A review by steen19
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

adventurous sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Two souls linked indefinitely and destined to kill each other in every lifetime. She only knows pieces of their past lives, but he remembers everything. 

In her current lifetime, Evelyn is trying to make it just a few more days before Arden kills her this time - so she can be an organ donor for her dying sister. The transplant is in a few days. In the present timeline, the main characters have played this cat and mouse game hundreds of times. There are a lot of flashback scenes, which started to bore me halfway into the book. 

This was a highly anticipated release for me, but it left me disappointed. The premise is just so cool with high stakes. While the writing style gave off magical vibes similar to Divine Rivals, it just dragged on too much for me and felt repetitive. Evelyn’s relationship with Arden feels more like codependency and Stockholm syndrome than Romeo and Juliet star-crossed-lovers. I wanted to DNF it, but I also wanted to know the “why” behind their cursed fate. Though that ended up disappointing me in the end. 

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my advanced digital copy!
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