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challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War
Lots of time hopping
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
This book was good. Definitely not something I was expecting. I loved Evelyn and her journey through the ups and downs. This book made me appreciate life and my loved ones more. A fate I would not wish to be in. The ending was sweet and I very much enjoyed the authors writing. Thank you for making this book Laura!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Stalking, War
emotional
reflective
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
best book o have ever read, if you want constant yearning this is the book for you
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, War
Minor: Blood, Medical content
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful, tragic and addictive!
I really struggled to put this down! There’s so many questions you want answered as you read it and I loved being taken through the different times and slowly reaching the answers. It was incredibly immersive and addictive.
♥️🎀♥️🎀
The Premise:
Bran, soon to turn 18, can remember her past lives. And knows that in every life, before she turns 18, her soulmate / hunter, Arden, will kill her or she will kill them.
But in this life, she wants to live! And most importantly she needs to live long enough to donate bone marrow to her sister. So she sets out to stop the man she suspects is Arden, by any means.
All the while, we see glimpses of their former lives and how this all came to be!
♥️🎀♥️🎀
It’s all incredibly tragic. And like Bran, we have no idea why this keeps happening, but still find ourselves falling for Arden, despite their fate. I really loved Arden, he’s an incredibly tortured soul, but I adored his pretentious poet heart and the fact he was so angry about the translation of his words. Whilst his motives are confusing at times, the adoration he has for Bran is clear.
And I loved the flashbacks that slowly took us back to the origins of the curse. Most of them were heartbreaking, but there were some flickers of love and hope in each story. And their array of different times, places and cultures the book took us to, was fantastic!
And the love! There was a bittersweet nature to the story, given the amount of suffering, but I loved how they were always drawn to one another. And their love truly did not care for gender or sexuality. They were just two destined souls.
And the ending. I was worried how this would all be explained, but I really liked the direction it went in! There was a reveal that had me gasping! And whilst the ending was a tad heartbreaking, the final chapter leaves you with a sense of peace.
All in all, I loved it! And can’t wait to explore more of Lauren’s books!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, War
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was good, but not really my thing. I think people who enjoy more literary/poetic prose and poetry will get more out of this than I did.
I think this book is aiming for something similar to what The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue and This is How You Loose The Time War were trying to do, but does it better and actually pulls it off. I enjoyed how expansive the locations and time periods were, it truly gave the sense of how long these characters had been fatefully intertwined, but we are only in each setting very briefly and the majority of the book is spent following the present timeline.
I think the weakest aspects of the book were in the present timeline. The present never felt like it had as much weight as it should have because it was written in the same style as the fleeting glimpses of past lives. I also felt like the reveal of what had caused the entire premise was somewhat lackluster. I really didn't feel the romance, either. Despite all the poetic prose about the love between the main characters, it just felt like I was being told they loved each other and it seemed more like a trauma bond if anything.
Again, I think other people will enjoy this book more than I did. It's not bad, and I think the premise was done justice, I just prefer characters to feel a little more grounded and rounded.
I think this book is aiming for something similar to what The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue and This is How You Loose The Time War were trying to do, but does it better and actually pulls it off. I enjoyed how expansive the locations and time periods were, it truly gave the sense of how long these characters had been fatefully intertwined, but we are only in each setting very briefly and the majority of the book is spent following the present timeline.
I think the weakest aspects of the book were in the present timeline. The present never felt like it had as much weight as it should have because it was written in the same style as the fleeting glimpses of past lives. I also felt like the reveal of what had caused the entire premise was somewhat lackluster. I really didn't feel the romance, either. Despite all the poetic prose about the love between the main characters, it just felt like I was being told they loved each other and it seemed more like a trauma bond if anything.
Again, I think other people will enjoy this book more than I did. It's not bad, and I think the premise was done justice, I just prefer characters to feel a little more grounded and rounded.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, War
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Classism
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, War
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Imagine having to kill or be killed by your soulmate lifetime after lifetime for the rest of eternity?
You know a book is good when it has you almost gasping for air, gripping its pages as if your life depends on it because you must. know. what. happens. next. You know a book will forever be a part of you when the emotions you experience are so intense it is as if you are LIVING THROUGH IT YOURSELF. There are so many beautiful and profound quotes about love and loss and life and death and hope and heartbreak, and I wish to etch every single one of them into the very marrow of my bones.
Laura Steven blew me away with this story about Arden and Evelyn - two souls destined in every life to die together by the hands of each other before they reach the age of 18. Spanning millennia, we follow Evelyn's narration as they live many lives and die many deaths, frustratingly eluded by the true WHY of their cursed existence. I adored the switches between timelines and places. Steven definitely did her research and expressed each historical era with such marvel and care. The multiple lives of the protagonists allow for the representation of a variety of races, religions, ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, mental and physical disabilities, and other facets of the diverse experiences of human life. Such a rich tapestry woven from the intimacies and intricacies of humanity!
Oh Arden and Evelyn. What a life you both lived- no, what LIVES you both lived. What exponential pain and trauma and heartbreak and suffering you both experienced. But also, what transcending joy and love and tenderness and accomplishments. You'll both remain in my heart forevermore.
Our Infinite Fates will wreck and repair your heart over and over and over, leaving you with a forever changed perspective of soulmates. 100% recommend!
You know a book is good when it has you almost gasping for air, gripping its pages as if your life depends on it because you must. know. what. happens. next. You know a book will forever be a part of you when the emotions you experience are so intense it is as if you are LIVING THROUGH IT YOURSELF. There are so many beautiful and profound quotes about love and loss and life and death and hope and heartbreak, and I wish to etch every single one of them into the very marrow of my bones.
Laura Steven blew me away with this story about Arden and Evelyn - two souls destined in every life to die together by the hands of each other before they reach the age of 18. Spanning millennia, we follow Evelyn's narration as they live many lives and die many deaths, frustratingly eluded by the true WHY of their cursed existence. I adored the switches between timelines and places. Steven definitely did her research and expressed each historical era with such marvel and care. The multiple lives of the protagonists allow for the representation of a variety of races, religions, ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, mental and physical disabilities, and other facets of the diverse experiences of human life. Such a rich tapestry woven from the intimacies and intricacies of humanity!
Oh Arden and Evelyn. What a life you both lived- no, what LIVES you both lived. What exponential pain and trauma and heartbreak and suffering you both experienced. But also, what transcending joy and love and tenderness and accomplishments. You'll both remain in my heart forevermore.
Our Infinite Fates will wreck and repair your heart over and over and over, leaving you with a forever changed perspective of soulmates. 100% recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
are you even soulmates if you haven’t been reincarnated and ritualistically killed each other every 18 years for thousands of years
i love a stand alone book that gets in, tells its story, and gets out with less than 400 pages
i must connect every piece of media with another piece of media i have watched but this book was so joe and nicky from the old guard (2020) coded
this book does something a little funky with gender and i wished the author had gone further with it
i love a stand alone book that gets in, tells its story, and gets out with less than 400 pages
i must connect every piece of media with another piece of media i have watched but this book was so joe and nicky from the old guard (2020) coded
this book does something a little funky with gender and i wished the author had gone further with it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, War