This was an easy, lovely read and, although I found myself wanting a bit more texture of the characters and their lives/loves, I especially loved the delightful revelations at the very end. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader copy.

Do you believe in soulmates? Do you believe in reincarnation? In every lifetime to we find the one our souls yearn for? And what would you do if in fact, you found your soulmate and yet… in every lifetime you are condemned to kill each other?

This is a conundrum that Evelyn and Arden face. In this life and every life they have lived. Their love is so expansive and at the same time seemingly damning.

I was quickly taken in by the lyrical nature of the author’s writing style and the unique plot. I love a tragic love story and I am always a fan of fate.

There were a few things that kept me from giving it 5 stars.

-the pacing: to be honest it felt a bit slow at times
-redundancies: the history flashbacks I felt could have added more to the plot and just seemed to be the same variations
-the plot twist: I LOVE a reveal moment. However. I felt that this was seemingly out of no where? No hints and even when making sense of it at the time didn’t fit.


Overall I would recommend and did really enjoy it!!

*I was provided a copy on Netgalley in exchange for my honest thoughts and all thoughts below are mine and mine alone*

Wow, wow, and wow. I finished this book on the bus two hours ago and I have not been able to stop thinking about it. I feel speechless and this has made the list of favorites for 2025 FOR SURE!

"It's how you still allow your heart to be tender. How you never lose faith in humanity.' He wrapped his arm round my shoulders. 'Do you know how powerful that is? Do you know how rare you are, in a world where the sky rains fire?"

Evelyn has lived for a thousand years, cursed lifetime after lifetime to not reach the age of 18 at the hands of the person she loves most in this world, Arden. Arden has hunted her down in every lifetime, one way or another, tethered and connected. But why? Why has Arden hunted her so mercilessly and not allowed her to live and have a future together?

In her newest life, Evelyn has been reincarnated as Branwen Blythe, a girl in Abergavenny soon to fall at the hands of her love, but Evelyn is fighting to live until she can give her sister a desperately necessary blood cell transplant to save her life. Will Arden kill her before she is successful? Can she convince him to hold on long enough to save her sister or will she fall victim and lose someone else she loves because time is not on her side?

The way I could feel Evelyn's hunger and desire in this book, wow. I will keep saying wow throughout this review because I am still shocked at how everything happened. She wanted so badly a life, just to grow old and love with her entire heart. She wanted to hit milestones and be with the people who loved her back, but due to an unknown reason, she was never allowed to.

"The Evelyn I know...they love over and over and over again, even thought it can only ever end in tragedy. Even though they've lost everyone they've ever loved, and they miss them in the next life, and the next, and the next. Never have they developed hard edges, like I have. Never have they tried to protect themselves from that pain. They love softly, and fiercely, and openly, and its the bravest thing I know. The most human thing I know."

Arden is this shielded person who keeps all his pain inward and won't show any because he sees the good and selflessness in Evelyn, his other half. Arden was a very misunderstood character for most of this book as we just see Evelyn battling herself between hating him and loving him. Arden kept up this cold front a lot because he loved Evelyn so much and it killed him to kill her in every life they shared. He was the realist in this book, doing what needed to be done at any cost because nothing mattered to him but Evelyn.

"Because that's the thing about humans - we leave traces of our souls everywhere, as unique and identifying as fingerprints."

I loved the set up in this book where we got to see this alternation between present and past, various glimpses providing us this complete picture of who Evelyn and Arden are and why they are the way they are. My favorite point of view has to be the time known as Greece. That moment was when my heart truly shattered, not just broke. A close second and third are Mali Empire and Norway. All of the various time jumps were amazing and really brought this story a lot more depth, but these scenes were so precious to me and I swear I'm crying at the thought of them.

This book dips and soars in ways you can expect at times and at others be blindsided. I feel like one such moment is the way Arden wrestles with himself at the idea of killing Evelyn, but also reaching that dreaded moment of 18 is too great to fathom. I kept thinking about how unfair it is to them, but then remembering that love and life is not fair and all we can do is just hold on and love and live every moment to its fullest capability, a valuable message that this book is portraying.

