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Sometimes a “Hallmark Movie” type of book is just what you need

The Collected Regrets of Clover: A Novel by Mikki Brammer

September 17, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo Rec’d (2 bingos) This book was a staff pick/rec at my local bookstore The Collected Regrets of Clover is a novel about death and grief and about friendship and love. Main character Clover is a 30-something living in New York. She has had a unique connection to death since she was a child, but as an adult she is now struggling with loneliness and grief. A new job and a series of events could potentially take Clover in a direction she has long desired, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr17, cbr17bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Mikki Brammer, The Collected Regrets of Clover

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr17, cbr17bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Mikki Brammer, The Collected Regrets of Clover ·
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It’s just a phase: death doulas don’t have to be dark

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

February 3, 2024 by Tuesday Addams Leave a Comment

“What’s the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can’t give yourself a beautiful life?” A young girl is plucked from one path in life and placed onto another when her parents die and she moves in with her grandfather. Shortly thereafter, she witnesses the death of a teacher and is so ushered along this path towards the duties of a death doula. She helps some people, some people help her, things end well. I picked this up thinking it would be a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Mikki Brammer

Tuesday Addams's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Mikki Brammer ·
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