Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven: Review
Welcome to my review of Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven! This book scratched my itch for more soulmate stories, and I can’t wait to buy a physical copy for my shelves.
Title: Our Infinite Fates
Author: Laura Steven
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pub Date: 03/04/25
Description
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries.
They’ve loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They’ve killed each other in every one.
Evelyn can remember all her past lives. She can also remember that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being linked to her soul. The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life before they find her first, figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse, and try not to fall in love . . . again.
Review
Our Infinite Fates was one of my most anticipated reads for the year, and I’m so glad it lived up to my expectations. I’m someone that cares more about if a book sounds interesting than the books it’s comped to, but The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue being one of the comps automatically piqued my interest because Addie was everything to me.
This is a book that’s better served by not knowing much going in, and it’s not something I can really dive into without spoiling it. So, I’ll talk more about the aspects of the story that I really loved rather than the story itself.
The prose was absolutely magnificent and delicious. I had 67 highlights in the book, and if I read it again, I’d probably find even more lines that stood out to me. The way Evelyn reflects on the human condition feels so removed and yet so close. I also had no idea how queer this book was going to be, but Evelyn’s remarks on gender and sexuality were refreshing. And Evelyn and Arden’s connection made me want to rip my own heart out of my chest. The amount of turmoil mixed with their love was both heart-rending and heartwarming. It made every time the story went into the past timeline so worth it to learn more about the way their relationship changed over time.
I won’t lie and say the book didn’t lose me a bit toward the end with the reveal, but the ending itself made up for any of my skepticism or lapse in enthusiasm. Overall, this story had all the hallmarks of why I love soulmate stories and doomed love. Fans of Aida and Hadestown will likely enjoy this one.
*Thank you to the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.*
Author
Laura Steven is an award-winning author and shameless coffee addict from the northernmost town in England. She has published several books for young adults, such as The Society For Soulless Girls, a sapphic horror retelling of Jekyll & Hyde which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, and Every Exquisite Thing, which reimagines The Picture of Dorian Gray. Her debut, The Exact Opposite Of Okay, won the inaugural Comedy Women In Print Prize, while The Love Hypothesis was optioned for TV by an Emmy-winning team. Her books have been widely translated, and her work has appeared in The i Paper, The Guardian and Buzzfeed. When she’s not writing, you can probably find her trail running, reading chunky fantasy novels, baking cookies, playing old men at chess, or ignoring her husband and son to perfect her Stardew Valley farm.
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