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Evelyn has lived many lives over centuries. She’s been male and female, rich and poor; lived in the middle of nowhere or in the city; been a citizen of many countries. But never made it past just before her 18th birthday.
It’s not that she’s been unlucky to have a short lifespan; she’s been murdered. And the culprit is the same each time: Arden, whose soul is tethered to hers. As soon as one dies, the other dies as well. Arden finds Evelyn every single life by age 18, whether they grow up together or he appears just in time.
Now, Evelyn refuses to see that pattern play out again. She loves her mom and younger sister, and that younger sister has cancer and needs Evelyn’s bone marrow to live. But the bone marrow procedure is scheduled for just after Evelyn’s 18th birthday. She doesn’t know where Arden is or exactly when he’ll show up, but she is determined to convince him to let her live, for her sister’s sake.
What’s most frustrating is Arden knows why their fates are intertwined and why one of them must kill the other. But he won’t tell Evelyn. She doesn’t know or can’t remember the reason, but Arden insists it’s an extremely important one.
Oh, and Evelyn and Arden have been in love in many of their past lives. No matter who they are, their souls connect. Can they possibly stay alive past 18, and can they possibly find happiness together?
Our Infinite Fates is a mystery, a love story, a kind of thriller. It jumps around between the present and past lives, building up to a revelation that shakes Evelyn to the core. I liked it pretty well, and it definitely held my attention. It’s intense as a romance and as a mystery. I was curious to see how it would be resolved, if Evelyn could help her sister and if the two souls could actually spend a full life together. I thought it came together fairly well, but for some reason it didn’t quite strike the perfect note for me.
The book is marketed as young adult, but it doesn’t “feel” like a YA. These characters are, yes, just about to turn 18, but they really do feel older, world-weary, with all they’ve been through (as opposed to Twilight, in which Edward’s “soul”/self is over 100, but he doesn’t necessarily feel like an old soul). I suppose I’d label it a “new adult” book at the very least and maybe recommend to older readers.
Our Infinite Fates is being marketed as The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This Is How You Lose the Time War, and I definitely agree, though the vibe somehow feels more like the latter. I think that’s also why this doesn’t feel as much like YA because it has a very similar feel to Time War.
Rated: High. Profanity includes 19 uses of strong language, around 10 instances of moderate profanity, fewer than 10 uses of mild language, and 20 instances of the name of Deity in vain. Sexual content includes kissing, some nakedness, some talk of sex. Violence includes killing in every section, by various methods.
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