i’m not even sure i can accurately describe my feelings about this book but I’m damn well gonna try.

This book completely wrecked me, in the best way possible. The love story between Evelyn and Arden is so raw and beautiful, and the way their bond transcends time is just incredible. I was hooked from the very first page. The dual timeline structure kept me on edge, and I loved how we got to see their connection play out across different lifetimes.

Laura Steven’s writing is absolutely gorgeous. It’s poetic and emotional, and I found myself marking so many lines that just hit me right in the feels. I was crying one minute, smiling the next. It was so powerful!

If you love epic, soul-deep love stories, you HAVE to read this. I already want to go back and reread it, because this book is just that good. Five stars—obsessed!

Thank you so much to netgalley and wednesday books for the arc!

I am literally obsessed with this book. The concept was just so unique and unlike anything that I had read before. I spent the book obsessing over MC’s and their past life. It constantly left me wondering just WHY they were being put through this situation over and over. I was hooked on this book until the very end and was so happy to have read an arc of it. I recommend everyone go check it out!

I want to love this so much… I just don’t feel connected in any way. I’m DNFing. I just wish there was more focus on the previous love stories because some of them seemed so beautiful.

I think this book just missed the mark for me personally. I had a lot of the same problems I had with Inivisble life of Addie La Rue, where the writing is very lyrical but it’s repetitive. It was nice to see where the flashbacks came and dropping little hints but I just couldn’t connect with the love interest and their “ tumblr-esque” writing was just cringe at times. The ending was interesting and different, I really appreciated that it kept with the never ending cycle of their fates but I can see why some would hate it.

I can see where some would absolutely love this but I think it just missed the mark for me.

Thank you NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press/Wednesday Books for an advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

3.75 - 4 ⭐️

Laura Steven’s Our Infinite Fates is a beautifully woven tale of love, fate, and the relentless pull of history, blending fantasy and romance in a way that feels both intimate and epic. With echoes of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and This Is How You Lose the Time War, it explores the complexities of reincarnation, destiny, and the dangerous entanglements of two souls doomed to repeat a cycle of love and betrayal.

From the very first page, we are thrust into Evelyn’s world—a girl burdened with the knowledge of her past lives and the grim reality that she has died at the hands of the same person in each one. Her murderer? Arden, a supernatural being inexplicably linked to her soul. But this time, Evelyn has something to fight for beyond herself: her little sister, whose survival depends on Evelyn’s ability to break the cycle.

The novel unfolds across multiple lifetimes, with glimpses into Evelyn and Arden’s past encounters, weaving a rich tapestry of love, hatred, and unanswered questions. The pacing is well-balanced, with tense, high-stakes moments punctuated by introspective, lyrical passages that reflect on fate, choice, and identity. While at times the story slows in favor of atmospheric prose and philosophical musings, the central mystery—why Evelyn and Arden are locked in this eternal battle—keeps the reader engaged.

The atmosphere is haunting, with a dreamlike quality that makes the story feel timeless yet immediate. The way Steven plays with fate, choice, and inevitability keeps the reader questioning whether breaking the cycle is even possible.

While Our Infinite Fates is beautifully written, some elements could have been developed further. The explanations behind Evelyn and Arden’s curse—why they are locked in this cycle—unfold in a somewhat predictable way, and certain revelations don’t hit as hard as they could. Additionally, while the emotional weight of the story is undeniable, the pacing occasionally lags, especially in the middle sections where introspection sometimes overshadows plot progression.

The ending, while satisfying in many ways, may not be for everyone. It leans into the novel’s themes of fate and inevitability rather than delivering a neatly wrapped conclusion, which works for the story but could leave some readers wanting more closure.

Would I read it again? Maybe. Would I recommend it? Absolutely—especially for those who love stories that feel like a melancholic dream you can’t quite shake.

