I have mixed feelings. I think I went in thinking this was a fantasy book, and it’s more magical realism.. (I’m not sure but it was def not fantasy in the way I thought it would be). I like the premise, but I’m not sure the execution is there.

Arden and Evelyn are bound together by fate, to love each other and cursed to kill each other before they turn 18.

I thought this would be more of an epic, emotional romance, but even with the flashbacks, we don’t really get to know the characters well or see their love story, so it’s hard to fully invest in the characters. The flash back scenes are enjoyable but a bit choppy. My favorite timeline is the present one, where we see Evelyn trying to protect her sister.

4.5 🌟

This book was so so good! The absolute YEARNING that the main characters had was unreal. I have never read something like this, the way their love transcended thousands of years no matter what was truly breathtaking.

I LOVED our FMC, the way she was always putting others before her and not in a bad way, just in the way that she felt everything so deeply and she loved with all her heart knowing she would lose time and time again. I felt very connected to her and could feel the way she was hurting for always loving too much. One of the strongest main characters I have read about.

Also, the writing was so poetic and beautiful. I highlighted so much of this book and could honestly tattoo so many quotes on myself. Truly recommend this book so much!

4.25/5 stars

The concept and intrigue of this book were excellent, but the pacing and resolution could have been executed a little bit better.

In addition to the book’s compelling plot, I completely fell in love with the author’s flowery prose and the powerful romance between Evelyn and Arden. These stronger elements pushed me to continue reading this story even when it dragged on at times. I finished every chapter wanting more, even though some of them nearly lost me, especially the lackluster final reveal surrounding the origins of the curse.

Still, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it.

THIS BOOK. I could not stop telling everyone about this book as I was reading it. Bran is about to turn 18 and has remembered that someone is coming to kill her before her birthday. This person is her soul mate and love of her lifetime. It’s happened over 1000 years where they have hunted and killed one another and she doesn’t know why. She happens to like this life and wants to try to break the curse but she needs to know what’s causing it first.

This beautiful book retells this love story throughout many locations and decades. The ending was just WOW. I loved this one and couldn’t stop thinking about it.

A friend recommended I check this book out because she knows I am a fan of Taylor Swift. This book was so great and I think even those who aren’t Swifties will enjoy this book so much.

It is such a unique plot and absolutely tragic love story! I am excited to tell everyone about this book!

This book was utter perfection. It gave the atmosphere/vibes of Addie LaRue with a deeply romantic story a la The Hundred Loves of Juliet but with a very dark twist. I loved the way the multiple timelines of Evelyn and Arden’s love story were threaded together and I loved the poetic language and beautiful worldbuilding. It was full of yearning and took us on a true JOURNEY. I loved every second of it.

Truly I don't even know what else to say - this book is a new favorite

A fantasy book about two souls who reincarnate through the centuries, only to love and die by their 18th birthday. Evelyn and Arden love each other in a thousand lifetimes, only to die by each other's hands every time. She remembers each of her past lives and how she and Arden are tethered together in love and survival. This time around, she is not ready to leave, she is the only one who can save her sister's life through a bone marrow transplant. This time, she must break the curse and try not to fall in love.
I found this story to be both mesmerizing and intoxicating. These two souls connected for eternity, destined for love and betrayal. It was beautiful and heart-wrenching at the same time. I was captivated from the beginning and didn't want to put it down. I wish the ending had been little more fleshed out, as it feels like by the time you understand, it's over. This book left me left me wanting more. I adored it, a must-read!
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 Stars - Our Infinite Fates is a time-bending novel that immediately throws readers into its nonlinear structure, reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. While the comparison is understandable, this book carves its own path with a different approach to love, fate, and the passage of time.

The story follows Evelyn as she's repeatedly murdered in every lifetime and wakes up in different timelines and locations, with little initial explanation as to why. This fragmented structure can be both intriguing and disorienting, especially in the beginning, as the book relies on its atmospheric writing rather than exposition. Evelyn’s relationship with Arden is central to the narrative, yet it feels more told than shown, making it difficult to fully invest in their connection at first. The repetition of Evelyn’s circumstances also slows the pacing at times.

However, the novel’s strengths lie in its poetic prose and the philosophical undertones woven throughout. The excerpts from the “unknown author” add a lyrical depth to the story, offering thoughtful reflections on existence. The plot twist and later revelations help bring the narrative together, making for a satisfying second half.

