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Expiration Dates
by Rebecca Serle
Rebecca Serle's "Expiration Dates" is a journey through a young woman's life. Covering the FMC Daphne's ups and downs, the choices she has made, and the choices that were made for her. Daphne has always been a little different (for many reasons), but one that stands out the most is that her relationships always come with an expiration date. But one day she finds a name with no date, just a name.
Everyone goes through a journey in life and Daphne is no different. She has been through a lot of strife and in my opinion, lives her life based slightly in fear. I guess in that regard, I feel I can relate to her a lot. I think that Serle did an excellent character study on Daphne and everyone in her life except for her parents seemed to have their own voice and space on the pages. I loved how this work explored anxiety, fear, existentialism, fate, and free will.
I do however, wished for a different ending. I think the book may have been more impactful without a certain story line being wrapped up in a little bow. Leaving the ending open could have shown the hard work and effort Daphne had put in to fighting the things that were holding her back, rather than having a conclusion to the part of her life that was holding her back from fully living. There was a slight nod to free will right before the story ended and it almost was a movie-esque moment, but for a book I think it was not the right move.
I look forward to reading Serle's past and future works and she is definitely on my radar as someone I could see myself owning all their works.
Everyone goes through a journey in life and Daphne is no different. She has been through a lot of strife and in my opinion, lives her life based slightly in fear. I guess in that regard, I feel I can relate to her a lot. I think that Serle did an excellent character study on Daphne and everyone in her life except for her parents seemed to have their own voice and space on the pages. I loved how this work explored anxiety, fear, existentialism, fate, and free will.
I do however, wished for a different ending. I think the book may have been more impactful without a certain story line being wrapped up in a little bow. Leaving the ending open could have shown the hard work and effort Daphne had put in to fighting the things that were holding her back, rather than having a conclusion to the part of her life that was holding her back from fully living. There was a slight nod to free will right before the story ended and it almost was a movie-esque moment, but for a book I think it was not the right move.
I look forward to reading Serle's past and future works and she is definitely on my radar as someone I could see myself owning all their works.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma