Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the flashbacks, the present timeline, and the ending. The major reveal took me by absolute shock. Such a unique premise to me and I loved it.

Thank you Netgalley and St Martins Press for this ARC!

What an absolutely beautifully written story. For almost 80% of it, I kept asking why? The why had me stuck in this book, unable to put it down. It was so beautiful and heartbreaking.

I loved how we got glimpses into the past lives to get a better idea of who these 2 characters were and how each life affected both of them. I love how the author created 2 opposite characters who orbited around each other. "If a hero is someone who will give up love to save the world, then a villain is the reverse. Someone who will give up the world to save love."

While this book was out of my normal genre, I devoured it and enjoyed it. It was hard to put down because I had to know. The grand reveal, however, was a little lacking but I still loved what happened. And the ending was beautiful and perfect.

Evelyn and Arden - i will be thinking about you for a loooong time. I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending this to my friends and family. They yearned for each other and thats beautiful

Well it looks like I’m going to be the odd person out here…..this was almost a DNF for me. The premise showed promise and I was so excited to get started on the book.
The problem (in my humble opinion) is the author is so focused on all the past lives/deaths that they forget to have us become invested in the love story.
Why do we care about these people who keep killing each other? Why do they care about each other? I feel it that had been established I could have enjoyed this book.
Hopefully it will resonate with its intended target but that unfortunately is not me.
I received an ARC of this title, all opinions are my own.

I was both excited and hesitant to read this book as it was likened to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue in its description, which is possibly my favorite book of all time. But I can confidently say—I was not disappointed.

The pacing of Our Infinite Fates is stunning, effortlessly weaving through time periods with a grace that never felt jarring. I fell completely in love with Evelyn and Arden in every version of themselves, in every lifetime.

I’ve realized that the books I give five stars to are the ones in which I love the story and cry a whole bunch. And let me tell you—the last quarter of this book was read through blurry, tear-filled eyes. There are so many quotable moments, and the poetry woven into the narrative is breathtaking. I’m such a sucker for books that artfully incorporate their title, and Our Infinite Fates does this in such an impactful way.

The explanation behind Evelyn and Arden’s curse took me by surprise, and while the chapters following that revelation leaned into a bit of cheesiness, their true origin story (the first iteration of their lifetimes), was the best explanation of how things came to be.

And the ending? Chef’s kiss. I love their story, I have loved their story, and I will love their story.

Huge thank you to St. Martin’s Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

One small caveat: I selected this book for the book of the month club before I was approved for the Netgalley ARC. This review is of the eARC, not the printed BOtM book.

Ok, now that we have that out of the way. That prologue! Holy shit. I am 100% sold right there. That is how you start a book! I am absolutely blown away at how good this book is! There’s just a few that come along to transcend their categories, this is without a doubt one of those rare books. Every page is a gut punch in the best possible way. It’s beautifully written and I will argue to my dying day this should not be YA, it’s too big and too gorgeous to be limited in audience.

This is the kind of book that I will forever buy every special edition of so I can keep it close and lend it out to share the amazing story with someone new. Absolutely incredible.

I knew just from reading the synopsis on this book that it was going to beautifully written. The idea of having a soulmate and having to cycle through lives knowing one of you would kill the other is such an intriguing concept! I enjoyed how the various chapters went back and forth in time, and between "lives" allowing us to really learn about these characters.

I loved that each time one of the "lovers" came back, it wasn't always as the same sex they'd been before. This added a fluidity to the writing, and really highlighted how the main characters had more of a true soul connection, and not a physical quality that was a "give away". It heightened the experience of each character never really knowing who it was that was coming to get them, until the moment the person revealed themselves. However, adding the element of the book of poems was clever and really made me believe that despite what is happening, Arden has a deep deep soul and a love that truly crosses time.

