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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Our Infinite Fates is beautiful, haunting and epic. It is only YA because of the mortal age of the main characters, but the story truly appeals to readers all ages. I especially recommend it highly to anyone who loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Perhaps I loved this even more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
Well, my feelings have been hurt.
I knew I would enjoy this book based off the premise but I didn’t realise how much it would hurt me.
I loved the way it was written. We have chapters that alternate between the present, Wales 2022, and the past. Reading the alternating timelines of how Evelyn and Arden have lived and loved brings the story together in a way that made me feel like I lived those lives too.
This is one of those books where you want to tell everyone about it so that they can read it too but you also want to tell no one and keep it all to yourself.
I knew I would enjoy this book based off the premise but I didn’t realise how much it would hurt me.
I loved the way it was written. We have chapters that alternate between the present, Wales 2022, and the past. Reading the alternating timelines of how Evelyn and Arden have lived and loved brings the story together in a way that made me feel like I lived those lives too.
This is one of those books where you want to tell everyone about it so that they can read it too but you also want to tell no one and keep it all to yourself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Grief, War
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Our infinite Fates
4.5⭐️3🌶️
YA fantasy Romance
Stand-alone
17yo MCs
Soulmates
Non-linear Storytelling
Hunter/Hunted Romance
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Narratives
Poetic
Historical Cultural Glimpses
Unique Plot
**The book covers a true historical timeline with every triggering societal issue you can imagine when it comes to non-cis love. It also has death, forced institutionalism, torture, cancer, attempted suicide/suicide idealism, kidnapping, loss of a loved one, and many more.
**This is on the spicy side when it comes to YA standards. The author notes on social media that while the bodies in the story are 17, the souls are over 1,000 years old.
I have to reiterate that this is a young adult book. The main characters are 17, about to turn 18 in every timeline. Within that context you see this story through the POV of Evelyn, and I think that is intended because they know less of their own back story than Arden. This does not feature the POV of Arden who struggles with knowing their 1,000 year timeline. This keeps the plot from being even darker and deeper than its intended audience.
“I love you, I have loved you, and I will love you”
Was this book perfect? No, not by a long shot. The characters, while rich and complex, felt as though there was a lot left unexplored. Their depth was there, but I couldn’t help but wish for more. Still, despite these gaps, it drew me in, and I was hooked.
One of the most powerful themes woven through the narrative is the idea of love transcending physical form—the idea that love is not confined to one body or one lifetime. It’s a notion that feels both timeless and profoundly moving. The thought of being able to recognize your soulmate, even in a completely different vessel, is pure, unadulterated romance to me. It resonates on a deep emotional level, tapping into that universal longing we all have for a love that outlasts time and space. That’s what made this plot so refreshing. It felt like a new perspective on an age-old concept, something I hadn’t seen explored in quite the same way before.
What struck me most was the sheer poetry of it all. And I don’t mean just in the literal sense, though the inclusion of poetry added a beautiful layer to the narrative. But beyond that, the writing itself exuded a kind of lyrical quality, almost like a rhythm that captured the aching, unfulfilled desire between the characters. Their tragic romance, filled with longing, loss, and the hope (and trepidation) of reunion, was so tangible. Every chapter that revisited their backstory was bittersweet. That longing made the entire journey feel profound and deeply emotional.
Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to St Martins Press for giving me an e-arc of this books!
After reading the blurb for Our Infinite Fates by Laura Stevens, I was hooked. The reincarnation? The love spanning centuries? Yes and Yes. But man I was not ready for such a beautiful book.
This entire book was wrought with love, heartbreak, suffering, family, and sacrifice. I was hooked from beginning to end. As the reader, I felt every emotion with the characters and was just feeling all the things.
I loved each and every peek into Evelyn and Arden’s lives. It was like being let into the secret through each chapter, knowing I knew more than Evelyn about her own history was just turmoil. And getting to read what her and Arden experienced in the different lives was like being able to understand why and how they continued lives this way but also not truly getting it.
Evelyn so desperately clinging to her love for her family and her life each life was just ugh, so good. And Arden, remembering it all and still killing her each cycle. It felt so raw!
This life cycle though, Bran and her love for her mother and sister was again just so heartbreaking. With all her hopes being held on the fact that Arden could just give her a chance to save her sister 🫣 and then finding Arden and how he fits in her life already was just so good.
I loved Laura Steven’s absolutely beautiful ability to capture these different times in history and tell just a snippet of these iterations of their lives. It was like nothing by else I’ve read before. Don’t get me started on the reveal of how this cycle started. I cried, like a baby.
The ending felt just right and I think the book was just, again, one of those beautiful books that really make you feel things and feel love. Would absolutely recommend this book and am so glad I got to read it.
After reading the blurb for Our Infinite Fates by Laura Stevens, I was hooked. The reincarnation? The love spanning centuries? Yes and Yes. But man I was not ready for such a beautiful book.
This entire book was wrought with love, heartbreak, suffering, family, and sacrifice. I was hooked from beginning to end. As the reader, I felt every emotion with the characters and was just feeling all the things.
