Review: Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was provided both an ALC and an ARC of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

This follows Evelyn and Arden through a thousand years as they have fallen in love and he has betrayed and murdered in each one before she turns 18.  She can't remember why he hunts her or why they are bound to each other, and he won't tell her.  All she knows that in this life, her younger sister is dying and her bone marrow is the one thing that might save her.  She has to evade Arden long enough for the doctors to perform atleast her part of the procedure to give her sister a chance.  The only problem is she hasn't figured out who Arden is masquerading as in this life as he has hidden himself very well this time and she is running out of time before her 18th birthday.

This alternates in varying timelines from the present day to past lives that Arden and Evelyn have lived.  I liked that this takes us back to several different places in history, and Evelyn isn't always a woman and Arden isn't always a man and they aren't always in a traditional heterosexual relationship.  Gender wasn't a preference for either one of them, it was more the connection they shared.  Sometimes they are already together while others they have to find one another and that spark takes hold when they reunite again and they remember who they are.  I do wish we would have spent a little more time in these past chapters getting to know the characters and their backstories a bit more.  They were significant turning points in the relationship between the two main characters and would have lent a bit more to the character development and helped us understand how deep their connection really was and why they were willing to make the bargain they did.  

We eventually find out why Arden murders Evelyn every 18 years just before her birthday, but it comes toward the very end and felt a bit rushed.  I was a bit disappointed with the ending despite very much enjoying the rest of the book.  I thought the reveal was good and the concept was great, I just wanted a bit more development and explanation to go with that plotline. Overall I did enjoy getting to know our characters and their relationship.

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