Overall I think it’s worth picking up for fans of lyrical, time-spanning stories.

I Loved This

I was SO excited when I was approved for not only an e-ARC, but also an ALC!! This is one of the best things I've immersive read, and the narrator (Sofia Oxenham) had an absolutely gorgeous voice. She is honestly one of the biggest reasons I'm giving this 5 stars. Don't get me wrong - the writing is beautiful as well, and I absolutely love Steven's prose. But Laura's writing with Sofia's narration???? Holy cow was it amazing. I haven't felt this compelled to read in a hot minute and it was refreshing to be this obsessed again.

I loved that we were introduced to Evelyn and Arden in this "modern day" iteration of themselves, and we would have a couple chapters in the present day, then get a chapter flashback of one of their previous lives. Steven did a really good job weaving in just enough information with each flashback to make us fall in love with these characters even more, and really want to root for their romance. I really wanted Evelyn to figure out why they were stuck in these loops, and why they couldn't survive passed 18. I think she also did a really good job setting up their lives in present day (at least Evelyn's) so the reader felt attached to their current selves and it wasn't just another cycle.

My one gripe is I didn't feel as if the twist, or the reason they're stuck in this endless cycle, made sense. It felt very out of left field. While it wrapped up nicely in the end, when it was first introduced it felt very WTF. I wish there were more easter eggs sprinkled throughout the story, so it didn't feel as if it was randomly chosen to be the reason why they were stuck. Besides that, I loved the rest of the story and no other criticisms.

This was beautifully written, and I don't often reread books but I can see myself rereading this one - especially the audiobook.

Thank you to Laura Steven, Wednesday Books for my eARC, Macmillan Audio for my ALC, and to NetGalley for the review copies. All opinions are my own.

This book was beautiful. The story is a beautiful tale of 2 souls who are destined to kill each other in each life.

What would you do if you were destined to kill your soulmate every year before your 18th birthday for centuries?

Swoon, I really loved getting to see Evelyn and Arden come together in so many different ways and in so many lives. I listed to the audiobook and tandem read the book and the audio narrator was perfect. The ending was perfect and the reason for everything came together perfectly. This was just the right about of romance and magical realism. I fell in love with Gracie and was just as obsessed with her story.

This book really surprised me! I thought I would enjoy it, but I didn’t think it would really captivate me as much as it did. For anyone worried about the YA aspect - this book reads more adult. The only thing YA about it is the characters are under 18.

It was beautifully written and really thought provoking. I found myself enjoying the descriptions of past lives and all the adventures the characters had prior to present time. The storytelling was engaging, and easy to follow. I’d recommend this to anyone!

Nope. Addie LaRue this is not. Look, I know it has big shoes to fill, but you sign yourself up for that when you compare yourself to a 6 star book like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, so you can't get upset when it is and it pales in comparison.

When this book first popped up on my radar, I was so excited. I even forgot I received an advanced copy, saw it was a Book of the Month option, and excitedly bought it to realize it has been sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read this entire time.
Also, just so you are aware. I went in fully not expecting it to be as good as Addie LaRue, but I was hoping it would at least help fill the void. Unfortunately, it didn't. I could have stopped reading it and been totally fine not knowing how it ended, but I was curious to see if the ending would redeem itself...and it didn't.

**Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy of this book and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion. I am posting this review to my Goodreads account immediately and will post it to my Amazon & Instagram accounts upon publication.

Our Infinite Fates is a breathtaking, time-bending love story that weaves together romance, destiny, and the haunting weight of reincarnation. Evelyn has lived—and died—many times, always at the hands of Arden, a supernatural being tied to her soul. But in this life, everything changes: Evelyn remembers. She knows Arden will come for her, but this time, she’s determined to break the curse. With her little sister’s survival on the line, Evelyn embarks on a desperate race to uncover the truth, face her fate, and resist the one person she’s doomed to love and lose.

Laura Stevens masterfully blends poetic prose with heart-pounding suspense, crafting a novel that is equal parts intimate and epic. The chemistry between Evelyn and Arden is electric, full of tension, longing, and the aching push-pull of star-crossed lovers. Every past life is a puzzle piece, building to a climax that is as devastating as it is beautiful. I cannot recommend this book enough, it is unforgettable and will linger in your soul long after the last page.

