Clover is in her mid-thirties living alone in Nee York City thanks to her rent controlled apartment. She was orphaned at six and went to live with her grandfather who has also passed away, and Clover is alone in the world. She works as a death doula helping people through their last days, so she’s seen her share of grief.
I adored this book. Clover is such a quiet woman not trusting that others will want her friendship or love, but thanks to a new neighbor and her most recent client, her life changes immensely. It was a heartwarming, life affirming novel that I’d highly recommend.

“But the secret to a beautiful death is to live a beautiful life. Putting your heart out there. Letting it get broken. Taking chances. Making mistakes."
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What I loved:
✨Introspective journey: Clover records advice, regrets, and confessions from her clients, causing her ponders how she’s lived her life.
✨Big Feelings: I was prepared to feel sad because this is a book about death. And I’ll be honest, I bawled ugly tears during specific points in the book. But I experienced joy, hope, laughter, appreciation, and contentment. Every relationship in this book I adored, and each one contributed to the vast array of emotions. Terrific writing Mikki Brammer!
✨Narration: Jennifer Pickens offers gentleness and quietness to Clover that feels perfect. I binged this audiobook over 2 days because her narration was that good!

I adore the message of living life to the fullest. I think this quote is so beautiful “We never know how long a life will last until we live it.” Reminding us that we never know how much time we have. So, you can let life move without experiencing it, or you can live each day as best you can, regardless of the time you have. I’ll leave you with one more quote, “The secret to a beautiful death is living a beautiful life.”

I highly recommend this debut novel - it’s thought-provoking, heartfelt, tender, and a little quirky. If you listen to the audiobook, don’t skip the author/narrator conversation!

Thanks to @thats.one.for.the.books for the buddy read! Both of us agree that this book surprised us in many ways, and we could never outline all its beauty unless we were writing a thesis.

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to listen to this story. I didn’t finish it though, as it just wasn’t what I expected.

I stopped reading this book at the 32%.mark. I did not connect to the characters or story. I found nothing intriguing or thought-provoking enough to continue onwards.

Where do I even begin with this book and audiobook? Both were amazing. This was, hands down, a fantastic beautiful book. As a debut novel, it blew my mind what a masterpiece this was. I got the physical book on my BOTM, and when I saw the audio, I had to get my hands on it.

The audio was hands down well executed. The voices from the different characters of each narrator gave my mind an image of how the person looked. The pace was well listened to on 1.5x, and this audio had no bad parts. I felt like she had the proper energy in her voice to keep me listening. When I tell you I replayed so many parts of this audio because it was that good, I could not make it up. I also felt connected to the voices, like a good friend told me a life story.

The book itself was excellent, a masterpiece. It is hands down one of my favorite books I've read. This book gave me so much depth of life and knowledge that I did not know I needed. Clover is a "death doula" I never knew this even was a thing, Jajaja, but it was so interesting to listen to her story and her journey and dealing with death since age 5. I lost my mother at the age of 16, and I related to so many parts of this story that it made me bawl like a baby. The depth of this book and how it can make you think deep thoughts was mindblowing to me. If you get the chance to read this book please do it will alter your brain chemistry on how you view, feel, and think about death and people who grief. Beautiful beautiful book!!!

I received a complimentary copy of this book "The Collected Regrets of Clover" and all opinions expressed are my own. I have the kindle and audio book. I decided to listen to the audio book. This was so interesting! I really loved Clover, who is quirky and struggling to find her way. The narrator was really good. She became the characters and for me I felt like I was there with them. Although this is a book about a death doula, it is so much more. It's also about life, finding your way, finding your heart. a very unique book, I like unique.

This is such an endearing story. Equal parts joyful and sobering. I have already recommended it to several people. The audiobook was truly wonderful. An excellent listening experience.

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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝: If you’re looking for an emotionally charged, reflective, an inspiring next read—look no further. I had been looking forward to this book’s release, but it ended up being heartwarming in ways that I didn’t even imagine. Who knew that a book about death could be so uplifting?

I absolutely loved Clover. She’s a bit of a lonely outcast herself, with a reserved yet quirky demeanor; but she has convinced herself that she’s so far outside the norm that she’s undeserving of friendship or compassion from others. She completely throws herself into her work and cares for people in their final days, often when they have nobody else to turn to. Her character was so tender and sweet, and you couldn’t help but want to reach through the pages and beg her to see the value in herself. I would love to be her friend.

I most especially loved the growth of Clover’s character throughout the course of the book. Witnessing her self-actualization was really empowering, and she is not a character I will soon forget about.
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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞: This book is definitely slow-moving and centers around death, so it’s not something I’d recommend picking up if you’re looking for a fast or upbeat read. But if you’re in the mood for something a bit melancholy I cannot recommend it highly enough.

The Collected Regrets of Clover is a sweet story about life after loss, old and new loves, and learning to stand on your own two feet. This book started off slow for me but but as I got to know Clover more, I started to really enjoy her story. This is a character driven novel and revolves around Clover as she makes some big changes in her life. Parts of the story dragged for me and I wish Hugo was introduced earlier in the story. His storyline was my favorite. I was really happy with how things turned out for Clover.

I thought the narrator did a good a job of bringing Clover and the other characters to life.

The Collected regrets of Clover is a poignant, sentimental novel that will leave you with a snails on your face.

I cannot finish this. I'm very sorry to say, as the premise and the story are so good. But I cannot stand Clover. Nor am I interested in a romance in my death heavy book. Especially one that starts with stalking and a dying grandmother. No thank you.

**Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC**

The Collected Regrets of Clover is a sentimental and moving debut that challenges life and death. Highly rec this one to all readers - would be perfect for book clubs!

Clover Brooks is stuck feeling more connected to the dying than the living as a death doula. We join her on her adventure to find a life of her own.

I greatly enjoyed the narration by Jennifer Pickens.

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC - The Collected Regrets of Clover is out now!

A quirky, heartwarming read with a sweet message of hope. Clover is a rather contradictory individual. She works as a death doula, encouraging her clients to make the most of the time they have and come to terms with their many regrets in life. Meanwhile, she herself has practically never had a relationship and has been quite reclusive since the death of her Grandfather. When a confidant and client, Claudia, reveals that she had a lost love, Clover ends up tracking him down and going on an unlikely road trip.

Despite this being a tale centered around death, this is an optimistic book that implores you to live in the present and embrace life's challenges. Really enjoyed watching the friendship grow between Clover and Sylvie. Loved Claudia and her whole lost love arc.

I would have given this a higher rating but the pacing felt really slow to me at times. Other than that, I wish there had been a bit more growth from Clover. Still a really solid book that I thoroughly enjoyed. I recommend this more as a physical read as I found myself zoning out a lot while listening to the audiobook.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the audiobook and Goodreads/the publisher for the giveaway!

I think I’m in the minority here but this put me into such a bad reading slump. I did not love the main character and I think that’s the reason why it didn’t work for me - I found the story a little boring since I didn’t really care about her. I do think that this story is better told in other books, but if this is your first ‘life is worth living with found family’ story then it’s definitely going to make an impact. I just found it forgettable, though it will definitely be a favorite for some people - just didn't work for me, sadly. Will pick up anything by this author again as it is very well-written and paced well.

I really enjoyed this. Clover is ultimately a heartwarming character and I kind of love that it was never really a thing about whether or not she is neurodivergent or just a product of her strange upbringing (or a little of both). As I teach high school, this wouldn't make it into my classroom, necessarily. However, as a mother, I really enjoyed this book.

Clover, who experienced the death of her parents at a young age, becomes enthralled with it and comes into a career of being a death doula. She helps people make their final journey. The plot was slow, but it didn’t stop me from reading. I love the books where the MC is quirky and a loner and learns to branch out of their comfort zone. I have read a number of these and this one fit perfectly. I loved learning more about death doulas. This was a read that makes you stop and think: What will people remember about your life after you are gone? Where do you choose to spend your time? Are you satisfied in what you have accomplished during your lifetime?

A touching story of a woman who works as a death doula, provided company and a listening ear to people who are dying. She collected their wisdom and their regrets. And she hopes that she learns from them. But when an assignment becomes a little too personal can she finally face her own grief? And maybe learn to live and love in the process?

An outpouring of love and compassion ensues. This is a touching and deeply emotional story. The characters are diverse in ideology, reaction to death, comfort with affection, desires in life. It’s a little painful to watch Clover navigating life outside of her self-imposed bubble for the first time. But it’s also pretty relatable for many people. It’s told through one POV, but it’s easy to see the story through several others thanks to the depth of the characters. I found reading quite cathartic.

An interesting premise, executed well.
I have been interested in death doulas since reading Jodi Picoult's The Book of Two Ways, and in this book too, Clover's profession definitely holds the irony of her life in it too.
I loved the characters, they were definitely this book's strength, and listened attentively to the audiobook.

Time is precious. I loved loved loved this poignant novel and Clover’s character and the way she stayed true to herself. Clover is an independent woman who works as a death doula and helps people who are dying feel at peace. You’d think this book would be depressing and while I did find myself tearing up, it was so much more. It’s uplifting even as it deals with themes of death and grief. It also shows what it means to love and be loved and does a beautiful job showing how the choices we make determine our path.

I enjoyed the audiobook version. The narrator brought emotion and all the feelings forward in this one.

For fans of Eleanor Oliphant and A Man Called Ove.

This book brought up so many emotions in me. It helped me break down and have an amazing cry that I needed in memory of my granny. It made me smile at the notion of not leaving this world with any regrets. Laugh at some things I could just imagine in my head that poor Clover was enduring. Regrets. We may all have them. Some that just gnaw at us daily. The what ifs, the should of, could of, would ofs.....but this opened my eyes. This made me take notes and determine what I want to leave behind. How I can live every day to the fullest and know my life has been worth living!

The quotes from this book are amazing as well. I am paraphrasing, "Grief is a package you never get rid of. It starts as a suitcase and over time works its way down to a pocketbook. But you never get rid of it."

I will now buy this book as a reminder on my bookshelf every day to live my life cautiously reckless.

I listened to this as an audio book, and I applaud the narrator Jennifer Pickens. Her voices, both male and female, were perfection, and I want to listen to more by her.

I am so thankful to NetGalley and MacmillanAudio for providing this amazing audiobook experience.

This was SO GOOD!! I couldn’t believe how heartbreaking and uplifting this book was at the same time. The characters were well developed, and I was rooting for them all!