A review by tonjeh
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

3.0

This is the second time I read a book by this author, the other time being in 2022 and ending in a 2 star rating because I found the main character insufferable, obsessed with her mother and selfish in the choices she made. The mc of this book suffers from a lot of the same symptoms. Selfish actions are being explained away or left as if me as a reader is supposed to think “oh yeah that makes perfect sense that you did that, it’s totally okay.” It doesn’t sit well with me.  Also, didn’t like the ‘plot twist’ introduced waay out in the book. It felt like a cheap way to explain the skittish, non committed behaviour of the mc. We never get an explanation on the notes, how do they work? Who or what is sending them? If it was a family curse, or some sort of ‘gift’ bestowed upon her at birth or literally anything other than “it just happens” it would’ve made for a much more compelling story. 

This is the second time I try reading a book by this author, and it’s the second time I’m drawn in by the premise of the story and left unsatisfied.