Our Infinite Fates is a beautifully written, heart-wrenching love story where we get many glimpses of Evelyn and Arden across 1000 of loving one another. Steven wrote so many iterations of Evelyn and Arden and they are each as poignant as the last. Using these different versions, we slowly learn about their history and the different people they've been, how they existed, and how they have loved one another over a thousand lifetimes.

I can't say enough nice things about this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be encouraging everyone who loves fantasy, historical romantic fiction, love stories (where love is love is love), and happy endings.

The audiobook makes this story even more emotional and real for the reader and the narrator does such a great job of injecting personality into the characters and their variations.

This book had such a unique premise, and I wasn't sure what to think of it. Maybe it's the V.E. Schwab blurb at the top of the cover, but I felt like Steven got this idea when reading Addie LaRue. The two main characters keep being reincarnated, but one must kill the other before they turn 18. Evelyn has no idea why. Oh, and they're soulmates?

First, I do not like insta-love, and while it's slightly different with the "soul mates" part, I still would have liked more exploration into how they fell in love initially. We do get great snippets into their prior lives while focusing on their lives in the present day, but I wanted more. Also, while I felt the book got a bit repetitive toward the end, I was so intrigued by the WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS that I had to keep reading. I ended up finishing the book fairly quickly, and while I enjoyed the ride, I was never on the edge of my seat. And the 'why' felt... anticlimactic to me? I don't know why, because it wasn't a bad reason, it just didn't feel compelling to me.

Looking at other reviews, I think this is just a book that didn't work for me, but will work for many other readers, such as those who absolutely loved Addie LaRue.

The audio was very well done, and I enjoyed it. Sometimes I struggled to differentiate between the author's male and female character voices if it wasn't explicit about who said what, but it didn't lead to any plot confusion. I would recommend the audio format.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a beautiful, heartbreaking love story. The love of your life, and not just this life but EVERY life but only until your 18th birthday and only some lifelines included actually being in each other’s daily lives. How tragic! This book had me sobbing, will they or won’t they get their chance to finally live the lives they crave so desperately?! “I love you, and I have loved you and I will love you.” I mean COME ONNNNN 😩🖤🖤🖤

I can’t hype this book up enough. Seriously.

I have been anxiously awaiting this book for what feels like forever. I first found it on booktok and as soon as I could might have ordered both the US and the UK special editions, I just had a feeling this would become a 6⭐️ for me and I was SO right!

I am so thankful to have received an ARC of this book. The audiobook was so beautiful it had me in tears. The narrator was captivating and made me feel like I was watching the movie! Thank you so much NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for my early copy! It was everything I hoped it would be!

Heartwrenching, ephemeral, tragic and powerful.
This story of a love between two souls that surpasses the restriction of time, space and physical plane will completely ruin you for any other love story. The world building throughout the book as the author explores the characters' previous lives is rich and immersive. The timeline is non-linear, so we get to see how these past lives affect Evelyn and the struggle she experiences when she finds Arden yet again. Even though the ending is the same each life, these two hold onto hope this time might be different.
If Evelyn and Arden can find each other time and time again and experience a truly transcendent love despite distance, social class, oppression, gender, physical separation, and a sprinkle of reciprocal murder, maybe there is hope for all of us find love.
In short: this will I live rent free in my head forever.

This was such a beautiful story. This will probably be the top book for me in 2025. The epic scope of love and time was so immersive. I really felt for these characters. So much diverse representation throughout time while incorporating history. I couldn't get enough of this story. The plot was addicting. The narration great!

Thank you @macmillan audio for the gift audiobook.

4.5⭐️

how romantic, to find each other in every single life time and love each other to the fullest… except there’s a deadly twist, and it’s quite tragic.

arden and evelyn fall into each other’s lives over and over again for centuries, but the tragic twist is one of them must kill the other on their 18th birthday.

i admit, it took me a good 15% to really get into this story but once i did, i was utterly hooked. i was so invested in the dozens of stories and lives both evelyn and arden lived and i couldn’t help but to feel saddened by their tragic and infinite fates. the narration was beautifully done and i could feel every emotion. it truly was so gripping. and i found myself rooting for them to get their happy ending! i thought it all tied so nicely together at the very end, but i was also blubbering like a baby because of it! if you love stories like “the invisible life of addie larue” and “the unmaking of june farrow,” i would highly suggest this book!

thank you to netgalley & macmillan audio for the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

When I read this was reminiscent of Addie Larue I had to jump on it. While its certainly somewhat evocative it doesn't quite reach the depth that Addie does. Evelyn and Arden are cursed to spend an eternity reincarnating, finding love with each other and then dying by their 18th birthday. The majority of the book is a ping pong between 2022 and all their past lives. I found myself disappointed with the past life chapters bc I just didn't feel connected to their past selves. Who can love someone they know is going to kill them over and over and over. The current day story is Evelyn trying desperately to save her sister by donating her bone marrow and racing against the clock. The book is somewhat slow until the last two hours or so when you finally get answers. I think this will be widely positively received but I just felt annoyed. The narrator was stellar and she kept me engaged. Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the ALC. All opinions are my own.

I started out this book a little apprehensive, I don't usually sympathize with problematic men in the same way I do with problematic women, so I was unsure that I would fully *get* this book. As I kept reading however, my thoughts and feelings towards the story shifted from "girl get up" to "oh my god this is unreal". In a good way. I don't think I've ever read a book that so beautifully encapsulates the desire to just grow old. What a simple, yet transcendent, feeling. The writing was beautiful, the narration was beautiful, and the ending shocked me again and again and again.

This is one of my most anticipated 2025 books and it did not disappoint. I loved the story between Ardin and Evelyn and how their love grew throughout time. I never really knew where the story was going and loved the twists throughout.

Let’s talk about Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven. This book was one of my most anticipated reads for the year because of its unique premise. Evelyn and Arden are stuck in a twisted loop, loving and offing each other before they hit 18, over and over again. In this life, Evelyn’s desperate to break the cycle to save her sick sister.

The story hops through different eras, showing their messed-up love-hate saga across time. The characters are complex and compelling, with a snarky dynamic that keeps things lively.

There were some lives I wish we were to live in a bit more in, though I suppose that’s how both the characters feel as well. If you’re into epic, time-bending love stories like Addie La Rue or Divine Rivals this book is written for you.

4.5 stars.

This was a beautifully tragic story. The description comps this to The Invisible Life of Addie Larue and How to Lose the Time War and I rarely think comps get it right, but these were spot on.

At about 80% of the way in, when you finally learn about the two star-crossed lovers lore, I made the comment, this is like looking both ways before crossing the street and then having a piano drop on your head. And that's a GREAT thing in this book's case because it made sense! It wasn't too out of left field, it wasn't some big "gotcha" moment, but it also wasn't expected.

Laura Steven, well done.

I truly appreciated the intriguing premise of this book; however, I found that Evelyn and Arden’s past lives together felt rather brief and underdeveloped, which left me longing for a deeper understanding of their relationship. I struggled to grasp the foundation of their love, as it felt more like it was told to me rather than shown through their experiences. I simply did not understand the “why” behind it. The only hint of an explanation came at the very end, and I can't help but wish that this aspect had been explored more fully—perhaps even in a novella of its own. I was also a bit letdown and underwhelmed once the reasoning for constantly having to kill each other was revealed.

beyond my criticisms, the writing was beautiful, filled with lyrical prose and the audiobook narrator really brought the story to life. i also found myself very invested in the family of her current life though i wish their dynamics and past together were also described a BIT more. i was rooting for her sister to live and her mother to not lose both her and Evelyn as her fate grew closer.

despite the slow pacing and bits i mentioned above, i still found this to be a lovely story though i’m not sure it would have been as compelling for me if not for the audio.

Oh I absolutely loved this. One of those books that impacted and affected me in ways I was not expecting in the slightest. While this is being compared to a few others, the story felt wholly fresh and unique and left me wanting so much more.

