This story is a tragic love story that spans lifetimes and many historical events and places.

What worked for me:
- characters that are loyal and likable
- side characters that add to the enjoyment of the story
- interesting time traveling, magical plot with many twists and turns
- a mysterious element that made me want to keep reading so I could find out why this event keeps happening

What didn't work for me:
- I felt like it became a bit repetitive as the plot continued. This same loop just kept happening on and on and on and I thought some of that could have been shortened. I became frustrated and wanted to just get on with it and find out what was going on.

I really loved this book. It one I can read for the first time again.
This story was beautiful I have not read a book like this before. I loved the journey it takes you on with showing how Evelyn and Arden are fated to always be together. It's a slower read but it kept me invested. The narrator was really good.

📖 BOOK REVIEW 📖

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
𝐀𝐑𝐂: Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Drop what you are doing and pick this book up ASAP
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Tuesday March 4, 2025

I was drawn to this book by the cover itself and am so happy that I was given the chance to listen to it. I will say that I wish that the trigger warnings were put out for this as I was not fully prepared for some of the triggers and I had to put the story down. But once I was able to get away for a few days, I was able to come back.

I normally am not a historical person, but I love the way that this one was written, switching back and forth between the modern view and the historical view.

The plot of the story was amazing… I mean who doesn't love star-crossed lovers. I will be revisiting this book when I get my hands on a physical copy to read it that way; I am hoping that the trigger warnings will be listed. The audio book was good, I enjoyed the narrator, but I feel like I would enjoy it more as a physical read.

This book has:
🌑 Reincarnation
🌑 Star crossed lovers
🌑 tones of triggers…. Please make sure that you check this

Oh my gosh this consumed me and now I don’t know what to do with myself now that’s it’s over. INFINITY STARS ✨ my poor Evelyn and Arden I love them!! Thank you netgalley for the arc!!!

Huge thank you to @wednesdaybooks @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really loved this one!
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Have you ever been to Italy?

I was hooked from the very first line. This is a unique love story that crosses centuries. Two soulmates fall in love over and over again, but there’s a catch. Arden, or the version of Arden has killed Evelyn in every life right before her eighteenth birthday. This current life is different. Evelyn is ready to finally break the curse and there are so many twists and turns along the way.

as much as I can acknowledge that this is a beautifully written story, this book just isn’t for me. the narrator is amazing tho.

This is one of those books that even after finish reading, that I just don’t know how I feel about it. On one hand, I really liked the writing and the format of current and then past lives. On the other, I felt it lacked some depth and emotion between the two main characters. Also the ending had me a little lost at first that I had to go back and reread it.

Overall, I think I liked it? But I don’t know if I could recommend it to a broad group of readers.

The narration was done really well and I did enjoy the narrator.

I picked up Our Infinite Fates because of comparisons to Addie LaRue, but it didn’t quite meet my expectations. The premise—two soulmates destined to kill each other in every lifetime—was intriguing, but the execution didn’t land with me the way I had hoped.

Some flashbacks were compelling and showed their deep connection, but others felt repetitive or too brief, making it hard to fully invest in their story. The main timeline didn’t hold my interest as much as I’d hoped.

The diverse representation was a highlight, but I wanted more buildup to the past lives to strengthen their love story. The ending felt rushed, and the pacing needed work. That said, the plot twist was unexpected, which I appreciated. I’m sure if I had read this as a teenager or young adult, it would have landed much differently.

Thank you, NetGalley & Macmillan Audio, for the ALC in exchange for my honest review.

Such an amazing book. Truly. It’s sweeping and addictive. The writing is beautiful and the characters wonderful. It’s fantastic.

I personally love to be told a story, and I think this book works excellently as an audiobook. The narrator does a superb job with a varied and difficult text, and was thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Below I’ve included my review of the book itself, and think a reader would enjoy the story equally, whichever format they prefer.

This book begs the question, what if Stockholm syndrome, but in the multiverse, and make it yearning. And it does a dang good job of it. A couple fated to meet and subsequently kill each other in infinite lifetimes, what’s not to love? This book keeps you in suspense about the why of it all while providing rich enchanting snippets of historical fiction to set the scene. What truly stands out here, besides the incredible story, is the writing, and with a beautiful book of poetry interspersed throughout the text, I couldn’t help but highlight every other line of the ebook. There is a fair bit of murder and death in many different forms (although not graphically depicted) so possibly a trigger warning for that. I honestly think this book could be enjoyable for anyone. It appears to be marketed as YA because amorous scenes are depicted vaguely, but the writing is certainly advanced enough a reader of any age could enjoy. I’m sad I read possibly my favorite book of 2025 this early in the year, but so glad Laura Steven wrote it. Highly recommend.

I really wanted to like Our Infinite Fates, but unfortunately, I just couldn’t connect with it and ended up not finishing. The premise had potential, but the execution fell flat for me. The relationships and characters didn’t draw me in at all—there was no chemistry, no spark, nothing to make me care about their journey. Without that emotional connection, the story felt hollow, and I found myself losing interest.

Sorry to say that this was a definite ‘miss’ for me.
Multiple times I was going to DNF it, but instead I chose to finish it. I’m glad I did, but it really didn’t make me enjoy it any more. 😫

The two main characters have lived MANY lifetimes and have found each other in each and every one of them. And yet, they have killed each other in every one of them, too.
Is it love? Is it hate? Is there something more than meets the eye??

What’s not to like? 🤔🫣

I’ve seen many comparisons to ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’, but honestly, I loved that book! This one, at least to me, is nothing like it.

