Not your run-of-the-mill romantasy, Our Infinite Fates follows Evelyn and Arden, soulmates who have been forced into a cruel cycle of reincarnation in which they have to take each other's lives again and again, despite the love they continue to hold for each other over the course of a thousand years.

Our Infinite Fates presents us with a feast of cultures and a kaleidoscope of glimpses into intimate, isolated moments in past lives as we travel through time and place, class and gender, witnessing a tender, transcendental love story that defies the cruel nature of their entwined existence, that defies death itself. It is a love story built on courage, perseverance, hope and the very raw, human desire to live.

I think I am emotionally wounded. I'm talking, laying on the ground, staring at the selling crying type of emotionally wounded...

I'm pretty sure this is the best book I'll read this year, I would give this book 6 stars if I could. This story is beautifully written. It flows so easily, and it's impossible to put the book down. I read 75% of this book in one go. A major plus is all the poems included in the books; it gives you an insight into all the complicated feelings Arden has.

You see Arden and Evelyn's love story evolve through time. It's not a simple love story, but it's beautiful how they always find such comfort in the presence of the other no matter what is happening to them. Overall, this book is an amazing ode to love! I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy of it when it comes out! Thank you NetGalley, for giving me the chance to discover my new favourite author!

What a great book and fantastic love story of two souls reincarnating through time. I don't always enjoy books that flip back and forth between time plots, but it definitely worked for this book.

“Our Infinite Fates” will ensnare you a tragic love story that spans the ages. They find each other in every lifetime and fall in love, but Arden always kills Evelyn before they turn the age of 18. This concept will keep your turning the pages, intrigued to understand why this must happen in every lifetime. The book tells the story of their many lives, while Evelyn tries to piece together the origin of this curse.
Present-day Evelyn must live past the age of 18 in order to save her sister. She must find Arden and convince him to help her and let her live. This is a powerful story of love and the lengths we will go to for those we love.

For those who love:
✨Slow Burn
✨Reincarnation
✨Soulmates
✨Multi-Timelines
✨Standalone Fantasy

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This was such a beautiful book! It was such an interesting premise, the writing style was beautiful and the love story was epic. I loved how this story was told in back and forth memories thru time, I also was pretty surprised with the big reveal. This was a unique and beautiful love story!

Thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Boons for granting me access in exchange for an honest review.

Wow wow wow! This reminds me so much of DC Comics Hawkman and Hawkgirl’s reincarnation as two souls find each other after every death. I loved the alternating chapters that flickered between past and present, which gave a little more insight on just HOW long Arden and Evelyn have been reincarnating. A stellar execution of this story (and one that can be hard to put into words when writing with time elements)! I can’t wait to reread this in release day and see all of the stunning special editions!

Thank you NetGalley for the arc of this wonderful book!

3.5 ⭐️. This was absolutely beautifully written: poetic and lyrical. The plot was rather slow but there was just enough of a mysterious element to keep me going. Overall, I enjoyed the writing style but the story itself dragged a bit.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC copy in exchange for my honest review.

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

I've now read the e-book, and listened to the audio book and my god, a book has not been able to make me weep like this in so long.

As I've said before, this edit it was tragic and beautiful and I did not think I would like this book this much. And now? I see this being my favorite book of the year and possibly in my top ten book of all time. It's perfect. I feel like I'm never going to find something quite this special.

There's a Arden and Evelyn shaped hole in my heart and I don't know if I'll ever find something to fill it. I loved them as MCs and I loved that they transcended through, time, space, gender, and they could have hated each other but they never did. All of their lives were so meaningful, the good and the bad and then that ending.

Excuse me as I sob to death. I've pre-ordered the US HC, The Barnes and Noble Special Edition, and the UK edition. I am unwell.

To Simon/Alisha Misfit fans, Tsubasa fans, Your Name Fans, Greek Tragedy fans, to those who love "come-back-to-me" tropes or fated pairings? This is a love letter for you.

I want to start off by saying that I had really high expectations for the book as the premise is something I know I’ll enjoy. However I did not feel that the story delivered that epic love that I was expecting.

Evelyn and Arden are fated to kill each other in every life right before they turn 18. But why?

