What an intriguing premise and what an underwhelming execution.


Two souls that are in love with each other are destined to kill each other in every lifetime. Even by the end of this book, I could not tell you why they actually loved each other, nor did I get to see it. The book is based in present-day Wales broken up by flashbacks from Evelyn's and Arden's past lives. These flashbacks, though interesting at first, quickly became redundant. I understand that the author wanted to show the repetitiveness of their 'curse' and the inevitability of their fate, yet these snippets failed to provide actual insight into the characters and their relationship. Their relationship is based on miscommunication and misunderstanding combined with partial memory loss of one of the characters, which went on up until the 80% mark of the book. The big reveal fell flat and made zero sense, as it had little to no foreshadowing. I kept giving this story a chance, hoping that it would redeem itself. The ending was so rushed and out of place that I lost all the interest I had left for the story. In regards to the writing, it was quite flowery and almost poetic at times, but in the present day, it was very rom-com style. Also, my personal observation - even though the book takes place all around the world, the author seems to have a certain obsession with russia and its language. You can tell by constant referrals to the characters' lives in Siberia and the glorification of the language and literature, which, to me, seemed very out of touch with the current socio-political climate.

This book was so hyped up on social media and the marketing team has done a fantastic job, yet the actual execution of the book failed to impress.

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When I saw that if you liked Addie larue, you would love this, I just knew I had to read it! And I not was disappointed!

The writing was so beautifully written and tragic and my heart hurt for Evelyn and Arden. I loved them and their story!

And that plot twist! I came up with so many different plots why they were involved in this curse but I didn’t even consider she was the devil!!! My mind was blown! This was going to be a 4 star simply because some of the chapters were a little slow and lagging but it was immediately boosted to a 5⭐️

I’m so happy I picked this as my first read of the year! Such a good start!

Thank you for NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this in exchange of my honest review

And thank you to the author who wrote this beautiful story!

I’m not sure how I can review Our Infinite Fates and do it justice.. This unique book swept me off my feet. A spectacular novel that consumed me and left me thinking about it long after the end.

Taking place over different times and eras, protagonists Evelyn and Arden are bound to each other and will meet in every lifetime. Arden hunts Evelyn however and is yet to reach her eighteenth birthday in any life. This time she really cares about living - her little sister needs her - but can she survive long enough?

Time-hopping is my absolute favourite element in a book, and Evelyn and Arden’s story is told through their shared histories transcending times, lands, genders and lives, which builds an incredible pictures explaining to us who they are and why they are existing as they do today.

Twisty, ethereal and magical. Five HUGE stars from me; this is a book that’s leapt in to my favourites and one I’ll be shoving into people’s hands forever.

This book is so beautifully written, creating an intriguing and interesting narrative that leaves you wanting to read more - making it hard to put this book down!

The story follows Evelyn & Arden who have previously met in their previous lifetimes and have to kill each other before turning 18 in each lifetime. However, during each lifetime it is Arden who keeps hunting her down just before their eighteenth birthday but Evelyn is unable to remember how this started and why they have to both die before they are 18. This question of why becomes bigger for Evelyn as she falls in love with her current life and not wanting it to end.

This book allows us to follow along with the present day whilst also chapters going back in time to their previous lives which help to build the narrative of who they are and how they fell in love. When I first started I thought the constant time reflections would be confusing but I ended up absolutely adoring this part and learning more about Arden & Evelyn, and their love for each other!

What I felt was special about this book compared to others is it really emphasised an important aspect of life and how important connecting to people via our souls and personalities is much more important than just appearance. In the book Evelyn & Arden in each life appear different but yet always manage to find each other due to their strong soul connection 🤍🤍

Thank you so much Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to ARC read this book and I cannot wait to read it again & buy when it’s published! Publishing date is 27th Feb for us UK readers!

Thank you to Laura Stevens for writing an unbelievable book! Absolutely loved every minute of reading this book 🤍

What a brilliant book to start 2024 with! Our Infinite Fates expertly weaves multiple timelines and locations together to create an immersive and exciting fantasy story which took me around the world and through history. I loved the small historical details which bought every new locations to life, and the intense connection between Evelyn and Arden woven throughout. Side characters like Gracie brought laughter and mischief to the most unlikely of scenes and ensured the stakes remained sky high from beginning to end.