Evelyn and Arden had an electric chemistry in every life and I love how their love extended beyond any constraint one would typically expect. I don’t want to give too much away in reviewing this for the sake of allowing other reads the same experience I had but to sum it up simply I adored this book. I am so thrilled to have been able to review it early and am so excited for Laura Steven’s adult release later this year.


Absolutely loved the audio. The narrator’s voice was like butter and added so much emotion to Evelyn and Arden’s experiences.

Thank you NetGalley & Macmillan Audio for the advance audiobook.

Probably a 2.75⭐. I thought about rating it a solid 3 but when I *really* think about it, the things I liked about about it are mostly conceptual. Overall, did I ENJOY myself reading about this romance? Not really. It's hard for me to care about a couple's love story when it's something I'm TOLD over and over again, rather than shown it. Dozens and dozens of lifetimes in flashback chapters and I'm not SHOWN them falling in love, or even why they fall in love in each one. They're just fated to be, drawn to each other even as at least one of them tries to avoid it.

The most frustrating thing about it is we never know WHY Arden has to kill Evelyn before they turn 18 until literally past the 80% mark. Which means I spend most of the time disliking this person who still goes through with killing their soulmate whom they're supposed to love despite her BEGGING for her life, or at least begging for the reason. And it's infuriating that he refuses to tell her because he ~wants to protect her~, that she's better off not knowing. I haaate this kind of bullshit reason because Evelyn isn't a little kid; she's his equal and deserves to be informed on why her life and agency are being robbed like this. And when you finally know the Reason, I seriously think it was NOT better for her to remain ignorant. She would've been saved on so much anguish throughout the centuries.

A far more engaging plot would be Evelyn knowing the Reason early enough so they can spend the rest of the book trying to break the cycle in each lifetime. Maybe then at least I can buy into their Epic Love Story Through the Ages.

Individually, they're fine enough characters...mostly. I didn't mind Evelyn being the POV we follow throughout. I only stopped disliking Arden once I know why he kills her every time; I've reached towards a more neutral feeling towards him. Now what I did really like about OIF is that they're not guaranteed to be reincarnated in the same gender in every lifetime. Sometimes both are girls; sometimes boys. At the very least, I'm down for love that transcends bodies and gender identities.

The Reason behind their constant cycle of reincarnation & Arden having to kill Evelyn actually intrigues me and I thought it was totally wild! I just hate that it's known so late in the game because it was a huge source of frustration otherwise.

Aside from telling us 99999 times that these two are in love, I will say I like Laura Steven's prose. Lots of deep, introspective passages about love in all its forms (not just romantic, since Evelyn forms deep connections in every lifetime) and life in general, that some people might start to find pretentious or boring, but I felt it nicely fits the theme of love between two immortals.

Audiobook-wise, I'm not the biggest fan of Sofia Oxenham's narration, because it really didn't feel like a romantic story with how she reads it.

This book hooked me from the beginning and was solid all the way through, with a superb ending as well. This is one of the best books I have read this year so far, its original and unique, its mysterious and beautiful. I loved the characters, the love story, the magic, the poetry, the back and forth timelines, the ending, the beginning, just all of it.

The narrator was also fantastic, highly recommend.

Thank you to MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for an early listening copy.

Laura Steven tells of a sweaping tale of two-starcrossed lovers, in their journey being reincarnated across centuries. Evelyn and Arden have been circling each other, from their first deaths on their wedding night, when Arden murdered Evelyn, to current day, where Evelyn is despearate to finally live past her 18th birthday, so that she may help save her younger sister. Evelyn remembers every single lifetime, but has never gathered why Arden kills her in each lifetime, or why they always fall in love in each timeline. In the days leading up to her 18th birthday, Evelyn is desparate to evade the curse and finally receive answers.

This book had a lot of hype to fufill in it's compairsons to "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" and "Divine Rivals", but the hype is justified, as the writing and characterization are incredibly well done. I admire how Laura Steven cared not for gender in Evelyn and Arden's reincarnations, and how she developed each character.

