Read if you enjoy:

Poetic and beautifully written books
Timeline jumps split between past and present day
The hunter vs hunted components
Rich culture and historical components
If you were a fan of the Addie Larue book and enjoy similar vibes with a different plot

The plot for “our infinite fates” is definitely a unique one! I absolutely loved the concept and once reading the synopsis I knew this was a book I wanted to try for myself.

This book definitely isn’t perfect by any means however I think if you go in with an open mind and you want to an enjoy an interesting and unusual story written eloquently and allow yourself to be enthralled by the big picture story of the two main characters whilst enjoying the ride and the vibes then you will have a fun and memorable time reading.

This book definitely takes you away from the rinse and repeat tropes we can get within the fantasy and magical realism genres so it was a nice change of pace with an author who had something new to say.

Thank you to the publisher and author the providing me with an EARC!

Publish date: March 4th 2025

Our Infinite Fates was un-put-downable. The story itself pulls you in from the first sentence, the writing itself is so lyrical and beautiful. Our Infinite Fates is one of those books where you get so sucked into reading the book that you forget who you are and where you are and when you finally come up for air you realize that you’re not in the book, you’re reading in your room or in a cafe or your favorite place to read.

Evelyn and Ardan, two souls who have been tethered together for centuries, have killed each other in every lifetime. Before her 18th birthday Ardan, a supernatural being whose life is tied to hers, has hunted her and killed her. In present day Wales, Evelyn, named Bran in this lifetime, has come to love the life she lives, and wants to live past her 18th birthday. She also needs to stay alive to complete a bone marrow transplant for her sister who’s dying. In order to save her sister, Evelyn has to stay alive. And to do that she has to find Ardan before he finds her, try to break their curse, and attempt to not fall in love again.

This book is absolutely perfect for fans of V.E. Swabs book “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue”! If you love heart wrenching books, lyrical writing, and books that stay with you long after you’ve read them, this book is perfect for you! Our Infinite Fates releases on March 4th, 2025!

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

Evelyn and Arden are soulmates. Across hundreds of years, Evelyn and Arden are reincarnated at the same time, and their bond inexplicably draws them to each other without fail. They are destined for each other, however they are fated to die each and every time. A tragedy of epic proportions.

“There was always Arden. There would always be Arden.”

Their love is woven together over so long. With each life they live, they will always find each other. Told through alternating timelines, Laura is able to explore so many of Evelyn and Arden’s lives together. We see snippets of their life, thei family, their normal, who they are as a person in this life. But we also see what is fated to happen in each of these lives, one killing the other.

A beautiful story that explores love and heartbreak and hope and grief and the torment of not being able to live fully with the one you love. Existential and deep, Our Infinite Fates is a compelling narrative that drew me in so deeply. I connected with Evelyn so much. Arden is even more tortured by the secrets he must keep.

“It’s an unstoppable force, and our love is an immovable object.”

Our Infinite Fates made me feel so much and I fell deeply for Evelyn and Arden’s lives, all of them—the good, the bad.

I’ve had an Addie LaRue sized whole in my heart for some time and Our Infinite Fates may have finally filled that gap. I loved the entire premise of this book. I mean how can you not be captivated when the MCs find love and then death in every timeline. I also enjoyed the blending of past and present timelines. This gives readers another look at the characters and allows us to understand them a little more each time. I found the twist at the end to be interesting although predictable. I do wish we got to spend more time with the villain of the story to make that portion more impactful. So much of this story is on the epic love between the two MCs that it’s easy to forget there’s a villain mixed in. While I think Sofia Oxenham did well with the actual narration of the story, I struggled a bit with the audiobook. This story as a whole is a slower pace, so with that, I had to keep bringing my focus back to the story. The emotion and depth Oxenham brought to the characters was spot on, I just think this one would’ve been a better full eyeball read for me personally.

A snapshot of two souls linked across time and the tragedy that began their cycle of death.

Evelyn knows her days are numbered, but more than in any of her lives before, she's desperate to live to her eighteenth birthday so that she can be a donor for her younger sister, who has leukemia. Her killer, her lover, is coming, and the approaching doom brings to the surface memories and fears of their long history. It's full of questions, and love, and always ends in tragedy. Does Evelyn dare to hope this time won't be the same?

