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How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
5.0
I received a copy of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Huang from Frenzy Books in exchange for an honest review.
How to End a Love Story is one of my favourite books read this year and it reminded me of what I love about love stories. In this story, Helen Zhang is a bestselling author who finds herself in a writing slump. When her popular novel series gets picked up to be adapted as a tv show, she finds herself in the writers' room, hoping that the change in scenery and pace would be just what she needs to get back to her writing. Little does she realize that she is about to be reunited with Grant Shepard, a man she used to go to high school with; he was also involved in the accident that killed her sister. Both Helen and Grant have had a hard time since that accident, each finding ways to grieve and deal with the aftermath. As they begin to work together though, they come to understand one another, and find healing and love through their newfound connection. But their relationship is one that is full of questions and doubts - their careers, their lives in different parts of the country, and the trauma that continues to tie them together.
This was not your typical love story. It felt like one that played upon so many complicated emotions - grief, joy, family pressure and expectations, and the chances and risks that one must make to try at a chance of happiness. I absolutely loved this debut and cannot wait to read more from Yulin Kuang.
How to End a Love Story is one of my favourite books read this year and it reminded me of what I love about love stories. In this story, Helen Zhang is a bestselling author who finds herself in a writing slump. When her popular novel series gets picked up to be adapted as a tv show, she finds herself in the writers' room, hoping that the change in scenery and pace would be just what she needs to get back to her writing. Little does she realize that she is about to be reunited with Grant Shepard, a man she used to go to high school with; he was also involved in the accident that killed her sister. Both Helen and Grant have had a hard time since that accident, each finding ways to grieve and deal with the aftermath. As they begin to work together though, they come to understand one another, and find healing and love through their newfound connection. But their relationship is one that is full of questions and doubts - their careers, their lives in different parts of the country, and the trauma that continues to tie them together.
This was not your typical love story. It felt like one that played upon so many complicated emotions - grief, joy, family pressure and expectations, and the chances and risks that one must make to try at a chance of happiness. I absolutely loved this debut and cannot wait to read more from Yulin Kuang.