I genuinely have no idea what I expected going into this book, but I did not actually think I’d come to love it the way I did. This was such a good read, and it even made me enjoy a first person pov. I’m now envious of the me from 10 hours ago who was reading this for the first time.

It reminded me so much of Fallen by Lauren Kate and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue in the best ways. And I’m happy I did give it a go.

I absolutely loved this story. The writing hooked me immediately and the story was so gripping. The writing was so poetic and beautifully captured all the feelings of love and grief and everything in between. I would say the ending twist kind of felt out of nowhere, but the overarching message of love that transcends time, gender, socioeconomic status, race, etc was so beautiful.

I don’t know what to say because I’m honestly broken into a thousand pieces right now. This book was beautiful and one of the best things I’ve read. The poetry of it all is just amazing and there are no words to describe it that give this story justice. I will forever love Evelyn and Arden, the two souls forever intertwined through time and now with me.

God I’m literally just a speechless sobbing mess right now, I don’t have much to say tbh. It was one of the best books I’ve read in my life, but in its own way. Kind of like “this book is so amazing that it’s just in its own category it’s that good” cause like I’ve read absolutely outstanding books but this one is just the best for different reasons. Like it just can’t stand next to any others, it’s on its own level.

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc!!

3.5 Stars

This writing of this book is beautiful and almost lyrical writing. Because of the different timelines, each chapter did feel like I was stepping into a new world.t be drawn in. The transitions between timelines were really smooth and didn't feel choppy progressing thru each chapter.

One thing I did really appreciate was the way this book played with the different timelines as we way to tell the overall story and bring it all together. It was fascinating to see how events in one timeline would resonate with or affect the others. Watching the story slowly come together across these different threads.

That said, as much as I appreciated the creativity in the structure, I did find myself struggling to stay engaged at times. The story, while still beautifully written, started to feel a little repetitive. What had once felt fresh started to feel familiar, and I began to lose the excitement I had in the beginning. I really loved the comps this book was compared too. Although, it was similar it never really lived up to these favorite books it was compared too. It just didn't quite have that thing that made it special and stand out.

In the end, I thought the writing was beautiful and the author showed a lot promise. The language is beautiful, and the world feels so rich and imaginative. I just didn't quite live up to the expectations I had when I started.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martins Press for this advanced reader copy. My reiview is voluntarily my own.

Overall, not my cup of tea but maybe someone else’s. Had potential but didn’t live up to my expectations.

I struggled to get through this one. It took way longer to read than I expected it to and I almost dnf’d it a few times.

The story felt redundant/repetitive at some point (although I guess that’s what we signed up for according to the description). I also feel that the story was being told to the reader rather than shown— which is a big one for me— I wanted to feel the yearning these two characters supposedly feel.

At first I liked the flowery writing, but it felt overly lyrical at different points when I began to lose interest in the story.

The ending was just frustrating and didn’t justify pushing through the dnf urges.

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

Synopsis:
They’ve loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They’ve killed each other in every one.

Evelyn can remember all her past lives. She can also remember that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being linked to her soul. The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life before they find her first, figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse, and try not to fall in love . . . again.

Genre:
Fantasy romance

Fav Quote:
And so, in the absence of any abiding religious convictions, this was the one blind faith I had: that love was a physical force, and it was never wasted. Once it was called out into the universe, it would echo back to us forever.

What I Loved:
* The PROSE, the VOICE. This was beautifully written and captured the depths, complications and variations of love so brilliantly.
* Experiencing Evelyn’s and Arden’s infinite fates alongside them, while also seeing how they weaved together and formed their love story, was exactly what I wanted from this book. I also loved that you could see their characters and convictions throughout their lives, that they were still wholly themselves despite appearing in varying circumstances across the years.
* I usually have a sense of where a book is going but I was (pleasantly) surprised by the ending, especially the hope that lingers there. It felt like the right conclusion to their story.
* While I’m not strictly a romance reader, the romance in this book was beautifully done. I mean, don’t we all want our soulmate to be a supernatural being that chases us through infinite life times? Give me absolute devotion or nothing at all.

For Fans of:
* V.E. Schwab
* Leigh Bardugo
* Alexandra Bracken

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Thank you so much to #netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for this eARC! Our Infinite Fates released on 4 March 2025.

Thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the E-ARC!

I am still honestly digesting this book. I love the premise and story and the idea of souls not being bound to genders and time. I feel like that is so profound. However, it was the pacing that will lower my rating.

Evelyn and Arden have been in love for centuries. And they have been murdering each other for centuries. They are soul mates who always find each other when they are reincarnated, only for one of them to kill the other and the process begins again.

We spend a lot of time going back and forth between past and present, and very little time on the WHY this has happened to them. It is all sort of thrown at us in the end, with very minimal lead up to the reveal. I did enjoy the love story and the idea of finding one another as twin souls no matter where or when or who they come back as. I thought that was beautifully done.

I can’t even tell you how many times this book made me cry. This was such an amazing read - and it was written so so beautifully and poetically. Even with the many time jumps and different storylines, I was never confused nor disappointed. The premise of the book is obviously amazing and had me SO excited, but when I actually got to read it - chills. While the book is undoubtedly Arden and Evelyn’s love story - it is also very much a love letter to life/being human. It took the fears many of us have of death, validated them, but all the while showing how beautiful it is to have the chance to live and love.

I absolutely loved this book, even though it wrecked me several times. I would recommend it to anyone!

“In the last thousand years: empires have risen and fallen and I have loved you, plagues have leaped from rat to daughter and I have loved you, humanity has conquered sea and sky and I have loved you, kings have been slain and forests razed and witches burned and gold struck and maps redrawn and fortunes traded and volcanoes erupted and moons landed and cathedrals sculpted and rivers dirtied and masterpieces painted and battlefields bloodied and I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you."

Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the digital ARC of this book. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review after reading.

YA fantasy of two young lovers, fated to kill each other over and over throughout time (hence, a little repetitive), too murder-y for me but creative plot and well written.

Laura Steven's OUR INFINITE FATES is a marvel. As tightly wrought and beautifully made as the weapons and as powerful as the red thread uniting a couple through eternity, this story captured me and held me fast through the highs and lows, insinuating itself into my dreams and keeping me up way too late reading. I loved Steven's incomparable, lyrical storytelling as much as I trusted her weaving a strange and wonderful story like nothing I've ever read before. I will never forget this book -- and it is one of the very few I will read again and again. I received a copy of this book and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.

A uniquely tragic love story that grips you from the first page, I enjoyed every minute spent reading this book.
The author managed to tell dozens of love stories within the same book in a beautifully, unique and cohesive way. Each love story is unique, but each also contains elements from the others and builds upon them. There were unexpected twists and turns and while usually I’m able to predict such things, I didn’t for this book, which was an absolute delight.

Our Infinite Fates was an unbelievable read! The writing is spectacular! The central relationship is compelling and mysterious and heart-wrenching! Every character in every time feels lived-in and real! I could not put this down!

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is a standalone fantasy romance that spans a thousand years. Evelyn and Arden are two star-crossed souls who have lived multiple lives. In each life, Arden hunts Evelyn and kills her before they reach their eighteenth birthday. Now, in the present, Evelyn has something to live for–her younger sister. Gracie is dying of leukemia, and Evelyn is a perfect match for transplant. She just has to live long enough to go through with the procedure which is two days after her eighteenth birthday. Her goal is to find Arden, convince him to not kill her, and maybe find a way to break their curse.

This was an interesting story from start to finish. It is told exclusively from Evelyn’s perspective across all her multiple lives, alternating between the present and key moments of her past lives. Evelyn herself is clueless. She doesn’t remember the catalyst of what started their doomed love story, but she does know she loves Arden, all the versions of him. Arden is without a doubt hard to like as we only see him from Evelyn’s view point. Sometimes he is brutal, killing her without a second thought, hunting her as if she is his prey. Other times, he falls in love with her, they have a beautiful relationship, and then he still kills her with tears on his face. It’s hard to justify his actions.

I loved how the story unfolds through the different timelines. While Arden is hard to like in the beginning, the reader quickly falls in love with the softer sides of him that Evelyn sees. Evelyn’s love for him transfers to the reader. Their fate is so intertwined that if one dies, the other dies too. They are even born at the same time. The different glimpses of their lives throughout the last thousand years build an interesting picture of loss and love. While Evelyn can only remember the last hundred years or so of her lives, Arden remembers them all, and he isn’t willing to share that knowledge with Evelyn. In the present, she is determined to learn the truth of their curse and share the burden with him.

Overall, I really enjoyed Our Infinite Fates. This is unlike any romance I’ve ever read, but it was thoroughly enjoyed. The mystery surrounding their fate, or curse as Evelyn calls it, is the driving force of the plot, creating tension and a bit of chaos. If you are a fan of romantasy, this one should be on your shelf.