Alright, I've got some bones to pick with the synopsis. First, “Evelyn remembers all her past lives.” Fact check, untrue. Evelyn remembers some of the past (Vermont, the infamous Siberia...) but she knows it's an incomplete picture. Second, “Try not to fall in love.” False again! It doesn't really matter if she does or not, and anyway she and her ill-fated lover are definitionally soulmates. In any place, and form, they have an undeniable spark when they meet that transcends something like ordinary emotions.

This story strikes me as more tragedy than romance. The timeline is rooted in present day, interspersed with moments from past lives unfolding in reverse order. As I said, it's not really about them falling in love, but more that intense moment of recognition and oh-no-this-is-happening-again. Given the minimal present-day plot line, the flashbacks were an easy favorite. The reverse chronology played well with the suspense, and the variety of their reincarnations (across time, geography, social status, and gender) raises interesting thoughts on the nature of love, the connection of body and soul, and whether it is worse to live without love or die while loving (and more - I adore the scene on the western front).

It's a quick read, and while I wish there'd been more time to get to know their different lives, it's a book that grows richer for the pondering once the final page is turned. Unlike Addie LaRue, this isn't a story of journeys, but endings. If I were reading again, I'd approach this as a study in moments.

4.25 ⭐️ Beautifully written mash up of primarily fantasy, a bit of historical fiction, a touch of mystery, and a love story/romantic element interwoven throughout. This is not my usual genre but hearing people compare it to Addie LaRue peaked my interest. I'm so glad I took a chance on this one! Arden and Evelyn are soulmates who find and ultimately kill each other in every reincarnation of their lives before the age of 18. The story alternates back in time to piece together their connection through hundreds of years and across the globe. Despite being considered YA, the writing was excellent and so beautiful in many places, especially the snippets of poems sprinkled throughout the book. I felt most connected to the characters in the present day storyline with Branwen and her sister, since many of the historical chapters just give a brief look at the character's lives. There were some areas where I started to feel the story become repetitive (trying to figure out why they always killed each other by 18) and the story took an unexpected turn towards the end but the final chapter was chef's kiss. Overall, I really enjoyed my reading experience, the characters, and the writing. Fans of Addie Larue, those who like to explore the meaning of life, reincarnation of souls, and our connection to others will especially love this one. I will certainly read more of this author in the future.

Thanks to NetGalley and for an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you so much to NetGalley & St. Martins Press for the eARC of this novel! I was also able to review the audiobook and it was phenomenal!

From the first few pages I knew that I had found a new favorite author — Laura Steven’s prose is captivating and her poeticism was one of my favorite aspects of the story. I am someone who loves “flowery” language and I felt that each sentence rolled off the tongue of the narrator so beautifully and filled with such depth.

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

This story was heartbreakingly tender and so intriguing I could not put it down for a moment! The mystery behind why Evelyn and Arden reincarnate, find each her in each life, and have to be each other’s end before 18 was wildly fascinating and unique. It also made me quite anxious (in a good way that stories do!) thinking of where or when Arden would appear to kill Evelyn. There was a sense of urgency in me to find out why these characters were experiencing this fate.

The story follows Evelyn and Arden in present day while also giving us glimpses of themselves in past lives. I loved the idea that their souls gravitated towards one another and that no matter their place, status, body, gender, etc. that they grew to love each other. I really looked forward to these flashbacks to learn more about their past relationships and to glean clues to their present day predicament — saving Evelyn’s younger sister.

I had so many “omg” moments throughout the story as plot twists and reveals occurred and the puzzle pieces started to fit. But nothing could have prepared me for the explanation and ending! I was not expecting it and quite honestly, didn’t like the reasoning at first. Near the end I felt that these threads of fate tangled into a giant red yarn ball mess and didn’t make sense. However, once I finished the book and was able to untangle the threads and look at the big picture of 1,000 years of life, love, and loss — I really enjoyed the turn the story had taken.

There are so many deep layers of wisdom and meaning woven within this story and once it ended I felt a big hole where Evelyn and Arden cleaved into me. I can’t wait for the release of this story and to reread it in its physical form again!

Wow!! What an interesting story! I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like this.

Evelyn is always murdered right before her 18th birthday. She can remember all her past lives. I can’t even imagine how crazy that must feel to remember your past lives. How frustrating to not make it past 18. Who keeps hunting Evelyn? Will she able to find this devil so she can stay alive and help her little sister! The writing in this book is beautiful. I really enjoyed reading it, as well as getting to listen to it!

