e-ARC & audio-ARC from NetGalley.

They have known each other for a thousand years. They've killed each other before their eighteenth birthdays in every single one of them. They've been in love almost every time.

I think this is perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Immortal existentialism over centuries seems to strike a cord for many, permanently marking the hearts and souls of those who need it.

Unfortunately, I think that the banality of immortality is just not for me. There's a hopelessness to it that makes it impossible for me to root for, to connect with, these stories. It's like the tale is infinite, while my intrigue is not.

The book started strong. The concept is fascinating. But, before long, it became less devastating and more repetitive. I started to wonder why our protagonist was so desperate to stay alive. Arden's secrecy around why he constantly had to kill her felt abusive instead of protective. The flashbacks to past lives felt unnecessary.

Ultimately, the writing was fine, but the story just wasn't for me. (Nor was the narrator's pronunciation.)

This book started off really slow for me and I almost DNF'd it, but i'm glad I didn't! It started picking up and then the ending was so unexpected. I think people will love this book.

Rating: 4.5 stars rounded up

Add to your TBR if you like...
-Fated lovers
-Immortality/Infinite Fate
-LGBTQIA+ representation
-YA fantasy/romance

I had high hopes going into this, and it did not disappoint!

I'm obsessed with the writing style and the poetic nature that runs throughout. This story gave me The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue vibes and it gripped my soul just the same. I am utterly obsessed with the two main characters Evelyn and Arden. Their love withstands the tests of time despite their knowing sorrowful fate. There is something so raw and heartbreaking, but beautiful about the sacrifices Arden (and Evelyn) makes throughout their lives. Although the book was slow paced, I never found my thoughts drifting or felt bored with the story.

As for the narration... Macmillan Audio, what do you have in your water? This is my fourth audiobook from them, and in every single one, the narration is perfect. Sofia absolutely brought the story and characters to life.

Thank you #netgalley and #macmillanaudio for my gifted audiobook.

I am in love with this book! The narration was perfect and the plot was even better! I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out the next step!!! Thank you for allowing me to review!!!

ouch, this one hurt. I wanted to love this book, but I felt like we got one too many flashbacks and it really took me out of the story.

Thank you to Netgalley & the publisher for this audio arc!

This book was touted as similar to The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue (which I loved). Unfortunately, that was not the case. This book is extremely slow paced, there is not much in the way of plot, and very little action. The denouement is not even that exciting. Overall, I was underwhelmed.

Overall rating:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5/5

I really enjoyed this book from the get go, that opening scene had me absolutely hooked and immediately compelled to read on! Sometimes you just get so sucked in to a beautiful story that you don’t want it to end and our infinite fates was that for me.

It was beautifully tragic with a poetic and lyric prose that made me feel so warm and cozy inside and painted the scenes perfectly for me to get fully absorbed in to. It’s full of sweet and tender moments of Evelyn and Arden’s countless reincarnated lives, with gentle moments of humour and magical realism weaved throughout.

I loved the premise of this life being the one she wants to live for and it’s not even for her but her sister, she wants to stay for her! The whole book honestly felt like an ode to love and humanity and not just romantic love but all kinds. There was so much good representation of how love transcended time, race, gender and really embodies the starcrossed lovers vibe again and again.

If you’re a fan of books like: Addie Larue, Divine Rivals and Once upon a broken heart I think you’ll really love this too.

Whoa! This one was super sad, depressing actually. Can you imagine being in love and it always being a struggle? For 80% of the book, this is what we learned about Evelyn and Arden. It was tragic and it went on and on and on. Then 80%, BAM, twist. At this point, I needed to learn their "fates." But sadly, the ending fell flat. I rated this 4 stars...3.5 stars rounded up.

Thank you @wednesdaybooks & @macmillan.audio for the finished copy & ALC ♡

3.5⭐️

°✩₊˚.✧˚.₊*ੈ✩‧₊˚ Star-crossed soulmates live and die at each others hands for all eternity ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩₊˚.

“𝙸𝚏 𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚞𝚙 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎.”

♾️ I loved the changing settings as we travel with Evelyn and Arden through their many lifetimes. How fun to globe trot through time and space from present day Wales to ancient China, from El Salvador to Algeria to France to Norway, even the Ottoman Empire. Gender fluidity worked really well throughout the book.

°✩₊˚.🎧⋆☾⁺₊ The audiobook was easy listening: Sofia Oxenham has a very soothing voice and loved her accent!

While it was fast paced and easy to read, there was something missing for me. That does not mean that I don’t think this will be wildly popular. There is beautiful prose. Some of the poetry sprinkled throughout the book moved me deeply - and I love the concept of a book within the book.

This was more vibes at the expense of plot, which resulted in quite the buildup. I wanted the main characters to insist on being told “why” much sooner. I do think this is a book I would have loved when I was a young adult [btw, there is one closed door scene toward the end]. And of course, the book itself is beautiful with golden edges and foil on the cover.

“𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚊.”

Wow wow wow. Absolutely obsessed with this book from start to finish! This story is unlike any I've read before. I think I only made it 5% of the way through before it made me cry for the first time (and trust me - there were many times after.) Such a good read/listen! 5 stars! (Maybe even 6!!)

Rating: 4/5
I received the eARC for my honest opinion.

I won’t lie, I really struggled reading this one, I even switched over to the audio full time about 30% in to see if I would like it more and I really couldn’t get into this book. I know a lot of people will be able to but it’s not my kind of fantasy book. However, with that said I was invested to see how the book ended, and I don’t know if I was into it until about 80%. It’s a beautiful story, but with all the time jumping I found myself lost at times and overly repetitive for me.