Our Infinite Fates was such a fun ride and had a few twists I never saw coming - two of my favorite things! I think the hype around this book is relatively well deserved and I hope to see more people gushing about it when it publishes. The angst was fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed the alternating chapters showing present day and Arden and Evelyn’s past. My favorite chapters were the ones reliving their past lives and the author does a great job dropping crumbs during these. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll keep things vague, but the big reveal was EXACTLY what was needed to keep things unique, while also justifying Arden’s actions. I was actually super concerned there couldn’t be any valid reasoning behind all the pain Arden and Evelyn dealt each other whilst Arden kept her in the dark - but I totally get it now. My only complaint is that I found the resolution to everything a little cliche and cheesy (i.e. the power of friendship as an anime trope). Overall, I think Our Infinite Fates is a great work and will definitely keep up to date with the author’s publishing schedule!

Thank you to Wednesday Books, NetGalley, and the author for sending me an early copy!

I found "Our Infinite Fates" to be a lyrically written YA love story that is very reminiscent of "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue." The two main characters, Evelyn and Arden, are tethered to each other throughout time and destined to fall in love and then kill one another before their eighteenth birthday over and over again.

But when our story begins, Evelyn, who is living in present day Wales, is determined to avoid meeting Arden at all costs until she can save her younger sister, Gracie, who is battling leukemia and in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Evelyn is a match and Gracie's best chance at surviving. The only problem is that there are only two weeks remaining before Evelyn turns eighteen. Even worse, she has no idea who Arden is in this life. They could be anyone, the only certainty about them with each life is that they are the same age as Evelyn, that's it.

These stakes and this time clock, coupled with the mystery of not knowing where danger might be coming from, made the start of this novel a compelling one. It was easy to fall into as well, because I found the characters to be fully developed and highly relatable and easy to empathize with. Not just Evelyn herself, whose point-of-view we are in, but the secondary characters of Gracie and Mum were also easy to care about. The prose in this novel is also lovely and I found the glimpses of the past lives of Evelyn and Arden to be a nice addition to the story that gave tiny hints throughout of how this endless cycle of reincarnation, love and murder all began. Though that being said, I still didn't anticipate the interesting twist near the end.

All in all, my only complaint was that I had some trouble connecting with the love interest in this novel, Arden. I understand that this particular character is closed off and hard to empathize with given that they are destined to always kill Evelyn, unless she kills them first, throughout each life. But I still would have liked to have seen more character development with their arc in the story. That is the main reason this was a 4 instead of a 5-star read for me. I want to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's press for allowing me to read an e-ARC of this book in exchange for this honest review. All opinions in this review are my own.

I’ve taken time to reflect on this book and determine if it REALLY was as good as I thought initially. I fear it may even be better than I thought.

I have thought of this story multiple times a day since reading it, and I swear I find something different to love every day. So many deep and beautiful details that will come to mind and take my breath away. I’ll hear a song and think of the characters and be moved to tears. I’ll see a couple and think “what if they loved each other in another life?” and I LOSE IT.

I’ll never be able to put into words just how special this book is, so I’ll just say thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Laura Steven for the ARC of this book. I can’t wait for everyone to be swept away by this, just as I was.

Big thank you NetGalley and to the publisher for the chance to review this book pre-release. All I can say for now is WOW. Our Infinite Fates was a beautiful story of non-linear events that had my heart pulled in a million directions. It was beautifully written, and I loved every single word. Tissues necessary for this one. A more formal review will be available on my IG/TikTok and Goodreads for release.

I loved the non-linear jumping through various past lives interspersed with the main, present-day timeline which gave us answers about all of the book's mysteries. The little peeks into different eras, locations, and cultures were so interesting! The writing is really solid and I felt like the depth of the bond and emotional turmoil was really well done. The ending, with its first twist and then second twist, was well done and elevated the story for me. I also really loved the constant gender swapping!

The one thing I would have loved more of was some of the quieter moments when they actually were in love, as well as more of a flaw in Evelyn. She seemed so perfect and endlessly positive, which in light of the ending felt a little... I don't know. I would have liked more showing and less telling regarding their past connections, especially ones where they were together romantically before the murder.

