Review Detail
Our Infinite Fates
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Young Adult Fiction
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Tragic story told in powerful moments
(Updated: June 26, 2026)
Overall rating
3.7
Plot
3.0
Characters
4.0
Writing Style
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
A snapshot of two souls linked across time and the tragedy that began their cycle of death.
Evelyn knows her days are numbered, but more than in any of her lives before, she's desperate to live to her eighteenth birthday so that she can be a donor for her younger sister, who has leukemia. Her killer, her lover, is coming, and the approaching doom brings to the surface memories and fears of their long history. It's full of questions, and love, and always ends in tragedy. Does Evelyn dare to hope this time won't be the same?
Alright, I've got some bones to pick with the synopsis. First, “Evelyn remembers all her past lives.” Fact check, untrue. Evelyn remembers some of the past (Vermont, the infamous Siberia...) but she knows it's an incomplete picture. Second, “Try not to fall in love.” False again! It doesn't really matter if she does or not, and anyway she and her ill-fated lover are definitionally soulmates. In any place, and form, they have an undeniable spark when they meet that transcends something like ordinary emotions.
This story strikes me as more tragedy than romance. The timeline is rooted in present day, interspersed with moments from past lives unfolding in reverse order. As I said, it's not really about them falling in love, but more that intense moment of recognition and oh-no-this-is-happening-again. Given the minimal present-day plot line, the flashbacks were an easy favorite. The reverse chronology played well with the suspense, and the variety of their reincarnations (across time, geography, social status, and gender) raises interesting thoughts on the nature of love, the connection of body and soul, and whether it is worse to live without love or die while loving (and more - I adore the scene on the western front).
It's a quick read, and while I wish there'd been more time to get to know their different lives, it's a book that grows richer for the pondering once the final page is turned. Unlike Addie LaRue, this isn't a story of journeys, but endings. If I were reading again, I'd approach this as a study in moments.
**Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC**
Content Corner: Notable swears, 101 ways to die (non graphic), implied intimacy
Evelyn knows her days are numbered, but more than in any of her lives before, she's desperate to live to her eighteenth birthday so that she can be a donor for her younger sister, who has leukemia. Her killer, her lover, is coming, and the approaching doom brings to the surface memories and fears of their long history. It's full of questions, and love, and always ends in tragedy. Does Evelyn dare to hope this time won't be the same?
Alright, I've got some bones to pick with the synopsis. First, “Evelyn remembers all her past lives.” Fact check, untrue. Evelyn remembers some of the past (Vermont, the infamous Siberia...) but she knows it's an incomplete picture. Second, “Try not to fall in love.” False again! It doesn't really matter if she does or not, and anyway she and her ill-fated lover are definitionally soulmates. In any place, and form, they have an undeniable spark when they meet that transcends something like ordinary emotions.
This story strikes me as more tragedy than romance. The timeline is rooted in present day, interspersed with moments from past lives unfolding in reverse order. As I said, it's not really about them falling in love, but more that intense moment of recognition and oh-no-this-is-happening-again. Given the minimal present-day plot line, the flashbacks were an easy favorite. The reverse chronology played well with the suspense, and the variety of their reincarnations (across time, geography, social status, and gender) raises interesting thoughts on the nature of love, the connection of body and soul, and whether it is worse to live without love or die while loving (and more - I adore the scene on the western front).
It's a quick read, and while I wish there'd been more time to get to know their different lives, it's a book that grows richer for the pondering once the final page is turned. Unlike Addie LaRue, this isn't a story of journeys, but endings. If I were reading again, I'd approach this as a study in moments.
**Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC**
Content Corner: Notable swears, 101 ways to die (non graphic), implied intimacy
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