Y'all. This book has me in a chokehold. I cannot stop thinking about it. I immediately purchased this for my bookshelf and it is has the most gorgeous gold foil edges. This is full of pure emotion and thrill, I couldn't get enough of it. It, in fact, inspired me to want to write a book of my own with how beautiful and captivating the prose was. It has a happy ending, don't you worry! I cannot recommend this book enough.

I have a lot of thoughts but overall I was really engaged in this!

Conceptually a triumph! Writing execution? Middling. This book plays with the idea of fate and fated lovers in such a fun way, and I liked how many identities it explored and (mostly) how it did so.

However, the writing was somewhat overwrought. It felt like there were too many moments per page at writing something profound or emotionally touching. The effect ends up being somewhat thin.

I still enjoyed the story and would read more from this author.

This book is beautiful. I absolutely love the story. It is complicated, gripping and written so well. I was captivated by this book from page one. It drove me crazy that I could not figure out the twist, but really who would? It is such an original story. I enjoyed every second of it. I also have been thinking about it for an entire month! This should be a movie!

love Love LOVE IT. I am obsessed with everything about this story. The way they have to do what they do and continue to do it over and over again with changes every time. It was just spectacular and I can’t wait to read anything else the author writes.

2.5 rounded down.

I first discovered this book on an Instagram reel from the author. I was absolutely hooked on the premise of soulmates reincarnating and killing each other - like that’s so cool! However, after finishing the book I was extremely disappointed with the payoff.

The writing style is supposed to be lyrical and beautiful and all that crap, but to me it felt SO overdone. Maybe this is just a me thing, but there doesn’t have to be meaning in every single aspect of life. You don’t have to have an existential crisis every three pages. I felt like this book was trying way too hard to be deep and meaningful, that instead it felt like nothing mattered. It would’ve been so much better if the book was subtle about things.

Another big issue for me was the plot line. All of the back and forth between timelines honestly pissed me off. I would get super invested in the current timeline, then we’d jump back 600 years. I know it was trying to show how their relationship had transcended time, but it just annoyed me. I think doing it a few times would be cute, but we really did not need that much context for them.

The characters were fine I guess. I have no real feelings for either of them, since I feel like we barely even got to know them with all of the fancy language and time jumps. I really just didn’t connect with either of them.

As for why this was all happening and the lore behind it, it was so underdeveloped. Maybe I just read a lot of fantasy and like complex world building, but this had such a half assed explanation for everything. After reading the last two chapters I kind of understood why it was structured that way, but I felt like as a reader I still had very little clue about why everything was happening or how it all worked. It’s being marketed this as a fantasy book, when it really doesn’t read like one to me.

Another big thing for me was that this felt like it was being written so that it could be turned into a movie. I don’t know if that makes sense, but it just feels like it was written as an indie movie in waiting.

I think that this author definitely has potential, but that this isn’t as revolutionary as some people are making it out to be. It kind of feels like the author read Divine Rivals and decided to make something with the same feel as that, but then didn’t properly execute it.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy <3

Do you like stories of love that spans eternity? Yearning? Deals made with the *devil*? Then boy oh boy do I have the book for you!

In this book, Evelyn and Arden are destined to love each other in every lifetime. They are also destined to kill each other in every lifetime before their 18th birthdays.

When Evelyn's sister in her most recent timeline gets sick and Evelyn is her only chance at survival, Evelyn has decided she's had enough and is determined to end the curse to save her sister, Arden, and herself.

I really enjoyed this book and Evelyn and Arden's love story in all its iterations. And when you figure out why they must kill each other ... whoa.

The thing I struggled with the most was that I wanted more from the latter half of the book where they are in the underworld. That part felt too rushed, and I just wanted more from that. I think this book easily could have been another 100 pages.

Overall, I enjoyed this and would recommend to anyone interested in romantasy.

3.5 stars/5 ... rounded up to 4

4.5 stars. The billing as a mix of Addie LaRue and This is How You Lose a Time War is spot on. This book is a collection of a love stories gone wrong through the ages. Following Evelyn and Arden, the story traces their reincarnation over and over again as they repeatedly die just prior to their 18th birthday. Arden tracks Evelyn, while she has to determine which character in her life he is...the one who will kill her.

I loved the different short tales in this book and how the timelines all wove together. The primary thread is set in present day, with Evelyn as Bronwyn and Arden unknown to her. She knows her death is coming, but she needs to save her sister from dying before she herself is gone. It's a race against the clock as she tries to remember how this horrible curse even came to be.

Intermixed with the primary story are flashbacks to Evelyn's prior lives, traveling the world from Latin America to Siberia, Constantinople to the deserts of the Middle East. Each life gives a bit more insight to the relationship between Arden & Evelyn and why their lives are so intertwined.

