Maybe That's All Love Is, In The End, An Endless Tempting Of Fate

I recently finished reading Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven. This is OwlCrate's March YA book.

~POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT~

  Rating: 3.5/5 stars

"They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one.

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."

Did I like this book? Yeah. Did it captivate my soul? No. It was weirdly interesting and boring at the same time. I don’t have anything extremely negative to say. It was just one of those books that felt okay and failed to move me the way I could sense it intended to.

The premise is actually amazing: Two people—lovers, perhaps?—who are doomed to kill each other across multiple lifetimes. The moment I heard this, I knew I had to pick up the book when I got the chance. It promised intense emotions and angst, and at first, I really felt that potential. But after a while, I just wasn’t excited anymore. Not necessarily because it was repetitive (I mean, they keep killing each other DUHHH, that’s the whole point). I think the problem was that I struggled to fully connect with the characters or understand their motivations. And while we’re meant to be kept in the dark, even the big reveals felt underwhelming. On top of that, I just wasn’t convinced by their romance.

That said, I still enjoyed the experience. It was heartbreaking to see how hard it was for them to leave their lives behind in each lifetime, so I appreciated that I did feel something. I also really loved the historical settings. It was fascinating to see different time periods and parts of the world come to life. So, it’s not a bad book at all! I just think it was missing that extra something to make it truly unforgettable.

Check out Our Infinite Fates, and discover what happens when you loved each other in a thousand lifetimes and killed each other in every one.

Happy Reading :)