Thank you St. Martin's Press for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Our Infinite Fates is the fantastical story of two souls bound together by love and betrayal across 100 lifetimes. Evelyn and Arden are stuck in a tragic cycle. They fall deeply in love only to kill each other before reaching their eighteenth birthdays over and over for centuries. The story is told from multiple timelines and multiple POVs, allowing the reader to experience not only the current iteration of their life, but those going all the way back to their origin. Evelyn is determined this time will be last. She must end the chaos not only to save herself, but to save the life of the sister she loves. This beautiful YA novel is nothing short of an emotional rollercoaster.. Be prepared to have all the feelings, sometimes simultaneously. I enjoyed the premise and the book's engaging and fresh perspective on reincarnation, destiny and a death-defying connection. I especially loved the star-crossed lovers trope and the unique storytelling approach. Many times, flashbacks can be frustrating, but I found much of the character development in those moments. The current-day lovers sometimes felt a little flat, so giving the details of their rich history helped round out the corners. While the heartbreak stakes in this one are high, honestly, so is the pay off. If you love a tragedy, if you love a story of infinite love and sacrifice, if you love a side serving of medical themed tearjerker, pick this one up. You're going to love Our Infinite Fates.

Thank you @wednesdaybooks & @macmillan.audio for the finished copy & ALC ♡

3.5⭐️

°✩₊˚.✧˚.₊*ੈ✩‧₊˚ Star-crossed soulmates live and die at each others hands for all eternity ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩₊˚.

“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.”

♾️ I loved the changing settings as we travel with Evelyn and Arden through their many lifetimes. How fun to globe trot through time and space from present day Wales to ancient China, from El Salvador to Algeria to France to Norway, even the Ottoman Empire. Gender fluidity worked really well throughout the book.

°✩₊˚.🎧⋆☾⁺₊ The audiobook was easy listening: Sofia Oxenham has a very soothing voice and loved her accent!

While it was fast paced and easy to read, there was something missing for me. That does not mean that I don’t think this will be wildly popular. There is beautiful prose. Some of the poetry sprinkled throughout the book moved me deeply - and I love the concept of a book within the book.

This was more vibes at the expense of plot, which resulted in quite the buildup. I wanted the main characters to insist on being told “why” much sooner. I do think this is a book I would have loved when I was a young adult [btw, there is one closed door scene toward the end]. And of course, the book itself is beautiful with golden edges and foil on the cover.

“𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚊.”

I absolutely LOVED this! It was a twisting tale of fate, soulmates and an endless cycle of killing the one you love. The story was beautiful, the writing was exquisite and the love between Evelyn and Arden was so exquisite that it was magical. Everyone can only dream of finding love that is like the one that is found in this book. If you're looking for something to cure your book hangover after The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue this book is for you.

basically “I’ll find you in every lifetime” as a threat AND a promise.
a really, really lovely story full of heart-wrenching pining and unyielding love. i loved the chapters of all their past lives and loved even more that in each lifetime their love (and souls) transcended gender - that was a really cool touch.
(also it’s giving “francesca” by hozier)

I'm a bit late but this is the most beautiful book I ever read!! Two main characters find each other in different lifetimes and reasonably wanted to kill but also wanted to be close to each other! Since this is YA, I find this remarkable that Steven wrote this by her heart. Thank you so much Netgalley for this opportunity! I've already purchased the physical copy and it's special edition from Faecrate! Five stars!!

📖 ARC REVIEW 📖

Thank you @stmartinspress for an early copy of Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 🤍

Rating: ⭐⭐/5
Release date: February 27th, 2025

Blurb: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210395729-our-infinite-fates?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aQT28Vz02B&rank=1

🛑Read on with caution; review may contain spoilers🛑

Our Infinite Fates, which is mostly compared with The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, is a love story that spans several hundred years of Evelyn and Arden. Their love suffers from a curse that neither can live past eighteen years old per reincarnation, and one must die in the hand of the other.

I had high hopes for this book given the blurb, and a love that transcends time? The love must be strong between the main characters. I was proven wrong. Some chapters of this book include Evelyn and Arden’s encounters throughout their several lives, but none of them felt like love for me. Most of those chapters gave me more anxiety than sweet, sweet love; because it was told through Evelyn’s POV, and for most of their lives, it was Arden who hunts her down and kills her before both of them turn eighteen; and Evelyn I feel like had so much love to give as she expressed through her various lives to the families she lived with. She loves and she loves and I felt her urge to just be able to live freely without the thought of Arden having to kill her sooner without having lived her life yet.

I think the reason why I didn’t really connect with the main characters and why their love felt so flat for me was there was really no context on how they fell in love in the first place. Their relationship was more so just implied. The curse also felt lackluster for me and I felt it was explained near the end of the book so there wasn’t really much context to that either.

Our Infinite Fate is beautifully written, mind you, but it lacked the oopmmhh for me and that strong emotional pull between the characters. This book also made me realize that maybe these types of plots aren’t for me since I didn’t love The Invisible Life of Addie Larue as well.

Wow wow wow. Absolutely obsessed with this book from start to finish! This story is unlike any I've read before. I think I only made it 5% of the way through before it made me cry for the first time (and trust me - there were many times after.) Such a good read/listen! 5 stars! (Maybe even 6!!)