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A review by taypaige25
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i just…have to overwhelming need to grovel at the feet of yulin kuang and tell her how much i loved this and beg her to keep writing and feed me more novels that make me feel the way this one did. this is simply her debut and i know with every cell in my body she WILL become one of the big hits of romance books. and rightfully so.
this book starts out with helen zhang in high school who has now lost her baby sister, and grant shepard (who goes to school with her) who is involuntarily involved. helen is resentful, angry, begrudged that grant’s life gets to keep going. fast forward and helen is in her early 30’s, a successful writer, and now with a tv adaptation of her novel happening! only…grant shepard is a screenwriter - a damn good one. and he’s hired to work on her show. so, with months of the writing room ahead, they decide to put the past aside and just make helen’s show. they can be grown ups. until helen realizes maybe she was too hasty in putting all the blame on him.
helen was…wow. what a complex character. i found myself relating to her more than i thought and i loved that. especially on her fronts of social anxiety. and grant. sweet little baby grant. he was so warm and charming. like a big hug. and when he suffered panic attacks it felt like my heart was out of my chest.
i truly just don’t have the words to express just how much i loved this. i will be re-reading as soon as i can. its original, funny, angsty, sexy (i mean, SEXY!), and well rounded. just perfect.
this book starts out with helen zhang in high school who has now lost her baby sister, and grant shepard (who goes to school with her) who is involuntarily involved. helen is resentful, angry, begrudged that grant’s life gets to keep going. fast forward and helen is in her early 30’s, a successful writer, and now with a tv adaptation of her novel happening! only…grant shepard is a screenwriter - a damn good one. and he’s hired to work on her show. so, with months of the writing room ahead, they decide to put the past aside and just make helen’s show. they can be grown ups. until helen realizes maybe she was too hasty in putting all the blame on him.
helen was…wow. what a complex character. i found myself relating to her more than i thought and i loved that. especially on her fronts of social anxiety. and grant. sweet little baby grant. he was so warm and charming. like a big hug. and when he suffered panic attacks it felt like my heart was out of my chest.
i truly just don’t have the words to express just how much i loved this. i will be re-reading as soon as i can. its original, funny, angsty, sexy (i mean, SEXY!), and well rounded. just perfect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol