I was disappointed by this book. Recommended by a friend, I was drawn in to the main character, Clover, given her profession as a Death Doula. I am interested in that as a potential field of practice for me so was hoping to gather a fictionalized perspective on what that may look like. Given the richness that can be found when discussing death and dying, I was disappointed at how flat and obvious the characters felt to me. The parallel stories regarding romance and friendship came off as very "YA" to me (nothing wrong with YA, but strange to me this is considered a book for adults). Overall, I feel the framing of this book had potential that it did not live up to in regards to character development, plot, and writing style.