3.5 stars for me. While it was heartwrenching at times it failed to keep my attention throughout so I found myself skimming alot.

“They’ve loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They’ve killed each other in every one.”

Our Infinite Fates is beautifully written. i had soo many highlights in this book! In addition to seeing flashbacks to their previous lives, we follow them through the one Evelyn is currently living. Given that we witness more than a dozen of their deaths in this manner, the flashbacks were well done and not at all jumpy.

i will say that i loved the complexity of their dynamic. wholeheartedly loving the other while simultaneously anticipating their demise. that tension and intensity kept me invested!

there’s the mystery of why they continue to unalive each other, and i like how we slowly discover the answer. by the time i understood what was happening, i was a mess. obviously the love story is gut-wrenching, but there's a lot more to it than that. having had lived more than 100 lives, Evelyn has lost so many people in her time. you reallyy feel that loss when you’re reading and it hits you hard. grief is a heavy topic in this book.

i rated this 4 stars because it took me a while to feel any connection to the characters. there’s a lot of *saying* that they’re in love, but it’s confusing when they’re.. well.. killing each other. 😅 it took me a minute to feel, but the love is definitely there.

i’d definitely recommend this if you enjoyed “The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue”.

huge thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC!!

I was completely drawn into this book’s premise. Our Infinite Fates delivers an intriguing, unique, and beautifully crafted story of love, fate, and the relentless pull of two souls across lifetimes.

Evelyn and Arden’s dynamic was fascinating—she’s endlessly hopeful, while he’s a jaded poet, and their connection felt inevitable yet tragic. I especially loved how the flashbacks moved backward in time, slowly unraveling the mystery of their origins. The tension between them, balancing love and danger, kept me hooked the entire time.

The ending wasn’t quite what I was hoping for—I wanted to feel a bit more fulfilled—but I appreciated that it was fitting for the story and, in its own way, happy for all involved. I’ll definitely be picking up more from Laura Steven in the future! Highly recommend for fans of sweeping, time-spanning love stories with a touch of darkness.

Our Infinite Souls by Laura Steven is a story about Evelyn and Arden who have loved each other for centuries as they have been reincarnated over and over, always finding their way back to one another, but have killed each other in every lifetime before they turn 18.

This story is written very well. In fact it is dripping with such beautiful metaphors and lyrical quotes about love and life that you will absolutely want to highlight. The way the author gives us a look into so many lifetimes Evelyn and Arden had throughout history and places around the world was great storytelling and I really loved that.

I also loved how all the glimpses into all Evelyn’s past lives intertwined with her present day life in which Evelyn is in a life she loves and is doing everything she can to save her little sister who is sick before the inevitable happens- her death by the hands of Arden before turning 18, which she is only a few weeks shy of.

The way all the pieces of the story come together bit by bit as we the reader are taken on this journey trying to figure it all out with Evelyn was done so well! Truly, the author did a wonderful job writing this story!

I wanted to read this book because the synopsis sounded incredible and it said it was for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. All that being said, going into this book knowing that and the great writing and storytelling I got to experience reading it, I thought for sure this would be a book I would have rated much higher than a 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4). I’m settling on a 3.5 stars because even though I enjoyed this book, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would and enjoyment factors into my overall rating, even when a story is well crafted and written beautifully. I do, however, know that there will be a lot of people out there who will love this book very much at a 5 star level!

Thank you kindly to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending me the ARC e-book in exchange for my honest review!

I was very excited at the prospect of epic romance that I knew would be somewhat tragic and heart-rending...but ultimately this one was just not for me.

I was surprised by how quickly the book goes straight to violent deaths, over and over again, without any buildup in the romance first. It is repetitive without each iteration of the characters really providing any more context or depth to their love or relationship. It made the brutality that much more jarring, because the reader just isn't given the time to get invested.

I also felt that the lore in this story wasn't consistent - there are times when Evelyn claims she doesn't remember most of her past lives, but then frequently reminisces about them. It's not clear to me whether she starts looking for Arden at a certain age, or whether she's not meant to recognize them, only fall in love again. This felt inconsistent and confusing.

