Review by ivi_reads_books - How to End a Love Story

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How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

4.5

emotional 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

This book is messy, real, steamy, and achingly sad in all the best ways.

When the FMC is hired to help adapt her bestselling book series into a TV show, she learns that the screenwriter attached is the man whose car her younger sister ran in front of—years ago, in a devastating suicide. What follows is a slow, emotionally intense unraveling of grief, guilt, and forbidden connection. Can she work with the man tied to her greatest loss? Can she let herself feel again—especially when those feelings turn romantic?

This is not a lighthearted love story. It's full of grief, longing, family silence, and the complicated ethics of moving on. The romance is steamy but also raw and human—made even more intense by the secret they have to keep from her parents.

If you’re looking for a romance with depth, nuance, and grief woven tightly into every line, this one will hit you hard.

Content Warnings