A review by emilyb16
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.75

This is a great literary fiction novel and that's what I'm rating it as - it's great for what it is. A very unique and interesting premise, and I enjoyed the genre more than I thought I would. Not fast paced and may not captivate you immediately but it deserves a shot. It grew on me pretty quickly, I got a few memorable quotes from it, and I liked the hopefulness of it all even when it revolves around death.

While I enjoyed it thoroughly, I also feel that not everything was wrapped up, but I hold the belief that if it's not central to the story, it doesn't need to be mentioned again or tied up neatly in a bow. Example being the reader not getting to see

if Clover ever tells Sebastian that she gave his grandma the letters, but we know she scanned them with the intention of doing so. Also, I felt like the writing at one point was trying to convince me something was off about Slyvie, especially when Clover returned home to find her book on the floor. That is something I would have preferred getting closure on, but it could've just been mentioned for the sake of it - not everything is a Chekhov's gun I guess!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death