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A review by blewballoon
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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