For a thousand lifetimes, Evelyn and Arden have been destined–for love and for death. With every reincarnation, Evelyn knows her fate no matter how much she tries to escape it: live and love for seventeen years, and then right before her eighteenth birthday, she’s to be killed by Arden, her soulmate and enemy all wrapped in one. But she doesn’t understand why.
Now, as Branwen, she’s determined to escape Arden’s clutches–whoever he is in this timeline–to save the sister she has in this current life from dying of cancer. Readers are taken through the mystery of their present while being given the groundwork of their past lives together.
And that’s about all one can say as a synopsis for this book without giving any spoilers–and you really don’t want any spoilers. But it can certainly still be described in vague thoughts and feelings.
Steven has somehow crafted a story where a reader feels every aspect of Evelyn and Arden’s stories–their love, their agony, their confusion, their fears, their aches and triumphs and curiosities and pains. The prose (and even some poetry) was crafted in a way that allowed for the savoring of each syllable–beautiful, intoxicating, and raw in its execution. Readers are taken on a journey through time and space and reincarnations, wrought with mystery, angst, and nostalgia. But most importantly, it’s suffused with love in each word as you see Evelyn and Arden as they are now, but also as they were in their past lives.
A fantastical standalone that’s deeply romantic and hopeful, with a slowburn to savor, masterful character development, and an ending that evokes some misty tears. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
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