I also loved Evelyn's mom and sister in her Branwen Blythe life, they were so cute and I just wanted to give them a big hug. The ending of this book killed me so much, but it felt like coming home and it was the necessary ending for this book too. Sometimes the ending is not what we want it to be, but it is what we need it to be.

"As he kissed my neck, my throat, the slope of my shoulders, his fingers traced the shape of my mouth, the apple of my cheek, his touch at once cold and scorching and alight, like he was trying to memorize every inch of me, like he had been thirsty for a thousand years and could finally drink."

The love they shared felt like it was going to leap from the page at how much potent and tangible it was. It was so heartbreaking to witness the pain and suffering they went through for their love just to grasp at it with slippery fingers and lose it every single time. A thousand years of loving each other and knowing each other so fundamentally and a future that escapes them every time. I feel at peace after reading this book because it also inspires hope, hope that there is so much love and good in the world even if we cannot see it at the moment.

I adored this book so much and would 100% recommend it to anyone looking for a heartbreaking, beautiful read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for this eARC in exchange for an honest review! Our Infinite Fates will be officially published on March 4th, 2025!

I REALLY wanted to love Our Infinite Fates. I really did. So many people, bookstores, etc. were hyping this up to be one of the most anticipated 2025 YA reads, and how could I not read it when it was pitched as The Invisible Life of Addie Larue meets This is How You Lose the Time War? The extra cherry on top was the beautiful cover. Even looking at the high ratings of the book now on Goodreads 2 weeks before its release--it's currently sitting at a 4.19-star rating with 1,335 ratings at the time of me typing this out--I feel bad giving it the rating that I did. It sucks because I agree with the other reviews I've seen from Goodreads friends so far saying that BookTok, Bookstagram, etc. will more than likely hype up this book A LOT and it will blow up a lot more after it's officially published than it already is now with ARC readers like myself putting up their reviews. Like, the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition of the book sold out about a month before its publishing date besides a super tiny restock that happened a few days ago. That's how highly anticipated this book is set to be.

It was lacking that je ne sais quois, that something special, that extra oomph would've pushed this to a 4 or even 5-star read for me. I kept reading because there were chapters that would end on cliffhangers so I would go, "DAMN IT!" and keep going. I also kept reading because I kept telling myself, "It's going to get better," but as much as the book sucked me into the story, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing. I was told to expect a lot of emotion, thought, love, and to be in absolute tears when the story ended. I didn't feel a single thing. After thinking about it, I realize that lies in the relationship between Arden and Evelyn.

The story alternates between the past and the present, with the past being chapters featuring little snippets here and there of 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. I don't mind a dual timeline; I think it's always cool to take a look into the past and see how things came to be in the present. I liked reading about them in their past lives and how they interacted with each other.

However, the issue I have with the story lies in that itself. There simply wasn't enough of that. We didn't spend enough time with them in their past lives for me to personally feel like there was this deep-rooted connection between the two of them, even throughout 1,000 years of history and backstory. There was no buildup, no backstory, nothing that made me feel like they truly loved each other. I know Laura Steven just picked specific points in their history together that marked major turning points in their relationships; I obviously don't expect her to write blurbs of EVERY past life Arden and Evelyn had together because that would take literally forever. I wish we were able to spend more time reading about the past lives that we were able to read about in the story. Add onto that the fact that those "past" chapters were randomly placed throughout the story in between the "present" chapters with no necessary rhyme or reason and I felt it was super random at times and harshly interrupted the "present" storyline.

I think I liked the present timeline the most. I think it's super badass of Evelyn to donate her bone marrow to help her sister, Gracie, during her cancer treatment. Gracie, although she was a side character, had a funny, dry, sarcastic sense of humor and I loved her for that. I felt more love and connection between Evelyn and Gracie than I did with her and Arden, honestly. I was rooting for Evelyn to be able to help her sister and make it to her eighteenth birthday without getting killed by Arden.

The explanation as to why they keep reincarnating every 18 years makes logical sense once you read about it, but the reveal happened so close to the end of the book I almost thought I was reading an incomplete ARC. I think I would've been way more invested if that was revealed earlier in the story. A whirlwind of events happens after that revelation and I'm sure it was supposed to be this, big, crazy ending that makes you put the book down and stare into space questioning your existence, but for whatever reason I didn't feel that way? Like, the main story ended and I just went, "....uhhh, okay then." Maybe it's on me for having my expectations so high but I felt like it didn't stick the landing.