Thank you, Laura Steven, NetGalley, and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to review this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you.”🤍🤍🤍
Evelyn and Arden are destined to love each other, and die together in every lifetime. Our Infinite Fates is an epic love story that defies time, gender, and race. It’s tragic, it’s beautiful, and it has permanently made its mark on my soul.
This book is labeled YA, but I would recommend it to anyone who has ever felt the tether of a soul connection. It gave me goosebumps, and left me reflecting on my own life's pulls, especially those instant connections.
Though the connection between Arden, and Evelyn was beautifully written. I do wish we were able to explore each lifetime a bit longer in order to build a stronger attachment to the characters, and locations of the time period.

The "in every lifetime" trope is one of my absolute favorites, and it is not one that is very common. I absolutely loved reading Evelyn and Arden find each other time and time again, in each of their lifetimes. The story is hopeful and tragic, romantic and mysterious, and I loved every single minute. For me personally, I would have liked more from the ending, but I do think that it fits with the book.

I’d like to thank NetGalley, Laura Steven, and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely loved this!! Arden and Evelyn are fated to find each other in every life, and their story is a true testament to love conquering all. The way the book alternates between timelines gives us glimpses into their love across different lifetimes, making their connection feel even more profound and unbreakable.

This book is completely swoon-worthy, filled with emotion, and beautifully written. The ending was perfect for the story, bringing everything together in a way that felt both satisfying and deeply moving.

“We were nothing, but we felt like everything.”

My heart feels like it’s going to explode. This was incredible. I feel like Evelyn and Arden are old friends of mine. Like I’d run into them on a jog around the neighborhood and catch up with them over coffee and become jealous over their adoration for one another.

I was so wowed by the prose in this book!! “I’d always liked the Russian word for mother, the way it bounced over your tongue like a folk dance.” Like Laura Steven who even are you to put such lovely words on paper??

Was this inspired by the 2016 movie Your Name? Because I was bowled over by the similarities in the best way. WOW.

For some of the book I was bothered by all the secrets Arden was keeping, and then one I made it to the reveal it all made sense and I retracted all of my complaints.

And can we talk about that ending? I’ll be thinking about it for a long time. Just incredible!!

The two things I wish were different: I wanted more cozy moments of Evelyn and Arden that showed their love rather than dialogue/prose that told us the readers of their love. I also thought the dialogue about Evelyn’s never ending benevolence became a little grating; I wish character flaws were more of a thing in this book but both Evelyn and Arden come across as pretty perfect which took away some of their depth.

On the whole, I loved this book and will recommend to everyone I know.

Interesting concept but ultimately an underwhelming execution. Overall, my main thought upon finishing was "it was fine." The comparison to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and This is How You Lose the Time War set the bar high but this book doesn't have the same emotional impact or complexity (though I do feel it's important to note that this book is YA while those books are Adult so perhaps they shouldn't be compared in the first place?).

Generally, I liked the story and I was compelled enough to keep reading but the plot structure makes it difficult to get invested in these characters and their centuries-spanning reincarnation romance. Since the flashbacks to their many past lives are only brief chapters, it's hard to get invested in the various incarnations of Evelyn and Arden. It also takes the majority of the book for Evelyn (the main POV) to get answers about why they are doomed to reincarnate and kill each other. This causes the story to get a bit repetitive after a while and I think I would've been more emotionally invested if at least some answers came earlier in the story. In many ways I think this story may have been stronger as a novella?

The writing is overall beautiful. However, there were a few lines that felt a bit "tumblr-esque" (for lack of a better term) to me which had me rolling my eyes (especially since my emotional investment in the romance was low). There were also a few lines that I think were meant to be humorous but instead clashed with the overall bittersweet/romantic tone of the story and took me out of it a bit.

I do think part of my issues with this book are because I'm not the target audience. There's enough good stuff in here (a decent twist, lyrical writing, some interesting discussions on sexuality/gender, intriguing glimpses of history) that I can definitely see a teen picking this up and it being a life-changing story and profound story for them. It just missed the mark for me personally.