I wanted to get into the book, I found the plot to be interesting, but I felt that it fell a little flat for me. You will be introduced to Evelyn and Arden, they have been trying to kill each other for thousands of years, but they both don’t know how or why it even started and just be ready you won’t know the whole truth until about the ending of the book. For me the ending of the book is where it finally picked up and had a lot of action going on. I found it hard to connect to the characters in this book because of all the back and forth and not being able to really understand the characters from the start.

This book wasn’t for me, and I would have rated it 3.5 stars but because of the ending that made me wrap it up to 4. I did find that the narrator of the book, Sofia Oxenham did a wonderful job with the book.

I want to thank NetGalley, SMP and Macmillan for the opportunity to review this book.

This story is as convoluted and silly as it sounds and I loved that. I really enjoyed the author’s ability to weave the stories of the past lives together into the present day life of Evelyn and Arden. The final twist and reveal was way more than I ever thought it could be. It added a lot to the mystery behind why Arden would never tell her why he had to continually kill her and made their love story through the ages even more tragic.
The narrator, Sofia Oxenham, is absolutely delightful in the audiobook and made this ethereal book even better.

Four and a half stars rounded up

This one was a tragic love story that may grab your attention and not let you go. Two souls destined to meet and to destroy each other in every lifetime - how sad is that. It's a slower read - some pacing issues for me. For it it was a 3 star read - but I am confidence many will love this. This could be the next big YA romantasy book of the year. I just could not get into it. If you love books that explore love, fate and the meaning of life, this one is for you. Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for this audio ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Rating: 5⭐️/5

Infinite, devastatingly beautiful. The love story that transcends generations, wars, empires. I was OBSESSED. We always hope the people that we love will remember us when we’re gone. The thought that the time we have with the people we love is never enough, and we would give anything to be with that person.

Evelyn and Arden’s story is so beautiful and chaotic. I truly didn’t know what to expect as to the reason why they found each other again and again through history, but I thought it was super interesting. HIGHLY recommend this one.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan audio for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved 85% of this book. The different time periods, the ongoing love story, the changes in characters based on where they are. I loved the idea of this- the ending was not what I imagined nor did I really enjoy this aspect of the book. However, the “happy ending” was much needed after their tragic love story. The audio narrators were wonderful! 3.5 stars!

This was a very well written novel. It just wasn’t my style read. The premise of the story itself was a beautiful idea, knowing and loving each other in every life, but being destined to kill each other. It just became repetitive going back and forth between past lives and present before Arden finally communicated why they had to ( yes I get that if there weren’t miscommunication or lack of communication there wouldn’t be a story) that they finally figured out a solution. I really wasn’t jiving with the book until that point then it finally redeemed itself, partially. I can appreciate the story and I know this is the perfect book for some. I’d recommend to those who like Madeline Miller’s style of writing.

This felt like pure poetry from start to finish. I was hooked instantly and stayed engaged throughout the whole book. The time hops were so well done and each one added something to the overall plot. I finished this 24 hours ago and I’m still thinking about it.

Oh, how this book lived up to the hype for me! Evelyn and Arden are fated to be together—and die by each other’s hand—in every lifetime before they reach their 18th birthdays. Over and over again, Evelyn has come to this realization, only to reach the same conclusion before she turns 18. Except in her most recent story, Evelyn is determined to best fate in order to save her sister’s life. And to do that, she must finally unravel the mystery of why she is tethered to Arden.

This is a book that immediately draws you in with its premise and won’t let go. I was completely fascinated by Evelyn & Arden, and wanted to know absolutely everything about them in every timeline. The story alternates between past and present, so we are given glimpses of all versions of their relationship throughout time. I almost felt like I was stuck alongside Evelyn, knowing what would inevitably happen and having no way of changing it. I needed answers and oh how I was shocked when they came! I didn’t come close to calling it and loved how it played out.

Hands down, what I appreciated most about this book was the LGBTQ+ rep. Gender identity and sexual identity are each explored in such a beautiful way. Cue the tissues, because the overall message is so endearing and so needed today. Love is love and people are human, in all forms, in all lifetimes.

I was lucky enough to be approved for both the digital and audio advanced copies, and loved them both. Sofia Oxenham’s beautiful voice and tone bring the written story to life in a magical way.

Read this one, y’all! I cannot wait for more from Laura Steven.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Big thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for the gifted ARC & ALC!

A beautiful and unique story perfect for fans of books like Divine Rivals. Our Infinite Fates is romantic with a trope of "in all lifetimes" that I always love. I think it was executed very well with so many small snippets of past lives and identities all while leading up to an unexpected plot twist. The ending felt a little rushed but overall I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Plenty of queer rep in the past lives too, which was a wonderful surprise!

2.5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to Macmillan Audio #MacAudio2025 and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this ALC.

I thought the concept of this one was so fascinating! I really wanted to love it but unfortunately, I don't think the execution was for me. I found the connection between the two characters to be difficult to believe for most of the book. I felt like I didn't understand why they loved each other. It just didn't make it believable for me. I thought the concept was super interesting but the book felt too long and it felt like the reveal came too late to make any real impact. I thought the narrator did a fantastic job of differentiating the voices and the different timelines. I think people that enjoyed Every Day by David Levithan might enjoy this book.