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven is a captivating and thought-provoking, utterly painful story that combines the concept of reincarnation/fated couples with an intriguing mystery. The idea of Arden's and Evelyn's intertwined fates, their continuous dying and being reborn only to cross paths again in different lifetimes is both fascinating and tragic. Steven does an excellent job of exploring the tension and complexity of these recurring encounters, gradually revealing the reason behind their deaths and inevitable reunions, while not putting limit on the genders they are born into. We follow them as different person through history, while also experiencing the lush and poetic setting of that time period.

The mystery of why they are doomed to kill each other before their 18th birthday and meet again kept me hooked, with each reincarnation uncovering more pieces of the puzzle. As they dug into their past lives, it became clear that their ability to change their future is tied to understanding their shared fate, and how they first got into this endless loop.
The emotional stakes are high, and the evolving relationships between the characters are both poignant and compelling. Somehow you experience their love all over again, through each lifetime. The steady feeling of knowing the other and the deep love, all in a different lighting.

With rich, immersive writing, lyrical descriptions that blends suspense, heartbreak, curses and emotional length of hope, Our Infinite Fates is a must-read. It's a journey that will leave you reflecting long after the last page, gently swaying in your mind and the current of your emotions. Absolutely loved it and so sad it was over, I could have kept reading it forever.

Thank you so much for the publisher, the author and Netgalley for approving me for the proof copy. My opinion is my own.

I love you, and I have loved you, and I will love you.
Sometimes you read a book that you know is just going to stay with you. This was one of those books for me. I’ve already been really intrigued by the concept of reincarnation and the idea of past lives. This explores that a lot, they keep re meeting and keep having to die before they turn 18 but that isn’t explained until a lot later. The not knowing why just kept me reading, I was so invested in their story that I needed to know what happened and why they were in this vicious cycle and whether they would ever be able to break it. Very thought provoking read and I loved every minute of it.
If you had a past life, where would you want to be in the past?

“Almost everyone I had ever loved was dead, and the hurt never went away; I just learned to exist alongside it.”

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Evelyn remembers all her past lives. She also remembers that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being whose soul―and survival―is tethered to hers. The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her for bone marrow transplants in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to: 1. Find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life―before they find her first. 2. Figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse. 3. Try not to fall in love.

Evelyn is someone who longs for love in all its forms. They don’t know why they can never live to eighteen and are bombarded by snippets of previous lives they cannot recall. I absolutely adored Evelyn. The way we see her live her most recent life as Bran shows just how dedicated she is to others and how deeply she cares about those she loves. Her relationship with her sister Gracie is so heartwarming and filled my chest with such adoration because she insisted on fighting her way to eighteen just to save her little sister. The ferocity she possessed towards Arden when he threatened to kill her once again was admirable and you cannot help but love her. The overall journey she goes on here is definitely one of self discovery but also one of emotion. She feels so much so viscerally and to see her go through what she does… Just wow.
Arden has many layers to them that we get to discover over the course of the book. There is a variety of stoicism, of grief, of frustration, of unbridled love that grasped me from the very first moment and clung on. There is something very rugged about Arden and your first thought is that everything is down to him, that this situation is his fault - because how could it not be with an attitude like that? But this changes as we get to know them better. His reveal further into the story left me gobsmacked and I love that Steven didn’t give anything away with this character. What a success Arden is.

I cannot even begin to explain how much I adored this book. I am in complete and utter love. The plot was beyond anything I could have ever dreamt and I was oh so happy to be carried away. I was immersed from start to finish, eager to see what would take place. The fact we have present day and jumps into the past is brilliant - and best of all, not confusing in the slightest. Part of me had feared that it would just be constant time hopping but the fact we are grounded in the present for a big chunk of the book was the perfect anchor when we drifted off to events in the past. Absolutely cannot fault Steven’s cleverness! Even better were the constant twists and turns that had me second guessing myself multiple times. I love when a book does this! These characters are absolutely stunning. Steven did an impeccable job at keeping the hearts and souls of our main characters the same, even when their outward appearance was different. I loved that we got to see them both as male and female, never predictable as to which they would be. It meant their dynamics changed slightly depending on time and place which was incredibly clever. I definitely appreciated that both Evelyn and Arden refer to each other as “they” when talking about their original selves as well. It proved that they didn’t care which gender the other appeared as in each life, but in fact cared about what was beneath. It wouldn’t have been as engaging if they remained the same throughout. The romance between them as well was delightful. We get the little tender moments, the seconds of fire and rage right before the inevitable happens, the angst and longing when it all becomes too much. My heart hurt for both of them in so many ways. I was so glad to be along for the ride. The ending had me an absolute mess of tears. It was beyond perfection and I am devastated that it is over, yet so thankful I got to experience it. You will certainly regret not picking this one up.

Overall, Our Infinite Fates is a stunning book about the lengths you could go for love.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Thank you again to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for an advanced copy of this book. Review will be live on my blog on 24th February and is available now on Goodreads

I finished this book, and it finished me. What a heart-wrenching yet incredible story! The writing was stunning, and I especially loved the poems. Evelyn and Arden were beautifully developed characters—you could truly feel the love, longing, and tension between them. It was captivating. Although the book was short, the pacing felt slow, the ending seemed a bit rushed by comparison. Having adored Laura Steven's Every Exquisite Thing, I anticipated an ending like this, but it still hurt to see them unable to remain in the life they so desperately longed for.

Where do I even begin? This book is amazing, one that I savoured with every page. It is truly one-of-a-kind, and I know it will stay with me for a long time. I have never read anything quite like it, and that feeling of originality was so refreshing.

I've given it an overall rating of 4.25 stars as I wanted more from the ending I suppose now that I've reflected but the writing was unbelievably captivating and it's brimming with longing and romance between our two main characters. I went into this book completely blind after seeing a few early rave reviews, and I’m so glad I did but also wish I'd start it sooner! I was constantly in awe of the worlds of Evelyn and Arden through different places and in time and their love story is like nothing I’ve ever experienced before.

I can't wait for this book to be released into the world and for others to experience what I did alongside Evelyn and Arden. I highly recommend!

Having read the two previous books by Laura Steven, I was keen to read her latest novel. It was very different from the mysterious themes of ‘Every Exquisite Thing’ and ‘Society for Soulless Girls’ , but still intriguing.
It took a while to understand what was happening and with the many lives lived by the two protagonists. It is an emotional journey with love at the heart of the story. Evelyn and Arden spend centuries to understand why they can only live till their eighteenth birthday. I enjoyed the book but it didn’t hit the mark of the the previous two novels for me.

Evelyn has lived many lives and doesn't remember every detail of each, only that she is killed in every one before she turns 18. By the same soul in every lifetime, but not the same person

Evelyn is always questioning who Arden will be in each life and if she will know him before the Time comes

However, Evelyn very much wants to stay in this life so she can save her sister and grow old

However, fate may have a different path and Arden has a task to complete

Why are the two always drawn together for such a tragic end and can their Fates ever be changed.....

Such an interesting story. Laura did a great job of showing Evelyn and Arden in so many different walks of life, genders and locations all whilst keeping their connection and identities clear

Great story to end the year with and I hope you all enjoy it when it is released in February

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin for the early review copy, all opinions my own

Ok, yes. Genius. Loved it. I have never read anything like this before. I honestly did not know where this book was going next and I loved the adventure it took me on. So many places & times across history. Steven's must have done so much research.

The longing and suffering was palpable. I was constantly on the edge of my seat, unable to put the book down. I read it so quickly and when I wasn't, the characters followed me everywhere.

I recommend to adults as well as older teens. It feels like the sort of book I would have devoured as a hormonal teenager and, clearly, nothing has changed 😅

What an absolutely incredible book!
I absolutely LOVED every lifetime Arden and Evelyn have together even if it ends in their demise before they get to turn 18.
This book had me on the edge of my seat page after page.
That twist was just incredible and NOT what I was expecting at all!
What an unexpectedly beautiful and incredibly poetic book!

4.5/5
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven made me want to throw my phone at a wall.

Upon looking at that you may think that I had a hatred for this book, however, it was quite the opposite.

This book tells the tale of two lovers who are fated to kill each other in every lifetime spanning millennia. This also marks quite a visceral shift for Steven as this book reads as much more poetic and mature than her previous books. It flows better and it is more lyrical with its prose.