Thank you so much NetGalley for sending me this eARC to read and review!
This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, but it was not quite what I expected. I feel like it was marketed as a world changing romance or really similar to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. This book had potential to show a world changing romance, but did not dive deep enough into each character’s past lives to really get that feeling. I really wish that we got more information about how Evelyn and Arden met and fell in love!
The first 60-70% of the book felt pretty repetitive with Evelyn asking the same questions to Arden in every lifetime - why is this happening? Do you really love/respect me? It is understandable for her to have these questions, though, and as a reader, I found myself asking the same questions.
The climax of the story was not at all what I was expecting and not in a bad way! Right when you think you are finally getting answers, you later learn that you were given a half truth. The intentional misleading was pretty interesting!
I found the ending to be actually really cute and sweet. It really left me wanting to see how the rest of Evelyn and Arden’s final life together would play out!
Overall, I’d give this book 3.5/4 stars out of 5! It was an interesting read and definitely unique compared to everything else I’ve been reading!

It’s hard to think of the correct words that can accurately describe the emotional journey that is our infinite fates — from devastatingly relatable characters, heartbreakingly beautiful confessions of what being human means, and truly a unique incorporation of so much history & cultural, this book is definitely own that is going to stick with me.

TLDR: 3.5/5 (rounding up to 4 for GR)

I immediately fell in love with the idea of this book, seeing it being pitched by the author on TikTok and adding it to my TBR then and there. It’s no surprised that also immediately felt a strong connected to Evelyn and Arden, their tragic relationship and love for each other and the raw angst that follows them throughout this book. I absolutely love the choice to see their love for each other in different life times spanning gender conformities and socioeconomic status. It really came down to love being just that: love. The writing is easily followable but also so well crafted — almost feeling lyrical at times. There were so many moments when I had to take a literal deep breath before reading because of the powerful language. I did find it a definite choice to have continued past tense throughout the novel (and it’s something that took a moment to get used to for sure) but I think the stylistic choice pays off in the end.

The only thing that hold me back from giving this book a 5 star is the anticlimactic justification for how Evelyn and Arden ended up in their situation. While I do think the plot twist is very creative, I feel like there needed a greater explanation once our two character try to change their fates. We very quickly jumped from a novel leaning into historical fiction with a touch fantasy into a fantasy with historical fiction — but the world building behind the fantasy seemed to fall a little flat. I think this could’ve easily been resolved by incorporating the world building a little more throughout the novel!

I still absolutely loved this book and will continue to recommend it to readers who are searching for a angsty romance across time, just with a warning not to look too deep into the plot! Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Wednesday Books for this ARC copy!

A fantastic take on the romance genre as a whole. The premise is very compelling and the lore is very well thought out. I enjoyed the writing style.

Oh my goodness this was such a great book! V.E Schwab blurbed it and said “impossible to put down” and yep that’s so spot on. From the moment I started this, I was absolutely enraptured by the premise, the mystery of it all, and the stunning writing.

Evelyn and Arden have loved each other in every one of the thousands of lives they have lived, and they have killed each other in every single one. But in this life, Evelyn isn’t ready to die. She has people she loves, she has things to do, she has life to LIVE.

The writing was beautiful and the way the author wove the story together in bits and pieces felt so right. Our Infinite Fates is sold as for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and rightfully so. If you loved that book, this will be right up your alley.

The ending became slightly predictable but was emotional and perfect nonetheless. That final chapter was like a sweet sweet reward.

I actually think the synopsis does this book a disservice! So don’t read that and just trust me when I say this is worth your time.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was such a highly anticipated read for me this year, and It unfortunately left me a bit disappointed. The whole reincarnating every 18 years was interesting enough to want to see it thru to the end (as much as I wanted to DNF) for the big reveal, but when it finally happened, I was just not impressed. The ending left me staring at a wall, asking myself "thats it?"

Although I understand why it was done, the time jumps were overkill. It was way too much in my opinion. I found myself skimming a lot of parts, just wanting to be back in the present time. Wanting to know what was going to happen to her sister, and if Evelyn would survive long enough to save her. The relationship between them was probably my favorite part of the whole story. It was relatable. There was love. I even found myself laughing a lot with them, but the relationship with Evelyn and Arden was lacking. I felt nothing for them towards the end.

Overall, I think its a good book for the right reader. Just wish I was one of the many who seem to be enjoying this book.