where do i even begin. I savoured every single word.
This is a one-of-a-kind novel that will stick with me for a long time. I have not read a book quite like this which is so refreshing. firstly, the writing???? unbelievably captivating, brimming with romance and nostalgia, while also endless moments of yearning undertones. I went into this one blind after seeing a few early raving reviews and im so glad i did. I was in a constant state of awe and wonder at the worlds) of evelyn and arden. their love is a love story like no other and i am having a hard time even describing it. soulmates doesn't seem enough. i can't wait for this book to fully enter the world. I know evelyn and arden will capture the hearts of many.

I absolutely adored this book. It was not what I was expecting at all! I was really intrigued by the description of the book because it is so unique in this very saturated fantasy/YA world right now. What I appreciated and enjoyed most about this book was the queer identity and sexuality that was incorporated throughout it all. Through each lifetime, these two characters meet only to have Arden kill her before they turn 18. We see this repeated throughout many, many of their lifetimes. Each lifetime was unique and special and had something so beautiful that kept me hooked. Mostly, it was the many times the two characters were of the same sex or identified as the same gender. It was beautiful to really see their love transcend social constructs of gender! There was one point where the two are discussing their bodies and identities and which gender they had preferred to be in. Evelyn did not have a preference but Arden preferred the male form. I cannot explain how valuable that sort of open discussion is in books like these. This does not directly look or seem like a genderqueer friendly book, but it is! The ending was what I was hoping for / expecting. The whole unravelling of the reason behind the murdering was a little convoluted and kind of confusing but still unexpected. So for that, I liked the mystery.

This book had me screaming, crying and breaking in all the best ways. I want to read it again already.
It is unlike anything that i have ever read before. Thank you so much for the arc.

Infinite Fates follows Evelyn & Arden, two souls tethered together that reincarnate through the centuries. They’ve loved each other in each lifetime but somehow, Evelyn always gets killed before her 18th birthday by Arden and she doesn’t know why. Now, she’s grown fond of her life in this present timeline and she has to find a way to survive before Arden finds her.

I loved the plot of this book and the way we go through different timelines of Arden & Evelyn—— especially when they reincarnate to different genders & the hardships they faced in each period of time. I also loved the writing because it was so beautiful (so many highlights were made)

The middle of the book felt a little flat to me. I’m a big fan of multiple timelines but it started getting a little bit repetitive for me especially since every timeline ended in tragedy for Evelyn.

I loved the little plot twist in this story & it really helped to pull me back into the book. However, despite all of the quotes I highlighted, I was still wanting more of Evelyn and Arden’s relationship. I just felt that the ending was a bit rushed with how they resolved everything. I needed a tiny bit more for this to be a 4⭐️ read.

I would still recommend this though for people who love the fated destiny trope! Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

I don't even know what to say, 48 hours after finishing this book and I'm still at a loss for words. This is unlike anything I have ever read and I read well over 100 books a year.

Go into this book blind, it's the best way. At the end you'll be asking yourself if soulmates exist, does heaven and hell exist, does unconditional love exist and if so why. You will literally feel the entire spectrum of emotions and you'll question everything you've thought on those topics and more. It's beautiful, it's gut wrenching, it's haunting.

This book was deliciously aching, romantic, existential - I loved it. I first heard about this book because it was inspired by Taylor Swift's "Exile" and it's such a beautiful interpretation of that song. Lovers a reincarnated for a thousand years - destined to fall in love, destined to kill each other in every life. What could be more tragic than that? I love a tragic love story so I knew this one would be right up my alley and it truly did not disappoint. The writing was beautiful, the story was captivating, I am in love with this book! If you love a story of tragic soul-deep yearning, you have to check this one out.

4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was such an intriguing concept— beautifully depicting the yearning and angst of each “failed” reincarnation. Well written. Tragic. Love spanning across centuries—different lifetimes, bodies, and names. This was a non-stop read, didn’t want to put the story down.

Our Infinite Fates
by Laura Steven
Pub Date: Mar 04 2025

The story alternates between the past and the present about Arden and Evelyn together in their past lives over the course of a millennium. We see them in past lives all over the world, with different names, different backstories, and different personalities, yet no matter who they are or where they reincarnate, they will always find a way back to each other and kill each other before their eighteenth birthday. The mystery is Evelyn doesn't know why Arden keeps on hunting her down. This is definitely a must read book, I highly recommend it!

Synopsis: Evelyn remembers all her past lives. She also remembers that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being whose soul―and survival―is tethered to hers. The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her for bone marrow transplants in order to stay alive.

Many thanks to #OurInfiniteFates #NetGalley and #StMartinsPress for providing me with an E-ARC of this excellent 5 star must read book!

This was such a beautifully written book. It has you questioning life and its meaning your purpose in all of it. This book was such a perfect read and it stays with your soul.

