Imagine if, just before—or after—you meet someone you’re attracted to, you find a slip of paper that has their name on it and how long your relationship with that person will last. That has happened to Daphne for as long as she can remember. While it certainly is a burden to carry, it also keeps her from being blindsided—she knows how much of herself to give.
She has always dreamed that one day she’d receive a paper that let her know she found her forever love. And when she gets ready to go out on a date with Jake, a friend of a friend, she finds a slip of paper with just his name on it, no time limit. Finally, she can let her guard down.
With Jake, she feels freer than she has before, and it’s not long before she knows she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. But Jake doesn’t know what secrets Daphne is keeping, and Daphne doesn’t know if she can possibly keep from breaking his heart.
“Something else has always called the shots in my life—call it the universe, fate, the comedic force of timing. But my life isn’t like other people’s. I have a different set of rules to live by.”
I fell head over heels for Expiration Dates, but I recognize magical realism isn’t for everyone. The book definitely had a few twists I didn’t see coming, but in the end, it is its heart that resonated so much for me.
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