I'm a little bummed I didn't like this one more. I thought it was a cool concept, it just didn't feel fully realized. I wanted more of Evelyn and Arden, but with so many different time lines and stories, the characters never felt fully developed. It gave off Addie LaRue vibes, but the pacing was a bit slower. The narration was good; definitely more of a young adult story than adult fiction.

Our Infinite Fates is a beautiful book. Some of the prose was so exquisite that I was left in awe. It's pitched as The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is How You Lose the Time War and I think that is a perfect comp, but while I was reading all I could think of was The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye and the Hawkman/Hawkgirl/Vandal Savage storyline from DC Comics.

Laura Steven created such a beautifully immersive world and story. The snippets into the various lives Evelyn and Arden lived was my favoirte part of the whole book. I also thought it was so special that they weren't always a straight, white pairing - that they lived lives where they were various races, nationalities, and sexualities. It made it even more beautiful to me.

This was genuinely gearing up to be a five star read for me... right until the third act/plot twist. I felt like it was a little cheap and predictable. I have a lot of thoughts on the matter that I can't really get in to without it being a spoiler. Oh Well.

I listened to the audiobook and I wasn't the biggest fan of the narrator at the start, but as the book went on, I grew to appreciate her style of narration.

Definitely one of the best YA books I've read this year.

Thank you to Wednesday Books for my gifted copy and to Netgalley and Libro.FM for my ALC.

Oh my gosh, this audiobook was absolutely captivating. What a brilliant and compelling love story that you can’t help but fall in love with yourself! It was tragic, but it mends your heart back perfectly and it gave me all the feelings!

This was unfortunately a miss for me and I DNFd mid-way through. I would try another of Laura's books and thought she had great prose!

Thank you to Wednesday books for the ALC. All thoughts are my own.

This was an interesting tale. Loved the narration! The storyline was capturing. The struggle is real for Evelyn and the way her story is written is beautiful. Will definitively recommend

Semi-reluctant 4 stars. The plot sucks you in and is really interesting. So is the writing. I think the comparison to Addie LaRue is pretty fair, but with a few caveats.
For one, there is a significant lack of depth. Everything is spelled out for the reader, repeatedly, without nuance. Maybe this is because it's YA, but I still think we could've seen more depth in the characters and more backstory with each of the flashback chapters.
Second, I thought the ending was pretty weak. I expected more of a buildup but after everything we built for 300 pages, the big bad conflict and epilogue were very fast and almost felt rushed.
Overall I would still recommend this because I really enjoyed the writing and it's fun to dive into some YA fantasy every once in a while. I would just say to manage your expectations while everyone is comping this to Addie, which is one of my favorite fantasy novels.

WOW!!!!
that is truly all I could say after finishing Our Infinite Fates.
Was I taken for a whirlwind!!! This book was on my most anticipated reads for 2025 and it certainly did not disappoint.

Our infinite fates follows Evelyn who is immortal and has lived many different lifetimes but is killed by her soulmate, Arden, in every one. This is meant to happen right before they are able to turn 18. Evelyn in this life, has a family who she loves very much and sister who is sick. She would do anything to save her, but can Arden suffice that?

I’ll be thinking about this book particularly the ending because THE. ENDING. I loved that I was able to feel Evelyn’s pain in throughout the whole story, you could tell she loved Arden so much but felt so much resentment and anger towards him at the same time. Her grappling with those feelings had you grappling with them too and that makes for great storytelling. I had to stare at a wall for a bit after finishing. I was truly speechless.

All in all, I rated this book 4.5 ⭐️
I’ve never read anything quite like it and I’m thankful I was able to read and LOVE one of my most anticipated reads of this year!!!

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Wednesday Books for the early e-arc in exchange for a review!! Our Infinite Fates will be out March 4th, 2025, please do yourself a favor and get a copy!!

When I finished this book, I immediately described it to a friend as a new adult/YA Addie LaRue. This is not a knock against it, although in this case it just made me want to pick up that book again. This book was pretty good for what it was. The back and forth throughout the lovers' history and trying to understanding why they continue to meet, fall and love, and then kill each other was enthralling. And, the reveal was excellent. I may be alone in this but, I really liked the open-endedness of the ending we get. My chief complaint is that I would have loved slightly more time spent in some of the back stories. I listened on audio and thought the narration by Sofia Oxenham lended the right ethereal, deep quality to the story.

Really enjoyed the book, pretty original premise with a surprising twist at the end! The narrator was really lovely and her voice was super easy to follow. She had a british accent which I think actually added to the experience, as this takes place mainly in London (besides the past lives flashbacks). The middle felt a little slow at parts, but besides that, I enjoyed it and recommend it!

This was an interesting audiobook that I unfortunately lost interest in continuing with the story to find out how things ended. Not sure if it was me, or the YA audience, but I found the book did more telling us than showing us and never really connected the love between the 2 characters.

Overall I did enjoy the lyrical writing and the narrator.

I wanted to like this so badly because the premise is absolutely incredible. Unfortunately it ended up being all form and very little substance. As many other reviews have noted, there is basically nothing compelling about the central relationship, which is supposed to be a love so great it's worth sacrificing everything. This book is such a good lesson in the impact of show vs. tell - you can't just tell me two people have a romance so great it transcends time and space and then give them zero chemistry. The flashbacks were such a great opportunity to build this connection through time, but in each one we missed out on seeing any kind of spark develop between the two characters. Really great concept and some beautiful writing but without a strong main pairing this basically falls apart.

