How to End a Love Story

A Novel

By: Yulin Kuang

Narrated by: Katharine Chin, Andrew Eiden

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

A special dual narration by Katharine Chin and Andrew Eiden!

“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

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 since the 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.

©2023 Yulin Kuang (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

binge worthy

suicide is always a difficult subject. however the love story was fought with cultural differences, guilt, and other uphill battles.

Great story and listen!

I REALLY enjoyed this book! The storyline and characters were easy to follow as was the narrators. The author did an exceptional job of whisking the reader away. If you’re looking for a great romance that keeps you wanting to know what’s next… this is it!

Heartfelt love story

Loved the descriptive writing and while the story at times is quite predictable I really loved the depth of feelings shared around the suicide. I didn’t like the male voice that much and would love to see this as a movie.

What’s up with Andrew

Good story. Overall good performance. But every time Andrew narrates, he sounds like he’s angry. All. The. time. Really got annoying.

very good story

the narrators were excellent. the story was gripping and heartbreaking but also funny and sweet. this is a must listen.

Solid debut, narrators didn’t mesh

Solid debut, but the ending fell a bit short of my expectations, especially considering the title. Also, I love Teddy Hamilton, but he is too comedic a narrator for this book.

Tenderly beautiful

Love the complicated dialogue between other characters and themselves. The fact that you were able to capture this beautiful love story and coping with grief in ways that no one likes to talk about was well done. Thank you for this beautiful story, I can not wait to see what you do next.

Predictable

The story line was too predictable and the characters were too bland. Not a a fan of this title.

Not for Me

The beginning of the book was promising, but half way through, I was done, feeling like the story was stuck and going nowhere. Mid-book focused mainly on describing sex between the two main characters, who had originally had much dislike towards each other. I became disinterested disappointed.

Good steamy scenes

There were moments I felt like I lost track of where we were at in the story and some of the dialogue got a bit monotonous with the “he said” then “she said” then “he said”, but the overall story and the way the emotions the characters were feeling were very clear. Good read! Highly recommend!