Thank you so much to Netgalley, the author, and St. Martin’s Press for gifting me an E-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Our Infinite Fates was so unique and beautiful!!! This book covers topics of soulmates, reincarnation, and gender fluidity while incorporating detailed aspects of history.

To start off, the writing was so so lovely. I really loved all the unique words the author used as well as their descriptive writing was very enjoyable to read. Next I absolutely LOVED the plot and overall concept of this book. I’ve always loved period pieces so reading all the past life flashbacks that took place all throughout history was very fun for me. The author also seemed to do adequate research on the time periods, languages, architecture and more, everything felt very realistic. The concept of being reincarnated into other lives was enjoyable and honestly not a huge topic discussed in books. I really loved the aspect of our main characters Arden and Evelyn loving each other but also having to kill each other in every life because it created a sad but romantic read.

On top of the interesting plot, the author also deeply dived into the gender fluidity topics. Both Evelyn and Arden were reincarnated as both boys and girls throughout their many, many lives but still loved each other nonetheless. It really proved the author’s point of loving someone based on their soul and personality not on looks or what not. It was really beautiful seeing how they traversed these different lives and unique conditions (as lgbtq+ relationships were looked down upon/not allowed in a lot of these time periods) but still managed to love each other despite it all.

I liked that throughout the book the reader was left in the dark as we read from Evelyn’s pov and they were also left in the dark about why this whole reincarnation and killing thing was happening. However, I feel like it took awhile to get any sort of answer. It may have been more interesting if little pieces were put together throughout the novel however that just didn’t happen as much as expected. Due to this I felt like it caused a very rushed and sudden ending where everything was revealed at once. However, I still enjoyed the ending and was satisfied with how the book played out. It was definitely a plot twist and not what I expected at all. But it was really sad but still beautiful.

To me this book also had good sized chapters. Never too big or too short. It felt mostly fast paced which helped keep me entertained and made it easy to keep up with and understand the plot

This book was a 4 star read for me mainly because it just felt like something was missing. While I really enjoyed it I just didn’t love it. There was nothing outright wrong with it because I did really like it but I feel like some sort of element should have been added to make it a 5 star. I don’t know what but something needed to be there. I also feel like I wasn’t as connected to the characters as I could have been. I think that probably is due to the constant flashbacks, the changes in lives and names. It was a lot to keep up with at times which made me feel a little disconnected.

I would also like to add that this book is marketed as Young Adult. However, despite the characters only living until 18 in each life they have still technically been around for 1000s of years. This book also does have some sexual scenes and explores heavy topics as well as explicit scenes of war and torture and nudity. So I would market this book more at lower new adult rather than YA. The characters definitely didn’t feel like teenagers due to their constant reincarnation.

Overall though, this book was unique, diverse, beautiful, and very interesting. I really enjoyed the entire process. I definitely recommend if you enjoy unique books and books with historical elements as well as lgbtq+ rep. Excited to read more by this author in the future!

Once again thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a digital review copy!

“I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you.”

They’ve loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They’ve killed each other in every one. Our Infinite Fates is honestly a good story to go into blind. Would be a good film, tbh! The places you go in it.

Something felt off about the writing/how the story was flushed out for me. I know this is YA, but it was surprising how some of the prose felt so beautiful, only to then shift to more forced phrasing and dialogue. I’m sorry!!! I too hate being disappointed lol. It seemed like the writing was trying too hard to be poetic at times, then would switch to something very simple and matter of fact. One of the highlights for me were the past storylines, the historical research and the moments in history and where we went across the globe and time. This book leans more into magical realism in the present day and shifts to historical fiction in the past, rather than traditional fantasy.

The love story, too, didn’t quite hit for me. I’m so sad to say this! The plot mainly focused on past lives and the setting, but it didn’t spend enough time on why their love transcended lifetimes for Arden and Evelyn. The concept of love that spans across time is so beautiful, but it felt like something was missing in terms of emotional depth for them. Concept of this story was amazing, but the execution (????)

I did take away so many beautiful quotes from this book when it did hit. I really loved how Evelyn cared for her present life and sister, and how Arden and Evelyn’s bond was portrayed. “Except with you. When you’re happy, I’m happy. And when you hurt, I hurt.”

Such a unique concept for a book and I absolutely loved it. Beautifully written - I was captivated from the very beginning. A must read book for the year!