A fantasy love story that travels through time in which one must always kill the other before their 18th birthday, only to be reincarnated to begin the cycle again. It’s a bit strange, and their story told in present time with flashbacks to their past lives, but you’ll get pulled into their story.

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A compelling mix of fantasy, mystery, and romance, *Our Infinite Fates* delivers a gripping story of reincarnation, destiny, and the battle against fate. Evelyn’s struggle to break free from an age-old curse while protecting her sister adds urgency and emotional depth to the plot. The tension between her and Arden—her relentless pursuer across lifetimes—creates a dynamic blend of suspense and star-crossed romance. With atmospheric writing and an intriguing supernatural premise, this novel keeps readers engaged as it unravels the mysteries of Evelyn’s past lives and the choices that will determine her future.

Ok I have to say I enjoyed this more than The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and I really wanted to love this but a few things missed the mark for me sadly.... I was kind of annoyed that you never really get an understanding for why the two main characters love each other? Maybe that's just a YA thing but it felt like alot of telling, not showing. It just lacked the same oomph that TILOAL did for me 😭 While I loved the past/present chapters in this, it felt so repetitive after the 40% mark because they kept having the same convos and you weren't really gaining anything after awhile with the past chapters. You get no depth or flashbacks from me the past chapters and there's so much the author could have done with it. I also just found the reveal to be lackluster at the end. But on a positive note the prose and way the book was written/narrated I really enjoyed! I feel like this is gonna be a hit or miss book for a lot of people!

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

Our Infinite Fates follows Evelyn and Arden as they are reincarnated in lifetime after lifetime, thousands of times, but always destined to love each other and kill each other.. and always before their 18th birthday in each lifetime. We follow the characters as they go to war in France and meet in the trenches there in that lifetime, then in expat-ridden Algeria in the next, and throughout many other lifetimes and lives. The main lifetime we always come back to is present-day, where Evelyn has a family she loves and is trying to do everything she can to save her sister. Meanwhile, Arden knows he must kill her before their 18th birthday.

I enjoyed the cat and mouse nature of this book, as well as getting some historical fiction exposure to many different time periods throughout the many lifetimes these two fated lovers lived. However, I do think it got to the point where I wanted more plot development besides just learning about another time period in which they lived and how one inevitably killed the other one eventually. We are left wondering about the reason behind this curse until the end of the book, to keep the suspense going. For me, the resolution of the curse in the book felt a little rushed and out of nowhere - I would’ve liked more foreshadowing or even a hint that the explanation for the curse was within the realm of possibility in the world of the book. However, I did at least feel content with the way the relationship between these two fated lovers was tied up! Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to get an ALC copy of this book 📚

I listened to the audiobook for Our Infinite Fates and I loved the reader. She has a slight accent which wasn’t over powering and her voice was easy to listen to.
As for the book itself, I’m not sure how I feel. The story was definitely unique and I did like the main characters but I feel the story was a bit drawn out. We could have found out the answer to the big question in this book in half the time. Once we did come to the conclusion I don’t know if it vibed with the rest of the book. I was just expecting something … bigger
I still would recommend this book because again it was very unique plus the love/hate and romance going on is worth the read.

*I received an eARC of this book via NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review

Unfortunately, I don’t think I was the correct audience for this one. I found the storyline difficult to follow. I’m proud I stuck with it, though!

I’ve not had much time to read recently so despite highly anticipating this one for months, I only finished up Our Infinite Fates this morning.

I can absolutely see why it was being compared to Addie. It has that same slowburn, glimpses of a life through time, character focused feel, but in a YA package.

I really loved the two main characters, Evelyn and Arden, and the way their lives were twisted together. The insights into their current and past relationships - and their different attitudes to this due to their multitude of short lives - made them deep, realistic characters.

The flashbacks to previous lives were intriguing, as was the mystery of their reincarnations which we are left wondering about along with Evelyn.
I didn’t see the twist coming, and while I initially felt it was a bit out of place compared to the story up to that point, I enjoyed the way it was developed.

The ending was left somewhat open for readers to interpret, but I choose to believe that what I suspected from the moment their deal was struck is true.

I do wish we had gotten to see some of Arden’s point of view at some point, as I feel that would have drawn me even further into their story.

I would definitely recommend OIF for those who loved Addie, but bear in mind that as a YA book it is by design less deep and detailed than her story.

The writing was beautiful and poetic. About 55% in, the story became pretty repetitive and I was eager to get to the end. The end surprised me, but wasn't anything that wowed me. I did like the narrator!

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced listening copy in exchange for my honest review.

I loved the audiobook and its narrator. I feel like they did such a wonderful job of bringing our main character to life but also voicing our love interest and other side characters and keeping me engaged as I listened to it at work. This is an audiobook I will be purchasing for myself.

As for the book itself, I will be sharing the review I left on that specific review:

This was everything. I went into this expecting not to enjoy it for some reason, and I came out of it obsessed.

This is a book middle school me would have eaten up so quickly, and I’m so grateful to have a book that gives me those same feels as back then since I’ve missed that and have been wanting it.

The writing was so entrancing and the characters and their various lives were so heartbreaking and hopeful and tragic and the twist was not what I would have expected it to be.

I do not have all the words to express how much I loved this, but if you are a fan of Fallen by Lauren Kate, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohTar and Max Goldstone, or Every Day by David Levithan, I feel like this would be just what you’d need next.

It incorporates aspects of a deal and centuries crossed like Addie LaRue, being semi enemies falling in love and crossing timelines like Time War, multiple lives lived and finding each other in every one with only one person remembering like Fallen, and inhabiting different bodies but loving each other all the same like in Every Day. And I loved it in those books and love them all coming together in this one.