"Our Infinite Fates" is a beautifully tragic love story told across centuries about 2 people fated to both love and kill each other before they turn 18 in every life.

I'm not going to say any more about the plot, because all I knew going in is what I just said above, and that is honestly the best way to go into this. In my opinion, the less you know the better.
What I will say is that I really enjoyed reading this. Even though I felt immense heartbreak reading about these characters, I also felt the love that they feel for each other beaming through the shadows of heartbreak.

This book has great representation, as the characters reincarnate as different genders each time. When speaking of each other, they use they/them pronouns, and they have conversations about if they feel more comfortable as a man or a woman.

The only reason this isn't a full 5 stars is that I did feel it lagged a bit in the middle, but I did read this in only a couple sittings so it obviously wasn't too slow.

I was super excited for this ARC, so thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review! The prose was amazing, I can only say positive things about it. Unfortunately, I DNF the book, as it was too slow paced for me! I stopped at about 40%. I didn’t feel connected to the characters, and the pacing was far too slow for my liking. I felt like we weren’t getting any sort of answers for anything, and I didn’t really know anything by 40% that I didn’t get from the description. It was mostly still background info at this point, and not much plot development. I know that some people will love this, and I totally see why! People who enjoy slower moving, character driven stories will definitely resonate with this. I definitely see why it was compared to Addie LaRue, like advertised. Although I won’t be finishing this one, I will definitely try other books from this author in the future!

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

If you loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue- you will adore this. Also this book is the embodiment of “Exile” by Taylor Swift- this IS folklore.
The pacing of the story was very slow but I also couldn’t tear myself away from it. The alternating timelines and the breadcrumbs you get does have an excellent payoff in the end, but I am also left with many more questions. At times I found myself very confused, but almost everything was explained in due time. Historical fiction meets fantasy meets mythology and lore, it’s a melting pot of themes! If you take away anything from this story, it’s that love endures.

You’ll love this if you love:
*star-crossed lovers
*alternating timelines
*slow burn
*yearning
*poetic writing

Extraordinarily written; bright and unique; a fresh perspective in this same universe.

Evelyn remembers all of her past lives, but she also remembers how they’ve all ended: “They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one.”

Before her 18th birthday, she will encounter another person who has been present in each of her past lives, and they will die. Their lives are seemingly tethered across the cosmos.

But when Evelyn finds a reason she must live beyond that day in her current life, she has to unravel the curse to save her sister.

“Life after life, cruelty after cruelty, and the unbearable weight of being human was beginning to wear me down. The constant cycle of love and loss, as inevitable and natural as the rolling seasons. But I would always try to build the dam anyway.”

I think one of the reasons I resonated with this book so deeply is that I’ve spent most of my life considering the patterns of the world, the rolling seasons and natural repetitions, the anticipation and resolve of the order of life.

“In a futile attempt at self-preservation, my mind rehearsed loss before death closed its fingers, as though practicing it would lessen the blow. It never did.”

Most of all, I think Laura Steven writes this story in a way that makes you want to live better, to appreciate and to enjoy life even more, particularly the ‘little joys” and I think that is one of the greatest things literature can do.

“The fifth item on my dream list: to grow old with the love of my life. A wedding, a home, a child of our own, all the quiet rituals and shared stories of ordinary, long-lasting love.”

Thank you so much to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press , and Wednesday Books for the #NetGalley eARC of #OurInfiniteFates

#1 most annotations in an eBook for the previously mentioned amazing lines, and a few more Taylor Swift-isms:

“She was the golden strand running through his life, tying his past and future together in a harmonious bow.”

“Did he remember the emotions all too well, or were they like the musings of a stranger?”

“Perhaps he was my true homeland; our existence a language only we could speak.”

Love stories involving reincarnation is one of my favourite niche subgenres to read—it’s the tragedy in losing someone you love and the comfort that the feelings you have for someone transcend time and space, allowing you to find each other over and over again. Our Infinite Fates was exactly what I wanted from this type of story, and the execution of telling it from one POV but alternating between the present and snippets of their reincarnated lives, was an incredible choice. Knowing that the years are trickling down to the catalyst and that answers are inevitable was such a great way to drive up the stakes of the story.

I don’t know that what it was building to ultimately worked for me, but I can say that I didn’t see it coming, and still wound up enjoying the ride.

Loved that the different bodies that the lovers were born into weren’t exclusively man or woman, and that their relationship meant that they loved each other no matter what form they were in.

Quick but super interesting. I found that once you hit about halfway through, I could have done without so many flashbacks. I think the relationship was cemented pretty well at this point and we didn't need to keep going. But let me tell you that twist had me GASPING it was so good. The ending was stunning as well, what an absolute ride.