Finally, I had so many times where I found myself getting wrapped up in the visuals the writing created in my mind. How we moved from a Nordic Viking style wedding, to war torn Europe and even jumping to snow and ice covered tundra in Siberia really adds to the depth of this story. I will absolutely be watching for more works from this author!!

This book was beautifully written and made me think about lot about what it means to love. It definitely reminded me a lot of the invisible life of addie larue. Overall, I enjoyed the glimpses of their past lives and seeing how they kept finding each other.

Our Infinite Fates review!

You guys, when I tell you this is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read, I mean it with my entire being. I fell in love over and over again with
Evelyn and Arden but also with Laura's writing. This love story transcends through all of time. If you ever need a book to make you *feel* and remind you of how beautiful a thing it is to love and be loved, this book does it my Aquarian heart knows how deeply I
feel, and also how terrifying it is to love someone else so deeply. Our Infinite Fates made me feel so seen in that delicate balance of loving so deeply it hurts while also believing that it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. I will always choose love 🫶🏼
Infinite stars for Our Infinite Fates 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Thank you Laura and @netgalley for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review!

this book has been on my tbr forever and i was glad for the chance to read an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

i loved the premise & the writing style across the whole book. laura steven wrote some beautiful lines that had me really feeling for the characters and their stories. something that i especially enjoyed was the variation of gender throughout their past lives, and that they weren’t always reincarnated as a M/F couple.

i do think the flashbacks got a little repetitive, i wish we had instead spent more time with them in places where they had a deeper connection (such as siberia). i found myself sometimes questioning why they loved one another through all of that — though there was no doubt for me that they did love each other. the twist was truly crazy and had me actually gasping outloud!

overall, loved the story and will be reading more from this author.

four stars!

I really wanted to love this book. The synopsis was such an intriguing concept and although there were moments that felt poetic it felt more often than not very surface level. I expected the prose and romance to be soul deep given our characters fate but i was really more interested in our main character and their different family ties throughout each life. I think if this wasn’t described as a romance I’d have adjusted my expectations a little more.

3.5 ⭐️ This book has a really unique premise that I’ve yet to read in any fantasy books. It was very interesting and had likeable characters. However, I felt like it was missing something. I didn’t resonate with the love between Evelyn and Arden and left me wanting more. It was a bit repetitive with them living all these different lives with the same outcome. The end was a bit strange and the end scene was definitely predictable. It was good not great.

You know those books where barely even two chapters in, your heart is so full that you can already see how much the impending book hangover is going to eviscerate you!!

That is Our Infinite Fates.

I think you all have a good idea of the synopsis. Two people cursed to love and kill each other before their 18th birthday in every life.

As we follow Arden and Evelyn in their present day, we are also brought through their past lives in various reincarnations. Just seemingly getting the last chapter of each story. It was as entrancing as it was tormenting. They suffer and savor these beautiful moments in time together, knowing that is all they will ever have. Even in these moments they endure knowing their fate. Never fully being able to let go and love one another. Arden's inner turmoil was visceral. I honestly don't think I was ready for this book; it held my heart in a vice the entire time. I was not emotionally equipped for how much I would love these characters in every iteration of their lives. Their love was full of angst and purity. It just hurt to read knowing the inevitability of their infinite fates. The writing was poetic, rich, and authentic. I loved the fluidity of their genders as well; it was perfection. This book was one in a million, and I know the echoes of it will stay with me forever.

The second I heard this was inspired by Exile by Taylor Swift I knew this was going to be life changing. What an absolutely achingly beautiful book. Laura Steven’s writing made this book breathtaking and I was mesmerized with how she navigated such raw and complex emotions with Evelyn and Arden throughout their lives.

If Exile didn’t capture my attention then the premise would have. “They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one.” ARE YOU KIDDING? How could you not be intrigued by that.

It’s been so long since a book has destroy me emotionally like this. This is for the readers who are aching for a devastatingly beautiful book that is going to wreck you emotionally. Laura Steven, you have a bright future ahead of you!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC!

