Weeks before high school graduation, Helen Zhang and Grant Shepherd become connected for life when Helen's sister is killed after she jumps in front of the car Grant is driving. Now a bestselling author, Helen loves working with the screenwriters adapting her popular young adult novels. When Grant shows up in the writer's room, Helen is furious. Yet as Helen and Grant get closer, they cannot deny the chemistry, even though Helen's family would never approve. For there's was never meant to be a love story.

I feel like How to End a Love Story didn't achieve the depth it was hoping for. I liked the core of the story: the people-pleasing daughter of immigrants, the mental health and trauma of dealing with a suicide. Yet the love story itself felt rather formulaic. First, they understandably hate each other. Next, they hook up too quickly, without much depth or vulnerability. The entire middle of the book is just sex scenes. Finally a cliche breakup and an eventual reunion. Honestly, both characters mostly just needed better therapists.