I found this book intriguing. It kept me guessing (by design) for a good chunk of the book, and I thought the payoff was a good twist/execution of an idea. I think the book was woven together well, throughout the infinite fates/timelines the characters experience. As always, I wanted more, but I think the story had enough set up to have the character connection be believable. I think I felt the ending could have taken an extra chapter for conclusion, but again, I always want more and it was a solidly entertaining and captivating book.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books for the ARC!

Evelyn remembers all her past lives, where she's been murdered by Arden, a supernatural being, before her eighteenth birthday. In her current life, she needs to save her little sister, who relies on her for bone marrow transplants. To do so, Evelyn must find Arden, uncover the reason behind her curse, and resist falling in love.

This book was an absolute delight! I thoroughly enjoyed watching the love story between Arden and Evelyn unfold across centuries. The way the chapters alternated between present day and past lives was captivating, though I wish there had been more focus on their past lives and love stories. A few chapters from Arden's perspective would have been a great addition to deepen their love story even further. Overall, their romance was incredibly sweet, and I adored how Arden consistently tried to protect Evelyn.

The mystery of Arden's identity in each new life kept me on edge, especially in the present day. The plot twist revealing the reason behind it all was completely unexpected! Evelyn's character was truly inspiring, and her determination to survive in the present day was moving. This book brought me to tears multiple times, but the beautiful ending left me feeling so happy. Highly recommend!

Rating: 4.5/5
Spice: 1/5

Tropes:
Time Travel
Fated Love
Immortality
Soul Mates
Enemies to Lovers
Dark Secrets

Thank you NetGalley, St Martin's Press, Wednesday Books, and Laura Steven for an ARC of this book. All thoughts are my own.

I was super excited for this book because the premise was so good! And while I think it did an OK job with the story, it at times felt redundant and I wasn’t in love with the reason why they were fated. I thought it kind of came out of nowhere and there could have been more hints to the reason as the story progressed. I also did not really even feel any chemistry between the characters, but we were repeatedly told me they were in love, but how? 3.5 stars.

Overall: 3.25⭐️
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Stevens is an adventure told through centuries of reincarnated love and loss. It's a book that promises an epic, soul stirring love. This story is perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross' writing style (particularly in Divine Rivals) and love a little mystery to boot. For me, personally, I didn't love it as much as I thought I would, and there were times I didn't feel all the way connected to the MC's (even when I wanted to be) 😭😭

What I Loved:

💖 Reincarnation & Eternal Romance: I was instantly invested in the idea of two souls locked in a tragic, never-ending dance. Evelyn and Arden’s eternal cycle of love and betrayal is a unique concept, (I love anything to do with reincarnation ever since reading Blue Bloods in highschool) and, like Evelyn, I also wanted to know WHY. Why did they have to kill each other in every life???

💖 Atmospheric Prose & Beautiful Quotes: Stevens’ writing reminded me a lot of Rebecca Ross, with lush, evocative descriptions and some absolutely gorgeous quotes. The book certainly has its moments of poetic beauty, but it was also intermingled with awkward dialogue here, clichés there, or rambling trains of thought. This one was definitely a double edged sword.

💖 A Deeply Resonsnat Ending: Even though much of the narrative felt disjointed, the final chapter hit me HARD. The ending, with its deep sense of déjà vu and soul connection, left me in tears and provided a bittersweet closure that resonated with the core theme: there are things in this world we may not understand or fan't explain, but that doesn't make those feelings any less real, or their impact any less profound.

What Kept It from Being a 5-Star Read:

😞 Rushed Relationship Evolution: I felt like we never actually got to see Evelyn and Arden’s romance truly evolve. There were big, pivotal moments that were glossed over without enough of the small, intimate details that make a relationship feel lived-in and real.

😞 Repetitive & Predictable Flashbacks: The multiple incarnations and flashbacks ended up feeling repetitive. Instead of building a continuous, evolving connection, each lifetime seemed like a separate character altogether, which diluted the emotional impact.

😞 Juvenile Dialogue & Heavy-Handed Foreshadowing: At times, the dialogue came off as immature and cliché, which undermined some of the book’s more ambitious themes. Stevens also seemed a bit too eager to hit every foreshadowing beat, which made the narrative feel uneven and a bit over-explained.

Our Infinite Fates had all the ingredients for an epic romance, but the uneven pacing and lack of deep, nuanced relationship development kept it from fully delivering on its potential. If you’re a fan of reincarnation tales and atmospheric love stories, there’s enough here to intrigue you, but for me, it ultimately felt like a promising idea that just didn’t quite hit the mark.

Thank you to Wednesday Books, Netgalley, and Laura Stevens for this ARC!

This was absolutely phenomenal. I am still thinking about it. What a great 5 star read. The romance was perfect and the characters had so much depth. I love the twist where we find out how these characters got into this position. This author is going to become an auto buy for me.