Our Infinite Fates had one of the most unique YA fantasy concepts I’ve read in a long time - a 17 year old who remembers her past 1,000 years of lives and the soul who has hunted down and killed her in every single one. I was skeptical about the concept of loving your eternal murderer, but this story was so beautifully written and truly made me fall in love with Evelyn and Arden. This was truly a perfect standalone fantasy!

The narrator did a fabulous job bringing Evelyn to life!

I absolutely loved this book!! Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is a mesmerizing exploration of destiny, choice, and the interconnectedness of human lives. The novel weaves together the stories of multiple characters, each facing pivotal moments that will shape their futures. Steven's writing is both elegant and evocative, drawing readers into the intricate web of relationships and events that define the narrative.

The characters are richly developed, with their individual struggles and triumphs resonating deeply. Steven excels at creating a sense of place, with vivid descriptions that bring the setting to life. The themes of fate and free will are thoughtfully examined, prompting readers to reflect on their own lives and paths they chose.

One of the most compelling aspects of the book is its ability to balance the personal with the universal, making it both intimate and expansive. The pacing is well-crafted, maintaining a steady rhythm that keeps readers engaged. Steven's prose is lyrical, adding a layer of beauty to the storytelling.

Laura Steven has created a remarkable work that is sure to captivate and inspire. I highly recommend this book to fans of literary fiction that delves into the complexities of the human experience.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday books for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review. These opinions are my own.

Wow. Our infinite Fates by @laurasteven was phenomenal. I love how she told so many different stories throughout time that were not only incredibly intriguing, but historically accurate. It was like taking a walk through all of the brutal paths of the world, but shining a light on those stories as well. Telling a tragic love story through time was a bold choice but man, it works. If I were to sum this up in one sentence for those of you who like to go into books blind, it is like Addie Larue’s older sister meets Romeo and Juliet. Only... She is cursed to kill the man she loves every 18 years. Reincarnation after reincarnation over a thousand years. I am impressed at the research Laura did to make this book historically accurate for the stories in which the many timelines fell.

AND THAT PLOT TWIST?!? 💀

What is your favorite story that takes you through time?

This is my favorite. Make sure to pick this up later this year!

And a big huge thank you to @wednesdaybooks for the lovely arc!

I would like to thank NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for allowing me to listen to an advance audiobook copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was promoted as "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries" and that had me both interested and excited to read (listen to) this one! I love, love, LOVED Addie LaRue and was expecting to enjoy this book. And I LOVED it!

Our Infinite Fates is a hauntingly, achingly beautiful love story across time. Evelyn has lived countless lifetimes in many different bodies (male, female, other?) but is killed in each iteration of her life by Arden, who is also always in a different body. They have -- for an unknown reason until the end -- been bound together by fate and cursed to kill each other before the age of 18. In the current lifetime Evelyn is living, she is nearing her 18th birthday, and awaiting an operation that will help save her sister, Gracie who is battling leukemia. But it's a race against time for her to both get the operation and also figure out who Arden is this time before he kills her.

This story is so amazing and poetic. The audiobook in particular, narrated by the talented Sofia Oxenham, brings through the lyrical and sensational prose, and the undercurrents of love, longing, and loss. It was truly captivating, evocative and powerful. I enjoyed how the story was told in an alternating timeline, with chapters taking the reader back into the past iterations in history and how they played out. I loved the character development and the unexpected twists and turns. The pacing was very good, and the complex topics are toned appropriately for a range of audiences while still allowing the emotion and pain to carry through.

I will 1000% be recommending this book to EVERYONE!!! It was SO GOOD!! Easily one of the best books I've read in 2025 so far. I am pretty stingy when it comes to giving out 5-stars, but this book definitely deserves it! I highly recommend adding it to your TBR, especially if you enjoy YA, Sci-Fi & Fantasy and/or Romance. Whether you choose the audiobook, digital, or print version, you won't be disappointed!

Releasing March 4th