A review by juliaegreene
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

for the most part, i enjoyed this. the writing is engaging, if sometimes a bit repetitive or clunky (i will give grace since this is a debut) and i liked the premise. grant and helen are interesting characters and the narration switching back and forth was done well. but i just didn't feel like i understood why they couldn't be together. helen was so adamant that they couldn't be anything and that she didn't even care about him, but there wasn't a lot in the story to help me understand why she felt so strongly. the barriers to their relationship just felt very forced. i think grant's side of the romance was more interesting. but when they get back together, it doesn't feel like anything's really changed in how they communicate. and then they get engaged and he meets her parents and they get married all within a year? i just wanted more from the last 20% of this. also why the fuck was he calling her cracker jack?