Thank you so much NetGalley, Laura and St.Martins Press for the E-ARC!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publication Date: March 4th 2025

“the cruelest fate the gods and stars had ever written: the person I loved most in the world was the person who would ultimately destroy me.”

thank you so much to netgalley and st. martin’s press for sending me this book early in return for my honest thoughts!

FIVE stars.

i’ve sat down to write this review at least three separate times, only for my words to fail me. i saw a tiktok that said this was a combination of the invisible life of addie larue and this is how you lose the time war and immediately added it to my tbr. and i cannot express how glad i am to have read this.

i’m not one to seek out books that contain philosophical themes of soulmates, fate, and reincarnation…but this moved me in a way few books throughout my life have. there’s just something so poignant about this book. the way arden and evelyn’s love transcended THOUSANDS of years was everything to me. (i do wish we could have seen more details of their past lives, but my imagination will suffice)

this is the type of book you could reread a thousand times and still get something different out of it with each read. i highlighted over six dozen quotes that stuck out to me. i lost count of the number of times i had to stare at the ceiling and let a quote marinate in my brain because they were SO powerful. ohhhh to be an immortal being who loves and has loved and will love things for the rest of their lives.

GAHHHH im never going to be able to properly express this book. i guess the best way of putting it is: if you’re someone who loves and loves and loves even when you know it’ll end one day: this is the book for you. if you’re someone who finds comfort in the reincarnation of any and all things (a sunflower/dandelion having seeds in their middle, creating a perpetual cycle of life, death, life—the sun rising, setting, and rising again): this is the book for you. if you dream of an all-consuming, life-transcending, type of love: this is the book for you.

i WILL be going to barnes and noble come march to get this book in every edition my store has and rereading it over and over and over and over.

First, I would to extend a huge thank you to NetGalley, St. Martins Press and @macmillan.audio for the advanced ebook and audio copy of this book, to author, Laura Steven for this incredible story and to Sofia Oxenham for the wonderful narration.

~ The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries.

They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one.~

This book blew me away. It was so beautiful and poetic that I found myself mesmerized from the very first chapter. There was so much depth, not only with each character, but in the writing itself- I felt transported to each point in time, vividly seeing as if I were there alongside them, feeling each emotion and heartbreak every step of the way. I will say that for me, the twist felt slightly anticlimactic, but I found the story to be so enjoyable that this didn’t take away from my overall experience.

Now, I have read reviews stating that there are too many quotes and poetry throughout the story and while I can agree that there are many, I feel that they fit seamlessly, making this book the hauntingly beautiful tale that it is. This really came through in the audiobook and was done perfectly in my opinion. I also plan on getting the physical copy on release day!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A well crafted magical tale with romance at the centre. Think, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Divine Rivals.

I was actually shocked when I found out this was YA. Like sure, our characters never get past the age of 18, but the nuance and beauty of this story is so encapsulating. I love the trope of multiple lives and fated love, and Laura Steven pulled it off wonderfully.

Like c'mon how can you not read a book when the tagline is "They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one." INTRIGUE!!!

Overall I thought this book was enjoyable! I would have likes the underrealm and the mother to be explained more as I was a bit confused at how fast the ending happened. It’s definitely an interesting premise and cool to go through time with the main characters.

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Laura’s writing is always amazing, but this one??? I cannot think of words to describe how I feel about this book. 5 stars are not enough. I cannot fathom how this book has affected me. It is wonderful, it is heartbreaking and hopeful, it makes me want to scream into the universe. It makes me want to hug it to my chest and never let it go. I want to reread it, but for the first time again.

I will read this again. I will annotate it - I already have a notes app full of pages I enjoyed.

This book has destroyed me. I am so overwhelmingly happy to have it in my possession, to have read it, and still absolutely devastated that I’ve finished it. What do I even do now?

I am so grateful to have gotten to read this book so early.

I loved this book!!

First of all the description was ideal and allowed for me to really know what I was getting into.

I loved this story from the first page, I think the idea is brilliant and creative and heart wrenching!! The characters throughout history falling in love and falling in love with various versions of themselves was beautiful!! Having these characters exist in each lifetime and find one another, love one another and then kill one another. It's brilliant.

I loved this! I was hooked and captivated from the beginning!!!

This is my first time reading Laura Steven's books and I loved it and will read anything she writes.