I will say, the writing itself is beautiful and I highlighted many passages that were beautiful musings on life, love and grief. I also loved the exploration of soul and gender and the freedom the author had in this context to explore whether or how those identities are connected.

Overall I think some readers will love this, but it was too brutal for me.

Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I had a wonderful time reading this story. Two star crossed lovers fated to destroy each other in every lifetime and I fell every part of the heartache they felt. I felt every ounce of yearning they felt for each other and truly ate up every word. The prose was beautiful without being pretentious.
This book took me out of a reading, slump and I found it very hard to put down. it really set standard for a love that spans all of time and distance and circumstance

3.5 ⭐️

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

Here’s alittle backstory on this book-

We follow Arden and Evelyn over the span of 1,000 years in which they have loved, loathed and unalived eachother in a never ending cycle. They can never live to be 18 due to a curse placed on them long ago. Their souls are twined together in a twist of fate that causes them both to take their final breath of their current life and the first in their next together.

I loved the time jumps between present day and the past and how each time we made this leap it took us further and further back in time and in their story. Each life was vastly different from the next. They changed genders, status in life and location so it was very intriguing to follow along with their unique journey.

This book felt so profound. It held little nuggets about life written in the most beautiful light. It was truly poetic in its description of love and loss and grief but also the depths of what it means to truly love someone to their core. Knowing and loving them in all their forms. We, as the reader, get to experience the human existence through all of its phases, portraying all walks of life and what it means to live a difficult life of suffering or poverty to the ease of wealth and opportunity.

Some downfalls for me were the “plot twist” at the end and not being able to truly understand where Arden and Evelyn really began. We get snippets here and there but I feel like the fact that they have loved eachother for more than 1,000 would’ve hit me harder had I understand how deep their love ran for one another. The plot also completely took me out of the story. It felt like a stretch or as if I was reading two completely different stories.

Otherwise, I would recommend this book to others. It was very beautifully written and had so many emotional and relatable insights about the human existence and life.

Big thanks to NetGalley for the early read. I did have to come back to this book a second time but I’m glad I did!

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is a captivating read that tackles themes of fate, free will, and self-discovery. The characters are relatable and their growth is heartfelt, even if I wished for a bit more depth at times. The plot is engaging, with some emotional twists that really make you think. The writing is sharp, and while the pacing can be uneven, it’s a story that stays with you. Overall, a solid four-star read for those who love thought-provoking YA!

Oh my god. This book. This glorious, beautiful book. I love any kind of book with soulmates and enduring love so I knew I’d enjoy this but holy god I didn’t know how much I’d love it. I feel like my heart was just put through the wringer, torn apart, and then swaddled back together with all the care and love in the universe. An absolutely perfect book. Not a single note. Evelyn and Arden live in my heart now.

POV: singular, first and third person

You can expect: fate, reincarnation, loss, family, forgiveness, curse, soulmates, sacrifice.

Rep: side character with leukemia, queer main characters, grief, lesbian side character.

Spice: 1/5 (vague, brief, and non-graphic description)

CW: violence, death, murder

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is a haunting and imaginative story of love, destiny, and the brutal weight of repetition. Evelyn and Arden have lived—and died—together across countless lifetimes. Bound by a curse that demands one of them kill the other before their eighteenth birthday, they are caught in an endless cycle of love and loss. Arden remembers every tragic detail, while Evelyn stumbles through fragmented memories, desperate to understand why they are doomed to this fate. But this life is different. Evelyn’s younger sister needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant after her birthday, and breaking the curse is no longer just about survival—it’s about saving her family.

Steven’s writing feels like walking through a vivid dream, transporting readers across centuries and continents with ease. The alternating glimpses into past lives add depth to Evelyn and Arden’s relationship, making their present-day struggle more poignant. Their connection is compelling yet unsettling, constantly teetering between affection and destruction.

Beyond the central romance, the story also explores the enduring power of family and friendship, reminding us that love isn’t just about passion—it’s about sacrifice, loyalty, and the desire to protect those we care about.

While the ending leans more into the fantastical than expected, the emotional impact remains strong. Our Infinite Fates is an addictive, beautifully written tale about breaking cycles, confronting the past, and discovering whether love can truly transcend time. If you enjoy stories where fate and free will collide, this book will captivate you from start to finish.

