3.77 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful medium-paced

That's not what this is. This is about who you are and who I am, right now, here in the present. Why won't you let me just-

     She kisses him then, cutting him off from love you.

Fine, then. Lie to me. Treat me like you loved me back. 

How to End A Love Story perfectly balances the heavy subject of loss with falling in love. The history that connects Helen and grant together is truly heartbreaking, but they are undeniably tied together. A great question is: Did Grant and Helen fall for each other because of their tied history or despite it? We'll never know, and that's okay because Helen and Grant definitely needed each other.

I love how this story was told, and the dual audiobook was amazing! We definitely benefitted from getting both Grant and Helen's POV, and I especially loved when they switched POVs in one chapter, telling the story together. 

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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

Reese Girl.... we gotta talk... lately, your recs have not been hitting!

The first 150 pages are rough, but im a girl who tries really hard not to DNF a book.

It got better at the end.
I really enjoyed the message she wrote to her sister (who died 13 years earlier due to $uicide).
I just thought there was a lot of fluff and it took awhile for the book to make the connections
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piecesofsky's review

3.0
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very impressive debut. Perfect pool read, while I had a few quibbles on the development of the romance, it was really lovely and thoughtful without being overwrought.
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was unnecessarily slow. The characters were not likeable, the dialogue was cringey, and the plot was disjointed and forced. Super predictable book. I lost track of how many times I rolled my eyes while reading it. 
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paprikasix's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

I wasn't enjoying this one. It was on a recommended list from Powell's for AAPI authors so I thought I'd check it out. The subject matter was a little bit too familiar for me to find it an enjoyable backdrop for a lighthearted romance, and honestly just way too unbelievable, which is saying a lot for someone who reads schlock like I do. And the MC was not at all likeable. Too bad. 
emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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