I went in loving the premise of this book but unfortunately I was left wanting so much more. The execution just wasn’t there for me. The author’s writing is beautiful, and I loved seeing the characters experiencing so many different lives through the centuries. I just couldn’t connect with the plot and the romance. I don’t mind a slow paced book as long as there is something about the plot or characters keeping me engaged. I wanted to love it but I just couldn’t get there.

the premise of this book was so so good but it lost me somewhere in the middle.

I felt like this book was telling me why they were in love and it was just endless chapters of insta love but also not? The middle was too slow and the ending was too fast!

Overall the book was very well written and the constant time jumping was cool to see how the characters changed over time. The author did a great job of keeping me interested despite the slow pace.

I really enjoyed this book. I think the concept of two lovers fated to always kill each other before they turn 18 is so interesting. The first chapter grasped my attention immediately and I was hooked. I would have liked to get more world building. The last 10% of the book seemed kind of rushed, but I would've loved to see more of the world and more build up to the ending. I liked both of the main characters. Their story is romantic and tragic. Evelyn is a soft character and I think that is one of their strengths. I also liked how the author incorporated lgbtq themes in to the book.

The premise sounds so good and interesting for me, but unfortunately the twist was just not for me. I didn’t connect with live story and didn’t see enough acts of love to believe to their love story and being soulmates. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this early.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for an early copy!

This story was extremely emotional, and almost felt like a romance mixed with a thriller. The majority of the book is learning of these two souls’ relationship, and you are along for the journey across hundreds of years. This felt a little slow to me, but I am absolutely a person who prefers plot driven stories.

There is a HUGE plot twist of why this is happening to them, and I was actually shocked when I read it and didn’t guess the twist. The last chapter was beautiful and wrapped everything up well.

It was weird how much I liked this book, while at the same time not feeling very attached to the romance. Especially considering this was primarily a romance book. I liked the writing and plot and family aspect the most.

I really, really, really wanted to love this book, but unfortunately it just fell flat for me. The premise of the story is right up my alley, which is ultimately what kept me reading. The pacing was really weird and felt oddly too fast and as a result the characters never felt fully fleshed out.

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The story bounces back and forth between past lives and current life set in Wales. The past lives all just felt copy paste change the setting/time and rinse and repeat the same quick story. Evelyn has a lovely life, is about to turn 18, oh no she dies, next chapter. It became just a predictable formula you could almost just skip the past chapters after reading just one or two.

As for Evelyn/Bran's current life in Wales, she's doing everything she can to donate bone marrow to save her sick sister. Despite this, the two almost never interact, and by the end her sister plot is almost fully forgotten. It really disappointed me as Evelyn's entire motivation to survive is supposedly to save her sister. In the final chapter you get a brief few paragraphs to suggest the sister did survive, but I was disappointed to say the least. For such a strong motivation to drive the story I'd expect more from their relationship.

I think the idea of this book was great, but in the end it wasn't executed well and just didn't work for me.

Finally, whoever designed the cover and deluxe edition of this book deserves a design award because it's STUNNING. I did buy a copy of it for my shelf just because it was simply too gorgeous to resist.

Many thanks to NetGallery for the E-Arc

Arden and Evelyn are star-crossed lovers destined to find and fall for each other in every lifetime, but with a tragic twist: Arden is doomed to kill Evelyn when she turns 18, trapping them in an endless, heartbreaking cycle.

This book is packed with tropes I typically adore—time loops, past-and-present narratives, and the bittersweet "right person, wrong time" theme. Yet, despite these elements, I struggled to fully immerse myself in the story. While I love stories that weave between timelines and explore the tension of doomed love, this one didn’t quite resonate with me as deeply as I’d hoped.

I longed to feel more connected to Arden and Evelyn’s relationship, but their chemistry and emotional depth fell short for me. I needed more palpable yearning and a stronger sense of what was truly at stake. The stakes felt unclear for too long, which made it harder to become fully invested in their tragic, timeless bond.

"I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you."

If you loved Addie LaRue, read this. PERIOD. The writing style is different, but still builds a mysterious world with those same emotion laden vibes that you hate to leave. The descriptive language is superb! It drew me deeper into the story and had me invested in their fates from the first chapter.

"The last thing they saw before the world blinked out was the red ribbon of fate still binding their wrists."

I honestly had no idea where the storyline was going, and the ending absolutely caught me unawares - openmouthed and repeating WHAT?! for a solid minute. None of my theories were even close to including what transpired, and I am not mad about it.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an e-arc of this book!

Wow. I don’t even know where to start. This book was right up my alley. Flying through a whirlwind of historical settings across the globe and throughout time, Laura Steven's writing was gorgeous, poetic, but also very YA, with vibes similar to Rebecca Ross’s writing in Divine Rivals. I am I sucker for the “love you in any lifetime” trope (adding “kill you” was new for me, but surprisingly, worked). This book did not disappoint and totally has my HEART.

Delighted to see Laura (as LK) Steven has an adult book coming next. I will be all over that!

Thank you so very much to St Martin’s Press for this ARC!

The premise of this was quite intriguing, but I don't think that the "love" or "soulmate" part of this book was fully realized because the book did not spend enough time getting into why these characters love each other. The "enemies" part was great, but I feel like it jumped to lovers without build-up and depth.

Wow. Just wow. I enjoyed every minute of this book.

A testament to true love, twin flames. The “I will find you in every lifetime” kind of love. Literally. It was an emotional ride, learning the reason why Evelyn and Arden could only live to eighteen. I wish I could say more, but I’d be giving the entire plot away.

The back and forth between past and present was so wonderfully done. There was closure in the end, which I am so happy about because I don’t think my heart could have taken another loop through another life. I enjoyed the trips through various time periods, giving a historical fiction vibe.

It was very predictable, but unexpected in many ways. I truly enjoyed it from start to finish, despite this being very much YA. The writing was easy, poetic, and overall very well written.

3.5/5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday books for an eArc and a chance to read this book.

When I saw that this was like The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, I HIGHLY anticipated it as that book is of my favorite reads of 2024. The synopsis alone is one to grab you and make you interested in the story. I enjoyed the book a lot especially with that plot twist reveal.

Now, while I enjoyed the book, there was one big thing that I really didn't like. The flashbacks that occur throughout the story were good at first because they kind of give clues to what's going on. It was also nice to see how different lives influenced them in present day. As the story goes on, however, I feel like they were really randomly placed and made no sense as to why they were there. It really took me out of the current day story line. I kept asking myself "was there a part of the story that I missed?".

I feel like if some parts were taken out and rearranged this would be a phenomenal book. The writing was really beautiful but was distracted by the layout of the story in general.

Laura Steven sells you a promise in “Our Infinite Fates.” She tells you that you’ll fall in love with our two leads who are destined to live infinite lives together, loving but killing one another over and over. However, just like one of our MC finds out when he makes a deal with the devil (it’s cool, the devil is a woman!), the promise comes with a few strings and is more trouble than it’s worth.

That’s where I find myself here, moments after finishing what I can confidently say will be the worst book I read this year. Infinite Fates is pedestrian, confusing, and sold as a lie. Let’s break it down piece by piece!

It’s a YA, so you’re bound to find some of the dialogue childish but Steven has created characters who seem to be modern no matter the time or era they’re in. It’s also rote in some places and overdramatic — our present day character has lost her father, grandparents, and her sister has leukemia. And, the man she loves (?) is lurking around and ready to kill her days before a bone marrow transplant to save her sister. Gee whiz… give these people a break.

The author’s gravest crime, however, is how this book is marketed — you’d think you’d be following two characters falling in love and then having to kill each other, but it’s actually a cat and mouse game with one taking the charge over millennia. Our “girl” character who sometimes is a man in certain lives is almost always the victim of Arden, our second lead. Feminism doesn’t exist in this world. Maybe that was bargained away so these two could live, laugh, love infinitely? You the reader have to do so much work to find any of this interesting, including reading these vignettes of past lives where the same thing happens over and over, expect one time they speak a different language in between speaking English. Also sometimes they’re in cold places and other times in warm. Otherwise the same thing. Yeah, I don’t know!

Sorry, this is a complete wash. Maybe I can bargain with the devil to get my $20 back for buying the book… even though I also received an ARC from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press.

Damn, I was supposed to be asleep 6 hours ago but instead it's 4:30 am and I had to stay up to finish reading this. So, you know, one of those books. Would give 10 out of 5 stars if I could, truly. I want to clutch this book to my heart. It's probably one of those that will stick with me forever. Also, lovely LGBT+ rep in its reincarnation plot, as they're always reincarnated in different bodies with no pattern to gender, and have a brief discussion about whether they feel like a girl or a boy that was really well done.

Highly recommend this book if you're a hopeless romantic like me who loves ages-spanning, fated love stories with a queer twist.

Content warnings: death & murder, references to domestic abuse, medical trauma, forced institutionalization, some period-typical homophobia.

I enjoyed Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven! It’s a beautifully written, emotional story about reincarnation, fate, and an eternal love that constantly pulls the characters together, even when they’re destined to tear each other apart. The writing is lyrical and so immersive; I loved how the author described their world—it really drew me in.

I was a little unsure about the repeating reincarnation cycle at first, but as the story went on, I found myself invested in Evelyn and Arden's journey. It definitely got emotional towards the end, and I didn’t see that twist coming, which hit me harder than I expected! It’s a great mix of romance, fantasy, and a bit of heartache. While some parts felt a little slow, overall I thought it was a gorgeous and heartbreaking read. If you love a good love story with a twist and appreciate lyrical writing, this one’s definitely worth checking out! Thanks NetGalley for the early copy!

I absolutely loved and enjoyed this book. Beautifully written, great plot twist, and heart breaking! Some similarities to other books (as many have mentioned) but honestly, I like that sometimes because if I enjoy a certain book and want to read something similar then it's super great to have that option! Not everything needs to be tremendously different. I loved it. Super emotional and lovely. Highly recommend.

Thank you to SMP and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book!

I just finished Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven, and it’s a beautifully written, unforgettable story.

The book follows Evelyn and Arden, two souls trapped in a centuries-long cycle of love and tragedy, where their lives are intertwined with heartbreak and death before they turn eighteen. This time, Evelyn is determined to break the curse and save her sister, making the story as much about family and resilience as it is about love.

Laura Steven’s writing is captivating—lyrical and evocative without ever feeling overdone. She brings such a richness to the settings, blending history, culture, and fantasy seamlessly. There’s a depth to the story that makes you think about fate, free will, and the choices we make in the face of impossible odds.

The characters are what really drew me in. Evelyn and Arden feel real—complex, flawed, and deeply human. Their journey across time is both heartbreaking and hopeful, and the twists kept me turning the pages late into the night.

If you enjoy love stories with a touch of magic and a lot of heart, Our Infinite Fates is well worth picking up. It’s a story that lingers long after the last page.

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Pros:
The cover is gorgeous
The plot twist I did NOT see coming

Cons:
This felt very slow, very repetitive. I was not a huge fan of the Invisible Life of Addie La Rue and I felt that this did a lot of telling and not as much showing. The plot also took forever to move, constantly going through flashbacks but I never really felt anything for either of the main characters.

thanks for allowing me to read.

Thank you Wednesday Books for the gifted copy.

Our Infinite Fates
Laura Steven
Publishing Date: March 4, 2025
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I was initially drawn into this book because of the cover, but I stayed for the vibes. This book is beautifully written with poetic and lyrical prose throughout and plenty of impactful lines to tab and highlight.

Evelyn and Arden have lived many lives and have killed each other in every one. This book is romantic and mysterious as we travel the world over many timelines seeing Evelyn and Arden in their many lives. The highlight of this book was the story of love in all its forms and without conditions. As Evelyn and Arden lived a new life, time and time again, their genders were fluid and ever changing and it just didn’t matter. The odds were always stacked against them and their love transcended it all.

This book was on track to be a five star read due to its pure beauty, but towards the end things shifted in a direction that just felt a bit out of left field for me. The pacing throughout was on the slower side and in this end section it felt like everything happened all at once. I’m not sure what I did want from the ending of this book, but what transpired just didn’t hit right for me, personally. Despite this, I still really enjoyed it and would recommend it!