Days later, I still do not fully know how to process the emotions this book made me feel, or the impact it had. I struggled even writing a review, knowing that words I spoke wouldn't be enough to describe the lyricism and prose Laura Steven used while writing this.

What a gorgeous, heartachingly beautiful story, and what a different way of telling it!! It is impossible not to fall in the moment you read the prologue, and Stevens grips you from then until the very last page.

This is absolutely a story I will be buying for friends, and recommending to the masses - everyone should read this. EVERYONE. In fact, I think I might right now again.

I absolutely love fated mates stories and Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is the ultimate book for that.
 
Evelyn and Arden love each other but they are dangerous together, so they are destined to kill each other before their eighteenth birthday. We follow these two through different lives and times and that was so intriguing, and I couldn’t get enough of it. I especially loved them in Siberia and El Salvador.
 
Evelyn is very happy in her current life. She works in a bookstore and is the only person to help her sister with Leukemia. She fights for her life and wants to break the cycle once and for all. And the twists and turns the story took were unexpected, enthralling and I was completely invested.
 
You only get Evelyn’s perspective, so it was extra special to discover Arden more and more with each chapter. He is clever, charming, and witty. And I especially loved his poetry and I desperately wish Ten Hundred Years of You would actually exist, and I’d immediately devour it as well.
 
This story is so angsty and bittersweet and I was so invested in Evelyn and Arden. The writing style was phenomenal as well and I loved how the red thread and the allegory of the souls was ever present. And the backstory at the end was stunning as well and made me love this book even more.
 
Everything about this book is absolute perfection and from the first to the last page this story is a masterpiece. I’m more than obsessed with Evelyn and Arden‘s story and it’s a new all-time favorite. 5+ stars.
 
(Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an arc.)

This beautifully written YA fantasy romance blends reincarnation, love, and tragedy. Evelyn remembers every past life, each ending with her murder by Arden before her eighteenth birthday. But this time, she’s determined to survive and save her sick sister. The story masterfully weaves past and present, keeping me hooked with its mystery, lyrical prose, and emotional depth. The twists were unexpected, and the ending left me satisfied yet longing for more. While I wished for a deeper connection to Arden, the themes of love, sacrifice, and destiny were stunningly explored. Recommended especially for fans of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” and “This is How You Lose the Time War”.

Our Infinite Fates is a unique story that calls into question the power of love and peoples ability to change. I would recommend this book to anyone. If you tried The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and it was a little too slow for you, I would highly suggest picking up Our Infinite Fates because it provides a similar atmosphere but with a faster pace.

4.5/5 Really enjoyed this book. I thought that both the present day storyline as well as every reincarnation of Evelyn and Arden were equally intriguing and kept up the pace of the book as a whole.
Magical realism is one of my genres and overall it was a satisfying read, would definitely recommend!
I was completely blindsided by the plot twist of why they were fated to always kill each other, but my one small critique would be that I wish there were more hints or smaller reveals throughout the book before the big one of finding everything out towards the end.

I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC copy. I was super excited about this book due to the synopsis but unfortunately, I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I felt disengaged from the characters and their love story. I enjoyed the inserts of the past but they were so short that I didn't feel the connection between them and they were often inserted at the most random of moments. Overall, I think that was the major issue for me. I was constantly told about their connection and how much they have loved each other but never actually shown. I did not feel much romantic chemistry between the two leads (Evelyn and Arden) so I did not feel invested in their love story despite the fact that it is the driving force of the novel.

It was difficult for me to want to pick up the book consistently but there was enough interest to slowly get through it. I didn't mind being lost about why they are fated to kill each other in every reincarnation but the reveal happened way too close to the end that I practically already lost interest in finding out the why. Due to the lack of information I found myself wondering why they "love each other" since the snapshots given out were typically at the end of each reincarnation so all I got was death.

Overall, I think the concept was intriguing and solid but the execution was just not there for me unfortunately.