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How to End a Love Story: A Novel: A Brilliant New Voice Delivers a Heartstrings-Pulling Love Story Paperback – April 9, 2024
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“Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy." –Tessa Bailey
“I’ll read anything she writes. An absolute star." –Emily Henry
“I was hooked on the very first page. Don't miss this one!" — Carley Fortune
Two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show... Can they write themselves a new ending? A sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and give you a book hangover from brilliant new voice Yulin Kuang
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Entertainment Weekly · Today.com · Paste · Daily Waffle ·The Nerd Daily and more!
Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years sincethe tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.
Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She’s even scored a coveted spot in the writers’ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer’s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except…
Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he’s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn’t have taken the job on Helen’s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can’t pass up.
Grant’s exactly as Helen remembers him—charming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she’s never been. And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too—brilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helen’s parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea he’s in the picture at all.
When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet… the key to making peace with their past—and themselves—might just lie in holding on to each other in the present.
- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAvon
- Publication dateApril 9, 2024
- Dimensions5.31 x 0.86 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100063310686
- ISBN-13978-0063310681
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"How to End a Love Story is one of the sexiest, smartest, funniest, and most effective novels I’ve read in a long time. Yulin Kuang’s voice is strong, sure, and singular—I’ll read anything she writes. An absolute star."
— Emily Henry, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
"I was hooked on the very first page of How to End a Love Story, the absurdly delicious debut from Yulin Kuang. The chemistry between Helen and Grant is pure magic, as is Yulin's gorgeous writing. I need seven other books from her ASAP. Don't miss this one!" — Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
"An utterly compelling debut complete with romance secret sauce—a couple with a real reason to stay apart...and simply can't. Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy." — Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
“This captivating novel is a sexy and emotional read that deals with the aftereffects of trauma in a realistic and heartrending way. Readers looking for a contemporary romance with a passionate and grand love story, characters that leap off the page, and an original storyline will relish screenwriter and director Kuang’s debut novel.” — Library Journal (starred review)
"Screenwriter and director Kuang will break readers' hearts and then put them back together with her brilliantly written debut romance... an exceptional love story replete with all the witty banter and electric chemistry any romance reader could ever crave." — Booklist (starred review)
“[A] mature, compelling and relatable story of healing that resists simplifying its characters at every turn. … Kuang’s own experiences as a screenwriter shine through on every page. Her depictions of writer’s rooms and meetings with executives are lush, smart and visual, with each sentence packed full of insightful nuances and quiet moments of reflection. These are characters who have battled their demons and come out the other side, stronger than before. Were this a movie, it would be Oscar-worthy." — BookPage (Starred Review)
“Screenwriter Kuang’s debut beautifully probes the lingering effects of grief and guilt while offering readers a glimpse behind the curtain of Hollywood glamour. … Kuang handles her characters’ complex emotions with sensitivity and skill, and makes the chemistry between Helen and Grant leap off the page. Readers will have no trouble rooting for these two.” — Publishers Weekly
“Alternating between Helen’s and Grant’s perspectives, How to End a Love Story is a poignant and charming enemies-to-lovers romance that gracefully explores grief, forgiveness, and growth.” — Bustle
“A bond that starts with a tragic death transforms into love … in her debut romance novel [Yulin Kuang] starts with high stakes.” — Kirkus Reviews
"This is without doubt one of my favourite romance novels of the year. It's so smart, rich and emotional, so beautifully written - I can't rave about it enough. I truly adored it." — Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times Bestselling Author
"Yulin Kuang's How to End a Love Story is a smart, sexy, and powerful page-turner. The insider's look at Hollywood is just as fascinating as the complicated characters who work in the writers room. I couldn't put this book down--but also didn't want it to end!" — Jill Santopolo, New York Times Bestselling Author
“Two complicated people in an impossibly complicated situation, drawn to each other in spite of a deeply complicated past: How to End a Love Story is moving, compelling, and heart-flutteringly sexy. Yulin Kuang writes with a sure-footed confidence here, with impeccable knowledge of who her characters are...and how to get them to their hard-won happy ending.” — Kate Clayborn, author of Georgie, All Along
“Yulin Kuang has a wonderful voice, poignant and funny, she grabbed me from the first paragraph. I stayed up way too late reading this!” — Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author
"How to End a Love Story is a sharp, sexy debut. Fans of Emily Henry and Colleen Hoover will love Yulin Kuang's wistful second chance romance." — Elissa Sussman, bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask
"How to End a Love Story is everything you need in a romance novel: Complex characters, hilariously witty banter, and that spice level? Off the charts! If you need me, I'll just be over here dousing myself with cold water. And then reading it again." — Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
"Impossibly tender, funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching, How to End a Love Story is a gorgeously original romance -- and so much more -- that will leave you laughing, sobbing, and desperately wishing that it would never end. This is the kind of glorious gut-punch of a book that you'll want to share with all your friends, and reread over and over. I fell in helpless love with Helen and Grant's unforgettable story, and I wouldn't have it any other way." — Lana Harper, New York Times Bestselling Author
About the Author
Yulin Kuang is a screenwriter and director, whose credits include The CW’s I Ship It and Hulu’s Dollface. She was once fired from a Hallmark movie for being ‘too hip for Hallmark’ and is the adapting screenwriter of Emily Henry’s People We Meet On Vacation, as well as the writer/director of the forthcoming Beach Read film for 20th Century Studios. She lives in Pasadena with her husband Zack and their orange cat, Eloise.