I’m respectfully DNF’ing this book and giving it 3 stars. My friend reposted a pic of this book w a screenshot of her honest, generally positive review and got a DM from the author - I didnt even know people could see when you repost pictures on IG stories! Personally that left a bad taste in my mouth as I don’t ever want to worry if an author is in reviewer spaces. A few of my friends and the GR reviews generally say this one misses a lot in substance, so I’m going to pass !

“Our Infinite Fates” is the story of two souls that are reincarnated into each generation for a thousand years. Each time, Arden must kill Evelyn before her eighteenth birthday. Arden remembers every aspect of the history that led them to this point, but Evelyn does not, and Arden won’t tell her. In this life, Evelyn is trying to stay alive long enough to donate bone marrow to her sister Gracie and save her life. When Arden appears, Evelyn knows she doesn’t have long, and strikes a deal for him to wait as long as possible to kill her. While trying to wait out the clock, the two explore their feelings for one another, as they have in countless lifetimes before.
I didn’t feel this book had anything new to offer to the idea of incarnation and immortality; most of what happened hear has already been done in other stories. The catch I thought was somewhat more unique was the cognitive dissonance of being in love with someone who has killed you and is trying to kill you again, however I don’t think the book took this idea as at as it could have. I also thought Arden’s supposedly catastrophic reasoning for keeping their origins from Evelyn were largely anticlimactic and detracted somewhat from their dynamic. Also, as a med student, I couldn’t help but be bothered by the major plot point that hinged on Evelyn’s allergy to general anesthesia and therefore had to undergo bone marrow aspiration with no sedation or even local anesthesia, despite the fact that a) there are so many kinds of general anesthesia and some of them would certainly have been safe (where was the ketamine?) b) local anesthesia and general anesthesia are not even close to being the same thing and c) why did she not undergo desensitization therapy years ago. All that being said this was a reasonably interesting and enjoyable read.

Incredible potential with a premise like this, but the execution was sloppy and messy. This was the worst kind of instalove, where the book keeps telling us that they are so much in love but does not show us why (No connection or backstory supported their relationship). The plot barely moves until the twist is revealed at the 80ish% mark and even that felt flat. It just shorts scenes from their past lives that tell us nothing followed by the present-time chapters where nothing happens, rinse and repeat for 200ish pages.

*not a spoiler free review*

3.25 ⭐️!

i was very excited for this book! the premise seemed lovely and i was promised angst so i was alllll for this. however, i found that the interesting premise wasn’t captivating enough. everything was far too underdeveloped for me to get attached.

i think YA readers will like this however, as there were some pretty and poetic, if not tumblr-esque, lines about love. and who knows, name dropping taylor swift and formula one may also be appealing to that audience. i personally felt that those quirks—and sentences like ‘which i did recognize as an extraordinarily sapphic way to think’—were jarring and lowered the prose to an unnecessarily juvenile internet-buzzwordy level.

i also felt like it took a long time to figure out why anything was happening. the time spent before that did not lead me to get especially attached to evelyn or arden. dylan’s complete drop of the ‘golden retriever act’ (hello tiktok trope) was very strange; arden puts on these characters, unceremoniously drops them, and seems to retain none of their characteristics or connections to evelyn. i found myself mostly craving the flashback sequences where evelyn and arden do seem to have a genuine connection, one that keeps its dynamic through the centuries. i could spend forever in those scenes, flitting between lives with the two protagonists. i dearly enjoyed the different families we got to meet and for how small a role each side character played, they felt pretty real. so that was truly lovely!

other than that, this was okay. the ending did feel incredibly rushed and unearned (which may have been solved if arden admitted what the hell was going on earlier…) but hey… defeating evil with the literal power of love isn’t new and is touching, at least slightly, every time. i think it’s intended audience will overlook most of my other small criticisms and be obsessed with the enduring nature of their love and since this book was enjoyable over anything else, i would recommend it in the end!

thank you to net galley and the publisher for this ARC!

