A review by zinelib
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

The titular Clover is a death doula. She lives alone in her dead grandfather's old rent controlled apartment, and her only friend is her grandfather's old friend Leo (who is gratuitously Black with a gold tooth). Her life is strangers' passages, but in this part of Clover's story, someone moves into the building who wants to be her friend. And a guy from a death café maybe wants to date her. Suddenly she's interacting with living people, as well as the guy's grandmother (who seems to have a non-painful case of pancreatic cancer). Clover sees to granny (I finished this book two weeks ago and have forgotten everyone's names), and granny and the neighbor, and even the guy, who is kind of a douche, see to making Clover join the land of the living. 

It's a fine story. 
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