Overall, I'm just disappointed that this didn't work out for me like I thought. I'm hoping that other people will enjoy this way more than I did (and clearly, a lot of people are lol).

3 stars

This book had such a unique premise, and I wasn't sure what to think of it. Maybe it's the V.E. Schwab blurb at the top of the cover, but I felt like Steven got this idea when reading Addie LaRue. The two main characters keep being reincarnated, but one must kill the other before they turn 18. Evelyn has no idea why. Oh, and they're soulmates?

First, I do not like insta-love, and while it's slightly different with the "soul mates" part, I still would have liked more exploration into how they fell in love initially. We do get great snippets into their prior lives while focusing on their lives in the present day, but I wanted more. Also, while I felt the book got a bit repetitive toward the end, I was so intrigued by the WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS that I had to keep reading. I ended up finishing the book fairly quickly, and while I enjoyed the ride, I was never on the edge of my seat. And the 'why' felt... anticlimactic to me? I don't know why, because it wasn't a bad reason, it just didn't feel compelling to me.

Looking at other reviews, I think this is just a book that didn't work for me, but will work for many other readers, such as those who absolutely loved Addie LaRue.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the eARC of Infinite Fates in exchange for an honest review.

The love story of Evelyn and Arden, two reincarnated souls, through centuries which always ends in the same tragic fate of killing each other. In the present, Evelyn is fighting to stay alive long enough to do a bone marrow transplant to save her sister’s life. She is getting close to her 18th birthday which means Arden is coming.

Overall, I liked the story. It is written with alternate chapter from past lives to present. I really liked this but it did slow the read for me. When we jump into the story they are already in love and the chapters give us a glimpse into their previous lives and how they fell in love over a thousand years. I wish we got a little bit more with the snippets of the past. I was missing the depth of their love and growth of relationship. It was just missing something for me. I wish we got the “why” behind their fates a little earlier in the story. The ending was a little out there but it is a YA book and suits the audience.

One element of the story that I really admired was poetry. I am no where near a poet or poetry fanatic but I appreciated the beauty of the writing.

I gave the book 4 stars because I enjoyed my read. It was a little slow at times but also some chapters were really captivating.

Favorite Quote:
“Bravery is picking up fear and carrying it alongside you, rather than allowing it to block the path.”

Thank you @macmillan.audio @wednesdaybooks @netgalley #partner for the gifted copies of this book!

So about 9 months ago I came across this book and its prettiness and sent it to a bunch of book friends and told them they needed to buy it with me because…it’s gorgeous and sounds amazing. I am happy to report I didn’t waste anyone’s money because this book is flipping amazing. Calling all Addie LaRue fans…you need this one!

What it’s about:
Evelyn has lived thousands of lives. Each life is different but ends in the same way. Each time she ends up murdered by her 18th birthday but a man named Arden. They are forever tethered to each other and she can’t figure out why. She tries desperately to try and stop it but the end result is the same each time.

Thoughts:
Oooof. This book was amazing. There is sometime to be said about a romance that spans hundreds of years. This book was like reading poetry, listening to a classical love song and dancing underneath the stars. The love, the curse, the tortured souls. All just freakin Chef’s kiss. The audio was done so well and swept me away into this beautifully tragic love story. I cannot recommend this one enough. 5 billion stars from me!

This book sucked me in from the first pages and didn’t let me go until close to the end, but when it did I was left shaking my head and thinking it could have been so much better. I devoured each step back in time, adored Evelyn and her family, rooted for Arden and so badly wanted to know why! But the why was just underwhelming and for me a little bit strange- like it was a wholly different story. Even the writing at the end felt different- choppy rather than engaging. I’m still happy I read it but was just a tad disappointed

Our Infinite Fates follows the heartbreaking story of Evelyn and Arden. Both are cursed to die at the hands of the other before their 18th birthday and then be reincarnated to do it all over again in the next life. They’ve lived a thousand years in this vicious cycle. The story alternates between the present day and their past lives, and readers get to experience their love form and grow throughout each.

