Characters
This is the first name of the novel's main character.
Who is Aza Holmes
The wealthy businessman who disappears at the beginning of the novel
Who is Russell Pickett?
Aza describes her thoughts as feeling like this kind of loop
What is a thought spiral
This character spends a lot of time writing fan fiction.
Who is Daisy
This is the type of reptile that features prominently in the book.
What is a tuatara
Aza's best (but complicated) friend, who helps her investigate the disappearance of Russel Pickett.
Who is Daisy Ramirez
The two friends who investigate Russell Pickett's disappearance.
Who are Aza and Daisy
Aza often worries about this type of illness
What is a bacterial infection
Daisy's fan fiction is based on this popular series
What is Star Wars
What is the name of the Tuarata character?
This character is the son of missing billionaire Russell Pickett and Aza's childhood friend.
Who is Davis Pickett?
This is the amount of money offered as a reward for information about Russell Pickett.
What is $100,000
Aza's fear of bacteria causes her to repeatedly worry about what activity?
What is kissing
Daisy's fan fiction specifically focuses on the love life of this beloved Star Wars character
Who is Chewbacca (Chewie)
What special trait of the Tuatara makes Davis's dad so obsessed with them?
The live very long lives and Russell hopes they will "cure death"
Aza's mother works in this profession.
What is a teacher?
What is the coded message/hidden clue from Russell that Daisy and Aza use?
What is "the jogger's mouth?"
Aza deals with grief about the death of her father when she was younger, which leads to her holding onto which sentimental item of his?
What is his cell phone
This is the code-name Daisy gave to a character in her fan fiction who is suspiciously similar to Aza in many ways
Who is "Ayala"
How does Tua factor into Russell Pickett's will?
This character is Aza's therapist, whom she visits to help manage her OCD and anxiety.
Who is Dr. Singh
The investigation eventually leads Aza and Daisy to discover that Russell's disappearance is connected to this larger problem.
What is legal trouble and fear of being arrested for fraud and embezzlement
A major theme of the novel is that Aza cannot always control her thoughts, but she can learn to do this with them
What is live with and manage them (not completely eliminate them)
Daisy's mean descriptions of Aza in her fan fiction (which Aza finally read) cause the two friends to have a heated argument in her car, which leads to an accident that totals the car. What is the car's name?
What is Harold.
Tuataras are found only in this country
What is New Zealand