The story primarily follows their current reincarnation where Evelyn has a baby sister with cancer, and is her donor match. And as she is close to turning 18, she becomes worried that Arden will show up and kill her before she can donate her stem cells to her sister. Arden, of course, shows up as they do in every life and Evelyn begins to plot for a way out of their predicament. And in between, we get glimpses of some of their previous lives which was refreshing to read. However I felt as though their love story wasn’t properly explored and explained in the book. We get partial stories and a lot of explanations that they just have intense love and feelings for one another - it’s their fate - but we never truly got to see them falling in love.

We, of course, approach the 18th birthday and we find out why this keeps happening to them - which I found to be lacking in set up and rushed. However I really did enjoy the last two chapters of the book and the way it ended.


Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited to read this one when I heard that it was comped to Addie LaRue, and for the most part I think that's a pretty decent comp. Plot wise it's not overly similar, but the underlying feeling of the story does remind me of it enough that I think if you liked one you'll probably like the other. I think Steven has done a good job crafting the narrative here, and I really enjoyed getting to see the iteration we're currently in play all the way out, as well as the peppering in of past lives as well. Combined I think it created a fuller story and really helped with getting to know our two main characters. I also have to say that the twists at the end were both surprising and well done. I don't think I saw either of them coming, and yet both of them made sense and worked. I also loved the fact that our love interests weren't always strictly male and female. Sure, they were in the main storyline, but we got to see them all throughout history and they varied what sex they were from time to time. This to me is something that I think was done really well, especially because it cements the idea of soul mates as being something that transcends sex and gender, which is how it really should be. I think my only real complaint with this book is that I think it might have worked just a little better if we could have gotten the perspective of the MMC (in our main timeline our lead is female and her soulmate is male, although as stated above both of these things change based on the iteration of reincarnation) too. But really that's such a small thing, because overall it did work, and that's pretty much what I say about every book. I can also see why it wasn't included, so I can't fault the author too much for it. So far this is certainly a highlight of my reading this year, and I foresee big things for this book when it comes out. I'll almost certainly be writing a shelf talker for this when it comes out, and I'll probably be buying a copy of it for my shelf when it comes out as well. It has also made me curious about Steven's backlist titles, and I'll also be keeping an eye on whatever some comes out with next, because this cements her as an author to watch in my book.

𝒪𝓊𝓇 𝒾𝓃𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈
3.5 stars ✨
🎵 Take me back to the night we met 🎵
Release date : Match 4th
Thank you for the arc 🫶🏻

Evelyn & Arden. They both are fated to each other’s. They are like magnets.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴.”

❤️‍🔥 Soulmate
❤️‍🔥 Reincarnation

The best way to read it, is by going totally blind.

The book alter between their past lives and the present. We see how they loved each other, but also how they killed themself. In every life, before their 18 birthday Arden killed Evelyn. Sometimes she killed him first, but every time he’s there. Each lives they change physically, but they always find each other.

The ending surprised me. I didn’t expect that, but I didn’t like the open kinda ending.

I wish this book was more, but I can’t stop thinking about it even if I finished it weeks ago.

Spoiler-free review: Our Infinite Fates
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75

Laura Steven is a creative genius and took me on an incredible journey with this novel. I absolutely LOVED this story and every substory within! I highly encourage everyone to read it when released next week. Our Infinite Fates is a stunning tale about the power of love, no matter the length of time, period of history, or bodies inhabited.

The novel follows a couple’s love story through multiple lives, each ending with death before they turn 18. Evelyn doesn’t know why Arden hunts her through every reincarnation, but decides in one life to do whatever she can to prevent this fate…

I absolutely adored reading about the progression of their love through so many different lives in copious locations. Only critique is I wish we’d gotten a little more depth earlier in the novel on *why* they were so in love because it was slightly hard to believe until the big reveal. Steven does an amazing job providing the backstory for their various relationships in all their past lives and I really enjoyed the bouncing between present day and all their pasts. Though certain bits were predictable, I absolutely did not expect a couple of things and was giddy with surprise!

Steven’s prose was beautiful and felt so raw and real. Each chapter was thought provoking and I found myself highlighting quote after quote after quote! The entire message surrounding love and loss and the human experience as a whole was beyond well executed. What is the meaning of life? How much loss can one survive? Is there such thing as a soulmate? This story was hauntingly beautiful and the most welcome reminder to make the most of every joy, no matter how small.