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- Publisher : Avon (April 9, 2024)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0063310686
- ISBN-13 : 978-0063310681
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.86 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #165 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
- #379 in Romantic Comedy (Books)
- #1,113 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
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Yulin Kuang is a screenwriter and director, whose credits include The CW’s I Ship It and Hulu’s Dollface. She was once fired from a Hallmark movie for being ‘too hip for Hallmark’ and is the adapting writer/director of Emily Henry’s Beach Read for 20th Century Studios, as well as the adapting screenwriter of People We Meet On Vacation. HOW TO END A LOVE STORY is her debut novel.
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What a beautiful, twisting, chaotic story of love, family, loyalty, resilience, trauma, healing, forgiveness, and strength.
There is so much depth in this novel. So much dealt with under the surface, addressed with in a quiet understanding without beating it to a pulp.
The author is silently saying "I hope you know the depths of the culture and traditions of her (the protagonist's parents) and that is why so much is left unsaid and undone".
As an Asian, this knowledge and understanding gave so much more meaning and depth to the undercurrent of the entire book, and so much more strength to Helen, the protagonist.
I DEFINITELY recommend this love story to anyone and everyone who has a heart that beats within their chest, and has hope within their soul.
Now she's the author of a popular YA series that has been optioned for a tv show and she's been flown to LA to be a part of the writer's room to create the first season. And who is the number two writer in the room that she'll have to spend intense, long days with rehashing the emotional highs and lows of high school vis-a-vis her characters?
Grant Shepherd, former homecoming king, and a tragic part of her high school past and family.
Alot of the cool parts of this book are based in the author's life experience of screenwriting, etc. It all rings quite true down to the kinds of personalities of the other writers who become Helen's friends.
Grant and Helen are quite steamy, and while as a reader you're left wondering just a teensy bit how she gets past the huge, huge elephant in the room of his part in the tragic accident that irrevocably changed her family-- you are also intensely rooting for these two to get together. Grant is emotionally intelligent without being too beta-hero, without being too passive or needy.
Helen's major emotional arc has more to do with being a daughter to her loving but intense parents, who she must disappoint in order to have her HEA. This is an eminently readable story, chock full of cool LA writer room details, and a couple I can really root for.
This one is very good. Totally recommend.
I also loved the cast of side characters and the Hollywood production backdrop, especially the writers’ room scenes.
But the romance between Helen and Grant could have been handled better, I actually stopped reading for 2 books because Helen irritated me to no end. I respect her trauma but the third act breakup dragged for way too long.
I highly recommend the audiobook.
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Helen e Grant se conectam de uma forma bastante triste durante a adolescência e esse é o tipo de ligação que não dá pra ignorar ou esquecer.
Mais de uma década após esse evento trágico, eles se reencontram e é em um ambiente profissional… apesar de nenhum dos dois estarem confortáveis com isso. Helen é escritora de uma série de livros e vendeu seus créditos para uma adaptação. Detalhe: é na sala de escritores, para realização do roteiro de adaptação, que ela tem que trabalhar com Grant e a tensão entre eles é notada pelos demais!! Ela faz questão de deixar bem claro pra ele sua insatisfação, o trata mal e chega a pedir pra ele pedir demissão!
A inevitável atração do casal, de inimigos a amantes, vai acontecendo tão aos poucos que quando você menos espera já está torcendo pelo Grant e pra que tudo dê certo entre eles. No decorrer da leitura você acaba entendendo o motivo de Helen não querer nada duradouro: a pressão que ela sente pra ser a filha perfeita que não decepciona os pais é enorme e ela não sabe lidar muito bem quando a panela de pressão estoura.
Grant, por outro lado, mesmo com todos seus próprios problemas psicológicos (é explicado isso no livro), se entrega de corpo e alma a Helen e é completamente dedicado a ela com declarações de tirar o fôlego! Ouso dizer que ele entrou na minha listinha de personagens literários masculinos favoritos!
Tirando um pouco o véu do romance romântico tem umas coisas que gostei:
1. Logo no começo do livro já teve uma fala que me pegou, pois com toda essa confusão da adaptação de “Bridgerton”, fiquei grata por nem todos, mesmo que ficcional, não ignorarem os leitores…👀
2. O drama familiar no livro é tão bem construído, tão real, que se torna muito compreensível todas as questões de Helen. Me peguei, em vários momentos, pensando se eu agiria diferente dela.
3. O luto aqui foi trabalhado de um jeito bem específico… o de ter mágoa e saudade da pessoa que se foi. Muitas vezes a gente costuma ler apenas sobre a falta que o falecido deixa, ver essa outra face do luto foi bem interessante.
No mais, foi uma leitura que me cativou de diversas formas e foi impossível não favoritar.
Espero que essa leitura seja para vocês como foi pra mim 🩷 fechou com chave de ouro meu mês de junho.
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Reviewed in Brazil on July 2, 2024
Helen e Grant se conectam de uma forma bastante triste durante a adolescência e esse é o tipo de ligação que não dá pra ignorar ou esquecer.
Mais de uma década após esse evento trágico, eles se reencontram e é em um ambiente profissional… apesar de nenhum dos dois estarem confortáveis com isso. Helen é escritora de uma série de livros e vendeu seus créditos para uma adaptação. Detalhe: é na sala de escritores, para realização do roteiro de adaptação, que ela tem que trabalhar com Grant e a tensão entre eles é notada pelos demais!! Ela faz questão de deixar bem claro pra ele sua insatisfação, o trata mal e chega a pedir pra ele pedir demissão!
A inevitável atração do casal, de inimigos a amantes, vai acontecendo tão aos poucos que quando você menos espera já está torcendo pelo Grant e pra que tudo dê certo entre eles. No decorrer da leitura você acaba entendendo o motivo de Helen não querer nada duradouro: a pressão que ela sente pra ser a filha perfeita que não decepciona os pais é enorme e ela não sabe lidar muito bem quando a panela de pressão estoura.
Grant, por outro lado, mesmo com todos seus próprios problemas psicológicos (é explicado isso no livro), se entrega de corpo e alma a Helen e é completamente dedicado a ela com declarações de tirar o fôlego! Ouso dizer que ele entrou na minha listinha de personagens literários masculinos favoritos!
Tirando um pouco o véu do romance romântico tem umas coisas que gostei:
1. Logo no começo do livro já teve uma fala que me pegou, pois com toda essa confusão da adaptação de “Bridgerton”, fiquei grata por nem todos, mesmo que ficcional, não ignorarem os leitores…👀
2. O drama familiar no livro é tão bem construído, tão real, que se torna muito compreensível todas as questões de Helen. Me peguei, em vários momentos, pensando se eu agiria diferente dela.
3. O luto aqui foi trabalhado de um jeito bem específico… o de ter mágoa e saudade da pessoa que se foi. Muitas vezes a gente costuma ler apenas sobre a falta que o falecido deixa, ver essa outra face do luto foi bem interessante.
No mais, foi uma leitura que me cativou de diversas formas e foi impossível não favoritar.
Espero que essa leitura seja para vocês como foi pra mim 🩷 fechou com chave de ouro meu mês de junho.
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Such a warm cozy hug of a book to read. I haven’t read a book I didn’t want to put down in so long.