A review by jo_kingston
The Grief Nurse by Angie Spoto

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This had an interesting premise, a world (which was frustratingly difficult to place, it’s written like a period drama but the names are unusual and there’s gay marriage, so written about an affluent family in some sort of alternative future?) where the rich have grief nurses so that they don’t have to experience grief or other negative emotions such as dread. The grief nurses can take their employers grief. The affluent family, the Asters, live on an island and the book opens with them hoisting a party after the death of one of their sons, then other people start dying. It had an incredibly slow start but was rather beautifully poignant by the end.
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