Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, March 19, 2024

Format: Ebook

Pages: 272

Rating: 5/5 stars

Summary (From Goodreads):

Being single is like playing the lottery. There’s always the chance that with one piece of paper you could win it all.

From the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer comes the romance that will define a generation.

Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it—the exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her she’d spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, there’s only a name: Jake.

But as Jake and Daphne’s story unfolds, Daphne finds herself doubting the paper’s prediction, and wrestling with what it means to be both committed and truthful. Because Daphne knows things Jake doesn’t, information that—if he found out—would break his heart.

Told with her signature warmth and insight into matters of the heart, Rebecca Serle has finally set her sights on romantic love. The result is a gripping, emotional, passionate, and (yes) heartbreaking novel about what it means to be single, what it means to find love, and ultimately how we define each of them for ourselves. Expiration Dates is the one fans have been waiting for.

My Review:

Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for the gifted copy of this book.
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Read if you like: magical realism, an exploration of life and love.
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Every time Daphne goes on a date, she gets a postcard with a timeframe for that relationship. So when she receives a postcard for Jake that is blank, she thinks she has met her soulmate.
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This book was so unique and I loved it! I loved Daphne and her exploration of life and love. The author is a pro at witty banter and character development, and I loved how she revealed certain plot points. I was fully engaged and am now obsessed with this story! Highly recommend!