I loved this book much more than I expected to. The writing is lovely and the weaving of the timelines is done so well. I loved the richness of the writing and how well each little vignette captures a life. I appreciated how creatively she changed their situations and how the reader really got transported along with the characters.

I was a bit disappointed in the explanation of the source of their curse. It is quite creative and well conceptualized, I think it just paced a little faster than I liked given the speed of the narrative prior to the denouement. Other than that, I enjoyed all the little snippets of history and how the story worked as a puzzle with each timeline slotting a few more pieces into place. This is definitely worth a reread.

This is one of my new favorite books! Our Infinite Fates is The Invisible Life of Addie Larue meets Every Day. If you need something unique and unputdownable to read, give this one a try!

While this was not for me, I think students who are fans of Addie LaRue will love this YA magical story. The writing is lush and lyrical and it's Romeo and Juilet-esque storyline will appeal to young readers. Romantic and tragic, this is sure to be a hit among the YA audience. But for this adult reader, the flowery writing took me out of the story.

This was such a beautiful interpretation of fated mates/reincarnation. Evelyn and Arden have loved eachother across lifetimes, but as their love is fated so are their deaths. Evelyn must die before she turns 18 and Arden must be the one who does it. In the present day, Evelyn's birthday is approaching and so is her only chance to save her sister. She has never wanted to avoid death more than she does now.

I really enjoyed this novel and how we got to see so many different iterations of Evelyn and Arden's lives together. Some lifetimes were more devastating than others, but you could feel their love in so many. The last 15% was quite the twist and the story ended in a way I didn't anticipate. I will definitely read from this author again.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for a review copy!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for providing me with an ARC of this book! I won’t lie—I’m a sucker for destined mates/soulmates, so I was beyond excited to dive into this story. Laura Steven absolutely crushed her take on this trope and reincarnation. The cover is stunning, and the writing is just as captivating. I also bought the Waterstones special edition of this book since reading it, and it's so pretty!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a story like this one before and I really enjoyed all the storylines and depth of characters even when we only get so limited time with them throughout each timeline. Of course there was some repetitiveness, but it’s also one of those books where you need to keep reading to finally see how it plays out and it’s so worth it in the end.

Thank you Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the arc!

So painfully beautiful. This books is such a amazing journey of the depth of love, and ability to endure. Honestly I'm not always a big fated mates fan but never gave me that cringe that I get from those tropes. All in all the angst was amazing but sometimes the story moved on when I wish they would delve deeper into some aspects of the curse, and the characters motivations.

A cute love story. A little predictable and got repetitive at times with the past lives. I felt like we were told of how much they loved each other but didn't get to see them fall in love and really establish their original connection.

Loved this book! Perfect lite romantasy for those starting out. Fantastic world building. Highly recommend.

Evelyn has lived many lives over centuries. However, before she turns 18 her soulmate Arden find her & kills her. The story is told in alternating timelines. The present timeline Evelyn wants to stick around long enough to save her sister's life through a bone marrow transplant, but time is running out before Arden finds her again. I was a little skeptical reading this one, because how can you say you love someone so much & continously murder them! I was definitely surprised when the reveal happened & it all made sense. I was hooked with the story & will recommend to those who love following characters through centuries, cat and mouse trope, & light fantasy

What a masterpiece this was. Bridgerton and fates vibes. I loved loved loved this. The pining the romance and all the feels. This was a new to me author and it was so beautifully written. Didn’t feel like YA either. I need more!!!!

Really enjoyed this book, the writing and story flowed beautifully. It was definitely an Age of Adeline style adventure but with a crazy twist that I did not see coming at the end. The juxtoposoition of the story unfolding in present time alternating with past lives going back farther and farther was so well done. Should be on anyone's want to read list. Well done.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

This was a touching, intricately written book. The storyline was very unique and it drew me in from the start.

I hate that The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a comp title for this. That book is a masterpiece. This . . . is a book that thinks it is a masterpiece but that carries no weight beyond some beautifully crafted sentences.

We are told this is a love story for the ages, a love so deep and true that their bond has lasted centuries and mortal life after mortal life. We see little snippets of it. We spend most of our time in the present day where our two main characters spend more time being combative with each other than anything else. We are never given any reason why these two people love each other other than that their love is “fated”. That is simply not enough to get a girl invested in a supposedly infinite romance when I see zero proof of said love on the page.

On a sentence-level, this writing is absolutely gorgeous. As a whole, I turned the last page with the impression that I was supposed to feel joy and rapture and delight at this awe-inspiring love overcoming a disastrous fate to conquer all evil; instead, I was left shaking my head at so many pretty words strung together to create emptiness.

That final twist and those ending scenes gave me a good laugh. The story would have been much more interesting if those plot points were introduced anywhere before the 90% mark.

This book was not for me.