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Os nossos eternos destinos by Laura Steven

86 reviews

hannahjaynej's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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nanixon89's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

I’m just gonna settle at 3 stars and that’s slightly generous. This is definitely a unique book and I admit that I’m a sucker for books comped with ADDIE LA RUE. My main problem really stemmed from the past timeline. I don’t feel like we were really able to sit with the characters long enough to appreciate them in each iteration of themselves, not to mention we only had one POV so we’re stuck in a veritable unknown for at least 75% of the book. This also made the past timeline become very repetitive, like we were dropped in with no real context.

I also wasn’t convinced that these two were soulmates or that they even loved each other. This was mainly due to Evelyn’s apprehension at almost all times but even more so as we drew closer to the present. It was frustrating too, that we and Evelyn were so left in the dark about their past while Arden remembered everything. I can, however, appreciated that this book truly encompassed a diverse amount of countries and genders.

I didn’t really see the “big” reveal coming either. It took a twist that I was not expecting. I was also rather surprised that with Branwen’s desire to save her sister mentioned in every other chapters, the ending was rather lackluster. The final chapter didn’t do enough for me and I think we’re still left to wonder what really happened to Branwen/Evelyn.

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katbotelho's review against another edition

4.75

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

banging book tbh,, i loved reading abt all their past lives my only gripe was i felt like the explanation for the curse came out if nowhere and as a result the underworld chapters were very different in vibe but i still had a great time regardless

and this is the kinda ending i wanted for spiderman: no way home

also loved that their relationship

started queer and ended queer

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kylosten's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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corinnedg's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lilaconthepage's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed this despite it ultimately being a m/f romance (

i know Evelyn is agender but between branwyn and dylan it was kinda just straight

), but it really could have done without

a sex scene the literal moment they turned 18

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mveiga's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked the premise and idea of this one. The writing was pretty good and the poetic sentiments of existential life ponderings came across well.

Some parts were maybe not as impactful as they could have been based on where in the story we learn details. But overall it was enjoyable.

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