3/5 stars. Overall, the book was entertaining but a bit slow at times. I wish there was more time spent showing how Evelyn and Arden fell in love. I feel like the story skipped how they fell in love and got straight into the consequences of their love. This made it feel like the consequences dragged out but I didn't know or at times care why. I wanted to love this book so badly, because the premise was so interesting. I loved the poetry aspects and the flashbacks were great, I just wanted move of why/how they fell in love.

Oh I absolutely loved this. One of those books that impacted and affected me in ways I was not expecting in the slightest. While this is being compared to a few others, the story felt wholly fresh and unique and left me wanting so much more.

Evelyn and Arden had an electric chemistry in every life and I love how their love extended beyond any constraint one would typically expect. I don’t want to give too much away in reviewing this for the sake of allowing other reads the same experience I had but to sum it up simply I adored this book. I am so thrilled to have been able to review it early and am so excited for Laura Steven’s adult release later this year.

This was a highly anticipated read that I struggled to connect with. Although I really enjoyed the flashbacks in reverse telling us the origin story of Evelyn and Arden, it felt very choppy and I never felt like I got invested in any of the storylines. I wish there would have been more development into their history since we spend 85% of the book not even knowing the why behind the arrangement. By the time we get to trying to actually solve the problem, I really didn’t care anymore. This was well written and the poetry and concept were beautiful. I just don’t think this was the type of book for me.

Our Infinite Fates is a lyrical blend of fantasy, romance, and murder mystery. We know the victim, we know the murderer, but we don't know the why, and Steven has created an astounding love story wrapped around this dark question.

Evelyn and Arden have chased each other through time, reincarnating again and again for millennia only to have to kill the other just before they turn 18. Arden remembers their past lives and knows exactly what will happen if the pair fail to die before their 18th birthday, but Evelyn remembers little more than snatches of her earlier lives, forced to constantly question why her fate is to die at Arden's hand. Despite the animosity between the two, years of relationships--both platonic and romantic--have caused the two to fall in love, yet that love doesn't stop Arden from completing his task. But Evelyn has finally reached a life where she's desperately needed: she's a perfect bone marrow match for her sick sister, but the procedure is set to occur after Evelyn's birthday. How far will Evelyn go to stop Arden, save her sister, and find the truth of her infinite fates?

I really enjoyed this book. Steven's writing is poetic and descriptive without being too much, and Evelyn and Arden are both strong characters. Every few chapters is a flashback to one of the pair's previous lives, and these glimpses into the past provide depth to the character's relationship as well as answers. The current timeline is filled with interesting side characters and an intriguing book of poetry that is both lovely to read and important to Evelyn, and I couldn't wait to see why Evelyn and Arden kept having to die.

The only reason I didn't give this one 5 stars is because the ending is a bit fantastical, and not in a good way. I mean, I guess all the questions were answered, and everyone got what they wanted, but it seemed a bit silly? The final chapter, however, was a nice, open-ended conclusion, and it did leave me with warm fuzzies. Overall, this was a great read, and I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Steven's future releases.

This book reminds me so much of Addie LaRue but anything Addie LaRue lacked Our Infinite Fates made up for it. I could tell by Chapter 2 that not only was I hooked but that I was going to enjoy this journey with Arden and Evelyn. Even though the vibes were similar to Addie LaRue, this book blew it out of the water. I loved the characters developments, jumping between present and past lives, how the reincarnation worked and all the different past lives. The ending was a perfect wrap up for the 1000 year lives the characters lives.

I can not stress how much I loved this story and I have already been sharing it with as many people as possible and so excited to see its release.

Evelyn and Arden have been alive for centuries, if not longer. They have never made it past their 18th birthdays, mostly due to the fact that their lives are tied together and one must always kill the other before they become adults.

However, in present day, Evelyn really loves her current life and is determined to save her younger sister from cancer via a bone marrow transplant. The only problem is that it can’t happen until after her 18th birthday. When Arden shows up, Evelyn begins to unravel.

I made it about 50% of the way through this book and I was really enjoying it, but it just got so repetitive and I didn’t have the urge to pick it up anymore. I think if the book was shorter it would have worked better. I liked the flashbacks to previous lives (and deaths), but it just was over and over and over and the way it sort of edged the reader just got redundant for me.