There are multiple good ‘threads’ in here, and they definitely kept me invested (at least somewhat), but I just didn’t care for the storyline as a whole…

Overall, 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me. + potential, but just didn’t hit the mark for me!

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven and narrated by Sofia Oxenham.

Thanks so much to #NetGalley and #MacmillanAudio for an ARC of the audiobook, in exchange for an honest review.
*** Release date was yesterday, 3/4/25, so look 👀 for it on shelves now!! ***

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“I love you, I have loved you, I will love you…”

In a world of immortality and reincarnation, time is not on Evelyn’s side. Her 18th birthday— the day she’s died by for the every lifetime she’s had— is in two weeks, but Evelyn has an extra reason to fight her inevitable fate: her sister needs her marrow to survive.

“Wherever we are next, my heart is with you.”

This has got to be one of the most creative stories I’ve read in a long time, if not forever! The entire book had me guessing why they were cursed with this fate and still, I didn’t guess their truth.

“You are me, I am you and our love is stronger than everything”

I was lucky enough to receive an ALC of this book and let me tell you— the narrator, Sofia Oxenham, has such a smooth and pleasing voice that added another layer to the story itself. In what seemed like no time, I had finished the story! Definitely the type of audiobook you can escape into and mourn the end of; I recommend this to anyone who is a fan of books full of family, mystery and a delicious slice of love that can’t be bound by time or lifespans.

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven completely stole my heart—I was utterly consumed by this love story, body and soul. The emotions are raw, the chemistry is electric, and every moment between the characters feels destined yet achingly fragile. Steven’s writing is beautifully immersive, pulling me into a whirlwind of longing, fate, and undeniable connection. I felt every glance, every touch, every heart-wrenching moment as if it were my own. This book isn’t just a read; it’s an experience, and I’m obsessed. Easily one of my top reads of the year—5 stars!

Thanks to #NetGalley and #MacmillanAudio for the book #OurIntimateFates by #LauraSteven. Evelyn and Arden have been reincarnated multiple times and in each one Arden kills Evelyn before she turns 18. In this life, Evelyn has a little sister who desperately needs her help and she is determined to help her. Can she survive long enough to achieve this!

Reincarnation—the ultimate excuse for toxic relationships. Our Infinite Fates offers a beautifully written, deeply emotional romance between two souls doomed to repeat the same murdery pattern across the centuries. Evelyn? Sweet, strong, and tragically allergic to living past eighteen. Arden? The supernatural equivalent of a boyfriend who just can’t take “please stop stabbing me” for an answer.

The prose is lyrical, the concept ambitious, sometimes more “stabby” than “steady.” There’s a lot of brooding, a lot of poetic talk about fate and love and doom, and just a touch of “maybe therapy would have solved this 400 years ago?” The pacing wavers between edge-of-your-seat and stuck-in-a-time-loop.

But at some point, the whole you kill me, I love you, let’s do it again in the next life cycle starts to feel like a particularly aggressive game of tag. By the time Evelyn was connecting the dots again, I was less heartbroken and more muttering, “Girl, just stay single.”

Sofia Oxenham’s narration? A delight. If someone is going to narrate a centuries-spanning cycle of romance and murder, at least it’s with a lovely British accent. If I had to be doomed to the same fate over and over again, I’d at least want it delivered with that level of charm.

The emotional weight is there, the tension is solid, but if you’re looking for something that actually resolves in a satisfying way? Well, let’s just say infinity is a long time to wait. Points awarded for stunning narration, poetic writing, and the sheer commitment to doomed love—points docked for making me question if this is romance or just an extremely persistent hitman situation.

“I want you to know that wherever we are next, my heart will be with you.” A shuddering sob. “It might not know it’s with you, but hearts have their ways. Every atrium, every ventricle, every vein and artery will beat for you. Even if my mind has lost you. Because you are in the very fabric of me, all right? You are me, and I am you. And our love is stronger than anything. All the years I’ve prayed for an end to this,”I whispered. “And now that ending is finally here, I’d do anything just to live one more life with you.”

Thank you @Wednesdaybooks for the #gifted finished copy and @macmillan.audio for the ALC of OUR INFINITE FATES!

OMG I ate this book up! I’m a huge fan of books about souls destined to be connected (because of love or reasons) across multiple lifetimes (LIFE AFTER LIFE and MEET ME IN ANOTHER LIFE are two favs) so this book was right up my alley. And it did not disappoint.

The chapters are short and give you just enough that you can’t help but start the next one, and the next one, and the next one. I love that we also got flashbacks to Evelyn and Arden across the years with little clues and glimpses of their origin story hidden within. I was dying to know what started this whole thing so I binged the book in 2 days!

The audiobook is fantastic and is narrated by Sofia Oxenham who is now on my list of favorite narrators.

Pick this one up if you love:
- Soulmates and/or destined enemies
- Poetry and hopeless romantics
- Multiple lifetimes (a la Addie LaRue)
- Gorgeous writing without being too “purple”

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I’ve listened to this twice now because I just can’t get enough! The story is gripping, heartfelt, and so beautifully written. The characters are so real and relatable, and I found myself deeply invested in their journey. Laura Steven does an amazing job capturing emotion and depth. This book will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommend!

Achingly beautiful and a testament to what one is willing to do for love. I couldn’t get enough of these characters and the twists kept me on the edge of my seat. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

Happy book birthday to Our Infinite Fates!!! This was so beautifully written! Magic, mystery, and romance woven into a masterpiece! I was so lucky to get an early copy of the audiobook and I loved the narration! I will be re-reading to tab & highlight all my favorite parts!!! Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for an opportunity to read in exchange for a review!