To start with what I like - I thought that the present day timeline was the strongest. I thought Evelyn wanting to be a bone marrow donor for her sister was cancer was a great story and motivation for her to live no matter what. I also thought Gracie as a side character was funny and provided some much needed comedic relief.

I think where I struggle with his book was I didn’t actually believe the “love” that Evelyn and Arden shared. I felt that I was told as a reader that they had this grand love, but I never actually felt it. This could be because we don’t spend much time with them in their past lives and when we do it’s right before they die. But I never went aw dang that’s tragic. I just read it and moved on. I also thought the internal monologues about how much Evelyn loved Arden got repetitive. This could also be personal preference, but the reveal of their curse felt like it came much too late in the book for me to care.

Overall, it was an enjoyable and unique read. I think a lot of people will really like this.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. Our Infinite Fates is the story of two souls being reincarnated over hundreds of years only for Arden to kill Evelyn in every life before she turns 18. The premise to this one sounded amazing - true love fated to end in death. I did enjoy seeing all the different places and times Evelyn and Arden met throughout their past. I struggled with feeling connected to either character and felt as though their epic love story needed to be a lot more epic for the centuries of turmoil they suffered. By the end, I found myself not convinced that they had enough time together to even fall in love despite having met time and time again. I wasn’t a fan of the reveal at the end. Overall 3/5 stars.

When I heard that there was a book that had Addie Larue vibes and then I read the premise - 2 immortal souls bound by love; yet cursed to kill each other every time they meet I was like sign me UP. You won’t ever read anything like this story and appreciate that so much!

The writing is stunning, plot is original, and the romance is tender and unique - BUT we really didn’t get a full picture of their origin story/romance. You are kind of just thrown into it and it made it really hard to connect/root for them. A little bit of a let down as I was so excited for this release but still had a fun time!

Thank you Netgalley and St.Martins Press for the eArc of Our Infinite Fates.

3⭐️

This was a highly anticipated read for me between the description and all the really good reviews I saw but the story missed the mark for me. I wasn't a fan of the back and forth in the time line where it goes from present day to previous lives. It made it difficult to stay focused on the story. I also felt like the chapters on the past lives were too short and not in depth enough to connect with them. Overall the story had so much potential but just fell short for me.

The premise of this book is so intriguing, the combination of the chapters from past lives with the present chapters and both featuring the poetry about their relationships was a captivating blend. That said the pacing was a little slow it felt like you learned a lot more at the beginning and the end of the book and the middle slowed down quite a bit. I also felt like it was so much easier to connect with Evelyn because of this and if we had learned a little more about Arden in this middle part some of his actions would have been more impactful That said I still really enjoyed both characters their in such a unique position and the way their mysterious history shaped their romance added so much depth to every interaction. The settings were great and seeing all these glimpses of history and how they had lived through great historical moments and more mundane lives and then how impactful all the little moments of their lives were. The idea of big and little joys throughout their lives was also so well woven through all the chapters. All around I really enjoyed the depth and complexity of their relationship and romance.

4.5⭐️

how romantic, to find each other in every single life time and love each other to the fullest… except there’s a deadly twist, and it’s quite tragic.

arden and evelyn fall into each other’s lives over and over again for centuries, but the tragic twist is one of them must kill the other on their 18th birthday.

i admit, it took me a good 15% to really get into this story but once i did, i was utterly hooked. i was so invested in the dozens of stories and lives both evelyn and arden lived and i couldn’t help but to feel saddened by their tragic and infinite fates. i was rooting for them to get their happy ending! i thought it all tied so nicely together at the very end, but i was also blubbering like a baby because of it! if you love stories like “the invisible life of addie larue” and “the unmaking of june farrow,” i would highly suggest this book!

thank you netgalley and wednesday books for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ll admit to coming into this book a little biased. Laura Steven is one of my favorite authors and immortals traipsing through history is one of my favorite tropes. Even if I wasn’t biased, this book still would have ended up a five star read for me. I thought the ending was so fitting and I just really enjoyed the whole journey. I loved the exploration of love as a force that transcended gender and different bodies and lives. Both the characters maintained a distinct personality and soul despite different incarnations.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. I could not resist ordering the Waterstones version because it looks absolutely gorgeous.