"They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one." I was immediately intrigued by the tagline for Our Infinite Fates. The comparisons to This Is How You Lose The Time War and The Invisible Life of Addie Larue were even more promising. However, this book ended up being a huge disappointment. Though the premise showed potential, the story was frustratingly simple and the characters were one-dimensional and irritating.

Our Infinite Fates completely fails to live up to any of those comp titles. I don't understand how you can compare something to This Is How You Lose The Time War and have it be the most boring approach to a reincarnation story I have ever read. Our Infinite Fates is far too rooted in its present timeline to pull off the concept it is trying to execute. All we get from the reincarnation side of the story are repetitive flashback chapters that show the same moments over and over again. There is no time spent adding depth to the characters, establishing their unique nature as ancient, timeless beings, or even properly establishing the relationship. We are told repeatedly that these characters are supposed to be in love and yet the book never shows us this love. I don't believe that these two have ever been in love, in any timeline.

I didn't like the characters. I didn't find them compelling. The flashback chapters do nothing to give them any depth or substance. Evelyn's entire character comes down to the fact that she's "too nice." That's it. That's her character. Her inner dialogue gave me major "not like other girls/old soul" vibes. I don't care if she is literally an "old soul," her reflections on society, time, technology etc. were cringe and shallow. Arden is... mysterious? An asshole? These characters are so immature and childish. I don't care if they never get to live past 18, they have lived hundreds of 18-year lifetimes they should not be behaving the way that they do.

Another major component of the book is the mystery behind Evelyn and Arden's reincarnation and the fact that they can't live past 18 years old. I was expecting more of an "inescapable cycle of fate" storyline rather than a one-sided mystery where the person in the know can't possibly tell the truth (until it's plot-relevant). I think there is a way to do the "cat and mouse" dynamic with this story well. But we needed more time in the different lifetimes to establish them as their own plot points instead of substanceless flashback chapters. There is no tension to the mystery, no effort to slowly build to a reveal or to add suspense and foreshadowing for the reader. We just get the same argument between Evelyn and Arden that goes nowhere until the book decides to finally drop the big reveal at the end.

I pushed through until the end of this book because I was curious to see if the reveal behind the reincarnation would make up for the lackluster story. And it was not worth it. The reveal was honestly ridiculous. It was so disconnected from the story that it was impossible to take any of the end events seriously. It was anticlimactic and filled with plot holes and I just didn't like it as an ending. There is one single detail of the ending that I think was clever but that is the only good thing I can say about it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday for this ARC.

I'm torn on this book. It had so much potential in so many ways, however it ultimately didn't live up to everything it was labeled as for me personally.
I'm a huge fan of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and I agree that if you like that book you'll enjoy this, but Addie LaRue is much better in my opinion.

What I liked:
- poetic whimsical writing elements
- magical realism
- historical settings
- "dual" timeline (in a sense)
- narration of the audiobook was done extremely well

Disliked:
- repetitive writing style
- the "epic" love story/romantic pull felt more more told vs shown
- the genders constantly changing in every timeline (felt hard to keep track of at times and made it difficult to feel invested in the romance element) I liked the concept of "souls loving each other regardless of bodily form" I just wish it had been executed a bit differently
- the ending felt rushed, chaotic, and unexpected in a negative way



I had such high hopes for this book and again it held lots of potential. It was polarizing to read; loved many elements and strongly disliked many others, which is what landed it on this rating for me personally.

THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING, oh my god!!!

I can’t believe it was almost 400 pages long because I absolutely flew through it. Every single word was delicious and beautiful; the prose was stunning; the pages were practically turning themselves. And Arden and Evelyn were gut wrenchingly perfect.

This must have been how it felt to read Romeo and Juliet in Shakespearean times… Because these star crossed lovers absolutely broke my heart and put it back together again.

This has easily become my favorite read of 2025 so far, and it will be hard to top. If I could give it 10 stars, I would. I’m literally obsessed. This story will live in my head for the rest of time. 🩷🥹

Thank you @netgalley for the gifted eARC!

If I could give this infinity stars, I would. This is one of the most beautiful and unique stories I have ever read. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once, and the author’s writing was truly poetic and made me feel so deeply for these two characters. I even ordered a physical copy after only a few chapters because I knew this story was going to be that special.

Our Infinite Fates is out now and I hope all my book friends get to experience this beautiful, brain chemistry-altering love story.