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A review by bekkasbookclub
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
3.75
“It’s hard to hold on to people the older we get. Life looks different for everyone, and you have to keep choosing one another. You have to make a conscious effort to say over and over again, ‘You.’ Not everyone makes that choice. Not everyone can.” Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
I was really excited when I was given an eARC of this book because I thought the concept was so interesting. Daphne finds “expiration dates” for her love interests and no matter what she does, she can’t change the outcome. Or can she? I’m not a big magical realism reader, but I think this paired with the romance aspect went really well together. However, I feel like this was a miss for me. Daphne spent a majority of the novel telling the reader about her past relationships and how they ended, I felt that it took the focus off her current relationship with Jake (whose paper turned up blank). Even though I felt we didn’t get much time and attention with Daphne and Jake, I found myself rooting for them. This made the twist a little bit disappointing, and I really didn’t like the ending. I think if it had been presented differently, it may have altered my opinion of the ending but the way that it was written was a no go for me. I will continue reading anything Rebecca Serle puts out, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.
I was really excited when I was given an eARC of this book because I thought the concept was so interesting. Daphne finds “expiration dates” for her love interests and no matter what she does, she can’t change the outcome. Or can she? I’m not a big magical realism reader, but I think this paired with the romance aspect went really well together. However, I feel like this was a miss for me. Daphne spent a majority of the novel telling the reader about her past relationships and how they ended, I felt that it took the focus off her current relationship with Jake (whose paper turned up blank). Even though I felt we didn’t get much time and attention with Daphne and Jake, I found myself rooting for them. This made the twist a little bit disappointing, and I really didn’t like the ending. I think if it had been presented differently, it may have altered my opinion of the ending but the way that it was written was a no go for me. I will continue reading anything Rebecca Serle puts out, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.