Thank you SO very much to Laura Steven, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for the eARC - The opinions in this review are left here honestly & voluntarily.

Was a good easy quick read! I found the characters like able and enjoyed. I would recommend this to a friend and have a couple in mind that I think would enjoy it already

This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful stories I’ve read in a long time, with a uniquely-designed-to-cause-maximum-angst concept, and a deeply poetic execution that will have you sobbing into your own hands over these characters, these lifetimes, and this idea.

Not only is this gorgeously written, interspersed with snippets of poetry that belong in a museum of the most romantic things ever written, the concept alone is enough to cause immense psychological harm (in the best way) — two lovers, over 1000 years, are fated to kill each other in each lifetime. Do they love each other? Indubitably yes. Do they still end every 18 years with one of them dead at the other's hand, intentionally? Also yes.

There are so many layers here that make this a beautiful story, but the prose itself is top tier. The poetry! The history! The quotes that will live in my mind for all of time!! The only thing keeping this from a 5 star for me is that compared to the elegantly painful build up, the climax of the story paled a bit emotionally in comparison, landing a little on the corny side of what was otherwise a timeless classic — but the epilogue may be one of the most bittersweet, lovely endings to a story I’ve read in years.

Pick this up if you’re in the mood to cry, if you love the concept of star-crossed lovers, love a good mystery, can’t resist a beautiful love poem (especially ones that span 1000 years), and are also enough of a history buff to appreciate the sheer depth of this story, despite its brevity.

Beautiful, will haunt you for years to come, and is virtually unputdownable due to the lingering question — why do they keep killing each other?

I HAVE COPIED THIS REVIEW. I RECEIVED BOTH THE ARC AND ALC OF THIS BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR AND NETGALLEY.

What a beautifully tragic story of fated loves.

I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

At the beginning of the book, two young lovers are getting married. and then...BOOM... A MURDER! My heart was so wrecked for Evelyn and Arden from the first chapter. They loved each other so much, literally across time. Immortal and doomed to succumb tragically, their souls will find each other in every reincarnation. However, for some reason, Arden kills Evelyn, and she just wants to love him and live their lives together and raise children and grandchildren together.

This world was so amazingly written that I was invested in the story of Arden and Evelyn! The timeline jumps were made seamlessly and always give the reader a little bit more, opening the story like a flower bloom. THE END!! OMG!! It was not what I expected at all. I really enjoyed this book.

I also had the pleasure of having the audiobook, so the ability to read in tandem enveloped me in this very interesting world. The narrator, Sofia Oxenham, was so moody, and I ate her up! I loved the emotion she brought to the characters. She kept the weight of the book throughout. Great job!

Thank you, Netgalley, St. Martin's Press | Wednesday Books, and Laura Stevens, for the ARC of this beautiful book.

Our Infinite Fates was one of my most anticipated reads for the year, and I’m so glad it lived up to my expectations. I’m someone that cares more about if a book sounds interesting than the books it’s comped to, but The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue being one of the comps automatically piqued my interest because Addie was everything to me.

This is a book that’s better served by not knowing much going in, and it’s not something I can really dive into without spoiling it. So, I’ll talk more about the aspects of the story that I really loved rather than the story itself.

The prose was absolutely magnificent and delicious. I had 67 highlights in the book, and if I read it again, I’d probably find even more lines that stood out to me. The way Evelyn reflects on the human condition feels so removed and yet so close. I also had no idea how queer this book was going to be, but Evelyn’s remarks on gender and sexuality were refreshing. And Evelyn and Arden’s connection made me want to rip my own heart out of my chest. The amount of turmoil mixed with their love was both heart-rending and heartwarming. It made every time the story went into the past timeline so worth it to learn more about the way their relationship changed over time.

I won’t lie and say the book didn’t lose me a bit toward the end with the reveal, but the ending itself made up for any of my skepticism or lapse in enthusiasm. Overall, this story had all the hallmarks of why I love soulmate stories and doomed love. Fans of Aida and Hadestown will likely enjoy this one.

Actual Rating: 4.75

"And so, in the absence of any abiding religious convictions, this was the one blind faith i had: that love was a physical force, and it was never wasted. Once it was called out into the universe, it would echo back to us forever."

With lyrical prose, Our Infinite Fates explores love that is heartbreakingly human through a tragedy that transcends time.

Our FMC, Evelyn, is plagued with the knowledge that her soul is hunted by Ardan, our MMC, who is resolute in ending her life before their 18th birthday, just to repeat the cycle with no end in sight. They have lived and died for centuries in different bodies and different parts of the world, but one thing is consistent: Evelyn and Ardan must die.

We follow Evelyn, known as Branwen in modern Wales, intent on saving the life of another, even if she knows she cannot save her own. Time is against her with the clock ticking down to her 18th birthday, and she must find a way to save this life before Ardan takes her own.

"Because that's the thing about humans - we leave traces of our souls everywhere, as unique and identifying as fingerprints."

I adored Our Infinite Fates from the very first page. L. Steven masterfully and carefully crafted a tale as old as time: love. But what stands out is the attention to detail: the interwoven, countless lives our FMC & MMC have lived and died together. The flashes of memories give us insight into their deeply tragic backstory. We see glimpses of history, languages, and various cultures, but I loved looking into Evelyn and Ardan's souls in various times and places the most.

"My soul isn't rooted to any of them. I'm just me. No particular body feels more 'right' than the other, nor more wrong. They're just vessels. And with you . . . it doesn't matter to me how you look, what form you take. You're just you."

L. Stevens approach of these reincarnated souls stripped love down to its very roots: the soul. A love that isn't bound to physical appearance or gender, but rather the very nature of who they are at the root of themselves and what they mean, and have meant to, each other. I deeply love the conversations, both to each other and internally, our MCs have regarding love and attraction over the centuries, having worn various faces, identified as different genders, and their experiences as a result. It is an incredibly refreshing take on reincarnation stories I'm familiar with and allows the reader to fully grasp how innate and intrinsic their lives and love are to each other.

"This was all some cruel mistake. I was just a girl. A girl who wanted to please her Mother. A girl who wanted to let herself love, and to be loved in return. A girl who wanted to live. The most human things of all."

Our Infinite Fates is a mesmerizing story of love that feels both incredibly classic in its haunting and tragedy while simultaneously breathing new life into this tale as old as time.

5☆ overall.

Thank you, Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for an e-ARC.

This book had so much potential but it completely flopped. I wish I had dnfed it honestly. The premise and the entire idea behind it is amazing and I thought I would love it especially as it’s compared to the invisible life of Addie larue. There was no connection between the characters in the present which was so frustrating as there was so much potential for a connection between them and for the reader to fall for them and get attached. The entire reasoning for the story was stupid and not well thought out and the ending was also rushed and didn’t have the impact it wanted to have. I wanted to love it but god the last 20% I was hate reading it. I normally try not to leave negative reviews but I just don’t have a lot of nice things to say about this book except the writing at times was very beautiful but unfortunately it couldn’t redeem the plot.

3.5 stars.
Two souls linked indefinitely and destined to kill each other in every lifetime. She only knows pieces of their past lives, but he remembers everything.

In her current lifetime, Evelyn is trying to make it just a few more days before Arden kills her this time - so she can be a bone marrow donor for her dying sister. The transplant is in a few days. In this present timeline, the main characters have played this cat and mouse game hundreds of times. There are a lot of flashback scenes as they find each other in different lifetimes and know death is imminent, which started to bore me halfway into the book since it was somewhat the same.

This was a highly anticipated release for me, but it left me disappointed. The premise is just so cool with high stakes. While the writing style gave off magical vibes similar to Divine Rivals, it just dragged on too much for me and felt repetitive. Evelyn’s relationship with Arden feels more like codependency or Stockholm syndrome, rather than Romeo and Juliet star-crossed-lovers. I wanted to DNF it, but I also wanted to know the “why” behind their cursed fate. Though that ended up disappointing me in the end.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my advanced digital copy!

SIX STARS I was so lucky to get an arc of these I felt so deeply connected to Evelyn. I am often labeled as “too emotional and attached to people” and Evelyn shows me how that is a gift. This is the ultimate love story but it’s about so much more than that it’s about humanity and how our world is ever-evolving, but how in ways we stay so fundamentally predictable. We are all so connected in so many ways that we can’t even understand. Just one soul’s existence could have the greatest impact. This book really dove into that sense of urgency that comes with being human “to love was to live, and to live was to die”. And THE YEARNING!!! “Together we were sacrilege.” I am in awe of this book it is a gift. Thank you.