What an amazing story!! I couldn’t put this book down!! I got sucked in from the very first chapter!! This is a standalone so it comes full circle at the end. It definitely didn’t go the direction that I was thinking. I don’t want to put spoilers.
Favorite quotes:
"I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you," he whispered, hoarse, tortured.
My second favorite quote is a spoiler, so I’m not going to put it. Thank you to NetGalley for the e-arc, these are my honest opinion.

This book had one of my all time favorite tropes- two characters doomed by fate to always be connected yet never together. I loved the characters and felt the story was so magical and intriguing. I did think that it started becoming a little bit repetitive towards the end.

A Beautifully Woven Tale of Love, Fate, and Sacrifice - 4 Stars

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is a stunning, star-crossed lovers' story that captivated me from the first page. This is a book that effortlessly blends romance, supernatural intrigue, and historical depth in a way that left me both emotional and in awe.

Evelyn's ability to remember her past lives—each one tragically ending before her eighteenth birthday—creates a sense of both urgency and inevitability as she fights to break this cycle of death. The stakes are incredibly high, especially as her sister’s life depends on Evelyn’s survival. The love story woven through this narrative is both heartbreaking and beautiful, reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and They Both Die at the End.

What makes Our Infinite Fates so special is its intricate exploration of fate and love. Evelyn’s struggle not only with the looming threat of her murderer but also with the temptation to fall for the very person who hunts her, is a constant tug-of-war between destiny and free will. The supernatural elements are richly crafted, with the centuries-old enemy adding an ominous and thrilling layer to the story.

Though the book is undoubtedly a romance at its core, it explores themes of sacrifice, identity, and the weight of the past with such nuance and tenderness that it’s hard not to be emotionally invested. The mix of a fresh, innocent take on love with mature storytelling makes it a unique reading experience.

While I would have liked a bit more clarity in why this book is YA rather than adult which I think would make it 5 stars, the overall emotional payoff and character development are well worth the journey. This is a book that will resonate long after you’ve closed the pages.

For fans of poignant, multi-layered romance and supernatural thrillers, Our Infinite Fates is an unforgettable read that I would highly recommend!

What an incredibly beautiful story! I was swept along on the tides of this cursed romance in the best possible way. If you've been searching for a feeling like Addie Larue, look no further, this book has the same longing, the same treks through history, but in a unique and heartbreaking way that give you the vibes of Addie Larue without feeling like a copy in any way.

Throughout the story, you receive subtle hints at the truth of the bargain made and forgotten, and Evelyn's longing to know and remember really drives this story. Arden is infuriatingly stoic and reserved, but his deep passion and care come across on every page. I nearly dropped my kindle as the pieces came together and the truth of their history was revealed (and then nearly dropped it again when additional information was given a few chapters later) I highly recommend this for any fans of romantasy. Warning though, I would rate this as upper YA/NA, the content is a bit mature for the younger end of YA audiences and it is written in more of an adult style despite the age of the characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for my eARC to review.

There is a lot to this novel that it is hard to summarize without a lot of spoilers! This novel follows Evelyn and Arden through time and different lives but never past their 18th birthdays. Before they both turn 18 one of them murders the other one and their lives start over as does the draw they have for each other. This is a story about enduring love and what it means to be human.

I literally couldn’t put this book down. I read this in three days just enthralled in the story and wanting to know what happened next. I loved the jumping around the different lifetimes and how small things connected them together and built the overall story of who these characters grew to be in the present day. The character building was so strong and I really appreciated the fluid nature of gender in this story as well. It was not a simple reincarnation story where they were always male and female falling in love. It felt more realistic that if you were reincarnated through thousands of lifetimes that gender would be more random including place and class.

The twist in this one propelled the story to a different level and changed the novel completely. I went in thinking it was one story and then the twist changed it for me in the best way. It was so well done and it didn’t feel forced. Overall I would highly recommend this book, it has a great story with great characters that you will miss once the book is over.