I only have myself to blame for this but I thought this book was sapphic (it is, but not in its entirety) and that was why I put off reading it as I had disappointed myself. However, upon completion of this book I have re-disappointed myself as I should have read this sooner.

The book in its whole is a historian’s best friend and I loved the little snippets of history we got through each timeline. The relationships are spot on, although I do wish we had more Nia. The subtle hints towards V.E. Schwab’s books/tv show melted my heart as I know the authors are friends so that was a lovely little tribute.

(also i know we only had the greek sapphics for 30 seconds but i would read a whole book about them)

Finally, we should talk about the way this book ended.

I hated it.

In a good way of course. It was heartbreaking, it was tragic, and it was soul-destroying. But in the absolute best way. I thought Steven may leave us on a cliff hanger but the story was wrapped up incredibly nicely, but also in an absolutely earth-shattering way.

Words fail to describe the feelings I have about this book.

Many, many, many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me get my grubby little mittens on this book early!

I loved this book so much, I could have lived through Evelyn and Arden forever. The prose was beautifully written, decadent and rich. I think I wanted a less abrupt “twist” leading up to the end, it felt rushed after the deliciously slow exploration of their different lives, but I think that’s my only complaint. Gorgeous book!

Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the ARC!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of the eARC in exchange for a review, all opinions are my own and I was not paid to review the book.

Our Infinite Fates follows Evelyn and Arden, two souls who are always brought back together in all of their lives, although they’re having to live with a curse that means one has to kill the other before they turn 18. While I very much enjoyed the writing for this story, and it was an interesting concept, I knocked a star off for the plot being slightly convoluted at times. I really enjoyed the characters as they seemed well written, especially Gracie who was my favourite.

The concept of this book had me hooked from the first moment I heard about it on Laura’s TikTok. I am a sucker for the trope where soulmates find each other in every life. Adding in the side of murder was a further selling point.
I couldn’t put this book down. I wanted to devour Evelyn and Arden’s relationship throughout the centuries and I was desperate for them to find a way to save Gracie. I could honestly read a one thousand page book of all of their lives and murders throughout the years and I think I was a little bit in love with Arden.
I was so certain that this was going to be a five star read until I got to the why. Like Evelyn, I had gone through every possible option for why Arden murdered her in every life, and yet, I was still completely caught off guard by the actual reasoning. It wasn’t that I disliked the why, or thought it ruined the story. It was just a bit weak. I think it would’ve benefitted from a little bit more time spent explaining things. The secondary explainer chapter felt like it over-explained things. It was nice to see the very origin of Evelyn and Arden, but the part with the mother was over the top and could’ve been implied rather than explained for a second time.
I still really enjoyed this book and adored the concept.

this book will hurt your heart. but if i began reading this as an empty cup, i finished reading it as a full one.

this is a story about soulmates who transcended time, gender and circumstance. but more than that, it’s a story about choosing to love despite the constant threat of grief.

evelyn and arden are cursed to find each other in each life, and in each life one of them kill the other. this is a cycle that has continued over centuries, and though some memories are harder to grasp than others, for the most part they don’t forget who they were before.

but not only does evelyn love arden in each life, she also continues to love each family member in the lives she’s born into. this was the more important love story to me. evelyn ‘loved a lot of siblings in a lot of lives’ and ‘yet for better or worse, i’d let myself love anyway.’ despite knowing what was going to befall her.

i found a lesson in evelyn. i write this review as someone who struggles with the concept of grief. the fear of loss is my constant companion. i harbour it, i nurture it, i fight with it. yet evelyn reminded me of how brave it is to love in spite of this, and how despite knowing there is loss at the end of every story, love is always at the heart of it. and how lucky was she, and how lucky are we, to have people in our lives we’re so afraid to lose. and more than that, love doesn’t go anywhere: ‘And so, in the absence of any abiding religious convictions, this was the one blind faith I had: that love was a physical force, and it was never wasted. Once it was called out into the universe, it would echo back to us forever.’

if you’re someone who’s aching for a good love story, or someone who’s struggling with loss, this is a beautiful story that is both gripping in plot and full of character. an original story that has had me in a book slump for weeks. a cathartic, stunning, weep inducing novel.

thank you Penguin Random House for the eARC, this is a completely honest review.

Wow what a love story. I loved the idea of this book and it was written beautifully.

I am really enjoying stand alones recently so this was a gd one!