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Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.
Our Infinite Fates releases March 4, 2025

2.5

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

Arden and Evelyn are destined to find each other in every lifetime, and to kill each other by the time they reach the age of eighteen.
The problem is, the premise quickly becomes repetitive and the reader isn’t given enough time with the reincarnated versions of Arden and Evelyn to emotionally care about their tethered bond before their eventual deaths.
Yes, they are fated lovers, but the act of romance itself is very removed from the plot, and I think that’s where I struggled with most of the emotional depth, or lack thereof.

I liked that the reincarnated versions of Arden and Evelyn weren’t constrained to the same genders throughout the hundreds of years, but I’m convinced that every book comped against <I>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</I> will never meet my expectations.

3.75 rounded up!

so i found this book to be very good but a little redundant and repetitive at the same time… its weird because while i do appreciate the looks back into their previous lives it felt a little hard to stay connected to their present one. i feel almost as if there were a lot of lives that needed to be a bit expanded upon (especially present day) and possibly rearranged?

disclaimer that i am not always the biggest fan of dual timelines, let alone the several we she in this book so take what i say with a grain of salt.

the way everything goes down at the end felt very anticlimactic to me as well.

i also cant say i was the biggest fan of the narrator so maybe that is what took me out of it and i possibly should have just stuck to reading the ebook alone. the narrator almost had an AI feel to the way they spoke, she has a beautiful voice and accent however there was a huge lack of any emotion coming from her.

open endings almost always frustrate me however i quite liked this one. it satisfied some part of me to think that they would finally get things right this time.

i fear it sounds like i didnt enjoy this at all but i did for the most part! there were just a lot of little things to nitpick compared to things to obsess over

“I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you.” They’ve loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They’ve killed each other in every one.

Evelyn has memories of past lifetimes, in where she’s loved Arden. And in every one of those lives, she’s either killed or been killed by him. She has no idea why he keeps coming after her, the reason they’re so drawn together, or why the cycle starts all over again after their deaths. All she does know is that she’s determined in this life to live long enough to be a lifesaving donor to her younger sister with cancer.

This was such a heart achingly beautiful novel. You find yourself torn as to who the true villain is the whole time. It is very reminiscent of Addie La Rue but the plot line is wholly its own. Told in alternating time lines, you get glimpses of Evelyn and Arden’s past while they try to fight for a new future.

Recommended if you like: YA fantasy, alternating timelines, lgbt+

Evelyn has lived the last millennium seventeen years at a time. She keeps reincarnating, then getting murdered before her eighteenth birthday. Arden is both her one true love and her nemesis: they are always reborn in close proximity and drawn together inexorably, but Arden persists in killing her and refusing to explain why. With just a few days until her birthday, Evelyn is determined to fight, not just for herself, but for her little sister who needs a transplant. A sweeping love story. The tendency toward florid language and epic emotions is perfectly in keeping with YA romantasy.

I absolutely loved this book! YA is not usually a genre I read. The romance and friendship between Evelyn and Arden are so beautiful it made my heart melt. This was incredible from start to finish. It reminded me of Addie La Rue which I loved.

Evelyn and Arden reincarnate through the centuries. They have loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They have killed each other in every lifetime all before their eighteenth birthday. Evelyn loves her family and her life she has now a thousand years later. Her sister needs a bone marrow transplant in order to stay alive. Evelyn wants to give that to her. She wants to continue to live and grow old with Arden. But Arden shows up and must kill her soon. Evelyn wants to know why he always has to kill her and why can't they stay together and alive. Arden has never told her the truth. Until know.

I never could figure out why Arden needed to kill Evelyn at her eighteenth birthday. I was guessing all throughout the book. I couldn't put it down. It was very well written. The prose where strong and poetic. The poems throughout the book were beautiful. I highly recommend this book. I can't wait for this authors next book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for this ARC.

I enjoyed Our Infinite Fates. The concept of two souls being fated to love and destroy each other across lifetimes was compelling, and I loved how the story wove through different historical settings.

The alternating timelines kept me hooked, especially trying to piece together who Arden was in the present. Evelyn’s struggle to break the curse, especially with her sister’s life on the line, added so much tension and emotion.

At times, the story felt a little repetitive, and I wish certain elements had been explored more, but overall, it was beautifully written and had such an addictive quality.

Definitely a heavy read, but one that sticks with you.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.