I loved each and every peek into Evelyn and Arden’s lives. It was like being let into the secret through each chapter, knowing I knew more than Evelyn about her own history was just turmoil. And getting to read what her and Arden experienced in the different lives was like being able to understand why and how they continued lives this way but also not truly getting it.
Evelyn so desperately clinging to her love for her family and her life each life was just ugh, so good. And Arden, remembering it all and still killing her each cycle. It felt so raw!
This life cycle though, Bran and her love for her mother and sister was again just so heartbreaking. With all her hopes being held on the fact that Arden could just give her a chance to save her sister 🫣 and then finding Arden and how he fits in her life already was just so good.
I loved Laura Steven’s absolutely beautiful ability to capture these different times in history and tell just a snippet of these iterations of their lives. It was like nothing by else I’ve read before. Don’t get me started on the reveal of how this cycle started. I cried, like a baby.
The ending felt just right and I think the book was just, again, one of those beautiful books that really make you feel things and feel love. Would absolutely recommend this book and am so glad I got to read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War
Minor: Suicide, Murder
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"and there, in a grave colder than Mars, next to the soul I'd loved for a hundred lives and lost in every one, we took our final breath beneath indifferent stars."
Well, I finished it one day.. so that's saying a lot!
This really did feel like "what if Addie LaRue loved Luc".. in the best sort of way.
Seeing them overcome everything, time and time again, to find each other was heartbreaking. With each life you get a better glimpse of their story, and the depth of time they are dealing with.
"Bravery is picking up the fear and carrying it alongside you, rather than allowing it to block the path."
Around 55% of the way through I felt it was getting a bit repetitive, but it picked up again around 75%.. then it was a speed run to the end.
So, the only thing I wish was different was if we skipped some of that section, and spent more time on the ending.
Overall, their relationship is great and Evelyn's relationships with her family members are beautiful too.
This one will probably stick with me.
Well, I finished it one day.. so that's saying a lot!
This really did feel like "what if Addie LaRue loved Luc".. in the best sort of way.
Seeing them overcome everything, time and time again, to find each other was heartbreaking. With each life you get a better glimpse of their story, and the depth of time they are dealing with.
"Bravery is picking up the fear and carrying it alongside you, rather than allowing it to block the path."
Around 55% of the way through I felt it was getting a bit repetitive, but it picked up again around 75%.. then it was a speed run to the end.
So, the only thing I wish was different was if we skipped some of that section, and spent more time on the ending.
Overall, their relationship is great and Evelyn's relationships with her family members are beautiful too.
This one will probably stick with me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, War
Minor: Sexism, Vomit, Death of parent
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
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
I had high hopes that this would be a five star read and it just fell flat for me.
This is billed as an epic tale that spans the ages, and while semi true you only get brief snippets of the ages. It felt hard to connect to the characters because none of the flashbacks felt well thought out, while the present felt rushed and frantic. They are written as though they are mature for their 17 year old selves because they’ve lived through centuries and remember it, yet somehow it constantly felt like immature teenagers.
The twists felt as though they fit the story yet seemingly predictable and had no real shock value in them. The ending once again felt predictable at best and extremely rushed.
There is a spice scene which felt wholly unnecessary considering the fact that these are 17 year olds and not consenting adults despite having memories from previous reincarnations.
This truly felt like an off brand Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and in comparison a poorly done version. If you are looking for a quick stand-alone fantasy this may satisfy, but if you are looking for an epic love story I would personally suggest looking elsewhere.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.
This is billed as an epic tale that spans the ages, and while semi true you only get brief snippets of the ages. It felt hard to connect to the characters because none of the flashbacks felt well thought out, while the present felt rushed and frantic. They are written as though they are mature for their 17 year old selves because they’ve lived through centuries and remember it, yet somehow it constantly felt like immature teenagers.
The twists felt as though they fit the story yet seemingly predictable and had no real shock value in them. The ending once again felt predictable at best and extremely rushed.
There is a spice scene which felt wholly unnecessary considering the fact that these are 17 year olds and not consenting adults despite having memories from previous reincarnations.
This truly felt like an off brand Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and in comparison a poorly done version. If you are looking for a quick stand-alone fantasy this may satisfy, but if you are looking for an epic love story I would personally suggest looking elsewhere.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, War
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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 is one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, War
Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Thank you to Penguin Random House and Laura Stevens for the proof of Our Infinite Fates.
I have enjoyed following Arden and Evelyn through their lives and their current life in Wales. It’s been a very interesting love story and I spent the whole time trying to figure out why they kept being reincarnated and brought back together.
There were tears, and I was swooning over the writing which is absolutely stunning. I have so many tabs and there’s passages highlighted and underlined.
I have the final copy on order and I cannot wait to see the end copy as well. But I think anyone who loves an enduring love story will adore Evelyn and Arden.
I have enjoyed following Arden and Evelyn through their lives and their current life in Wales. It’s been a very interesting love story and I spent the whole time trying to figure out why they kept being reincarnated and brought back together.
There were tears, and I was swooning over the writing which is absolutely stunning. I have so many tabs and there’s passages highlighted and underlined.
I have the final copy on order and I cannot wait to see the end copy as well. But I think anyone who loves an enduring love story will adore Evelyn and Arden.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism