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Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, War
Minor: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt
I loved the concept and got hooked by the plot pretty quickly. I also really enjoyed that we got to see Evelyn and Arden’s lives (briefly) through the last 1000 years. The end was probably the most impactful for me and I enjoyed the twist at the end.
On the flip side, I felt very little connection to the characters because of the consistent switching of time periods and lives. I wish that the book was actually longer so as to spend more time in each life,
Overall, Our Infinite Fates was good and I may read it again in the future. The writing was also pretty good and I may read more by this author in the future.
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, War
Minor: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Classism
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness
Moderate: Torture
"How could the soul fated to kill me be the one to make me feel so alive?"
"Suffering is in itself a pyramid scheme. Hurt people hurt people. One soul feels pain, so they inflict the same upon three more, in a bid to rid themselves of it. ... The human condition, so it seems."
"To love was to live, and to live was to die."
Seriously one of the BEST books i read this year. started it and finished it less than 48 hours. love love love.
i am absolutely blown away right now!!!
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, War
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
Arden and Evelyn are bound together by some supernatural force.
In each life, they die, at the hands of each other, before their 18th birthday.
And each time, they come back.
This time, Wales 2022, Evelyn is determined to stay around long enough to save her sister Gracie and maybe get to the bottom of WHY this keeps happening. Surely there is a way to break this curse she finds herself trapped in, to never reach adulthood.
This story definitely has some non-linear components and a fated romance type tale. As we learn more about their lives we also visit different locations and time periods and take a fascinating look at just what defines a person. Is it their gender, birthplace, caste in life, traits, physical or otherwise, disabilities...? And just what is a soul?
I am especially glad that this was a standalone as I don't think it needed to be dragged out into a second book, but I do feel that the ending could have been a little bit tighter and some of the earlier exposition could have been a little bit shorter. Regardless I had no problem staying interested in the story and really liked all the extra background context to their past lives.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Violence, Murder, War
Minor: Torture, Forced institutionalization
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, War
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt