenced to thirteen years. Did this ending feel earned for Dynastie and Major, or did any part wrap up too neatly?