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How to End a Love Story
- Author
- Yulin Kuang
- Narrator
- Andrew Eiden, Katharine Chin
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 9 April 2024
- Run Time
- 11 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
⭐A 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK! ⭐
'One of the sexiest, smartest, funniest, and most effective novels I've read in a long time . . . I'll read anything she writes' EMILY HENRY
'Utterly compelling . . . emotional, relatable and binge-worth' TESSA BAILEY
'Absurdly delicious . . . the chemistry between Helen and Grant is pure magic, as is Yulin's gorgeous writing' CARLEY FORTUNE
'Without doubt one of my favourite romance novels of the year . . . smart, rich and emotional' BETH O'LEARY
Helen Zhang is the bestselling author who can't write her own happy-ever-after.
Grant Shepard is the screenwriter with the movie-star looks who can't afford his therapist.
When the two of them are put together to adapt Helen's books for television, it should be a dream come true. Helen can start a new life in Hollywood. Grant can pay his mortgage.
Only, Grant Shepard is the last person that Helen wanted to see again. She's never forgiven him for what happened thirteen years ago. So no one is more surprised than her when sparks begin to fly between them in the writers' room.
Their history is messy. Their attraction is inescapable. And soon, they're both in too deep . . .
This wasn't meant to be a love story.
But aren't the best endings the ones you never saw coming?
Readers LOVE How to End a Love Story!
'THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOK EVER. E V E R' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book is incredible. This was such a gorgeous story of love and grief and all the myriad, messy ways that we express them. I laughed, I cried, I pined, I cried again, I was so so satisfied' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Yulin Kuang is a GENIUS! Easily my new favourite romance'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I started it on a Saturday at home and when I got into it, I couldn't stop. I immediately texted friends to make sure they have this on their radar' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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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
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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
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Will make your pulse race...We could not put this addictive debut down.
Heat
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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
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Everything you need in a romance novel: Complex characters, hilariously witty banter, and that spice level? Off the charts!
Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly
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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
Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
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An utterly compelling debut complete with romance secret sauce . . . emotional, relatable and binge-worthy
Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
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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
Lana Harper, New York Times Bestselling Author
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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
Jill Santopolo
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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
Kate Clayborn
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Yulin Kuang has a wonderful voice, poignant and funny, she grabbed me from the first paragraph
Jill Shalvis
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
So emotional and gripping; with many will theys and won’t theys. It’s also a fascinating insight into the writing process for a tv series adaptation of a book as well as the family life of a Chinese immigrant family in New Jersey. The impact of suicide on the family and others in the town seemed to be well handled and I hope it wasn’t based on personal experience. It was an excellent read. The narrators did a super job as well.
dizzydyslexic 2025-07-03
Details
- Author
- Yulin Kuang
- Narrator
- Andrew Eiden, Katharine Chin
- Duration
- 11 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9781399716604
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
⭐ GOODREADS READERS' FAVOURITE DEBUT NOVEL 2024 ⭐ ⭐A 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK! ⭐ 'One of the sexiest, smartest, funniest, and most effective novels I've read in a long time . . . I'll read anything she writes' EMILY HENRY'Utterly compelling . . . emotional, relatable and binge-worth' TESSA BAILEY'Absurdly delicious . . . the chemistry between Helen and Grant is pure magic, as is Yulin's gorgeous writing' CARLEY FORTUNE 'Without doubt one of my favourite romance novels of the year . . . smart, rich and emotional' BETH O'LEARY Helen Zhang is the bestselling author who can't write her own happy-ever-after. Grant Shepard is the screenwriter with the movie-star looks who can't afford his therapist. When the two of them are put together to adapt Helen's books for television, it should be a dream come true. Helen can start a new life in Hollywood. Grant can pay his mortgage. Only, Grant Shepard is the last person that Helen wanted to see again. She's never forgiven him for what happened thirteen years ago. So no one is more surprised than her when sparks begin to fly between them in the writers' room. Their history is messy. Their attraction is inescapable. And soon, they're both in too deep . . . This wasn't meant to be a love story. But aren't the best endings the ones you never saw coming? Readers LOVE How to End a Love Story! 'THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOK EVER. E V E R' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is incredible. This was such a gorgeous story of love and grief and all the myriad, messy ways that we express them. I laughed, I cried, I pined, I cried again, I was so so satisfied' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Yulin Kuang is a GENIUS! Easily my new favourite romance'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I started it on a Saturday at home and when I got into it, I couldn't stop. I immediately texted friends to make sure they have this on their radar' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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