How To Enjoy A Reading Experience
Yulin Kuang’s debut novel, How To End A Love Stor y, deserves … investigation. Will it stay true to the title, or find a cutesy way to subvert it? I am Private Detective Pagegirl, taking the case. Spoilers ahead! Content warning: discussions of suicide, grief, and mental health. Mentions of panic attacks. My humor tends to be dark, so proceed with caution. Prologue : There’s a funeral for Helen Zhang’s little sister Michelle. Wracked with grief, Helen ponders what her rebellious sister would say about the funeral. Suddenly, BMoC Grant Shepard arrives—and everyone there is furious. Why? Because he’s the one who killed Helen’s sister Michelle in a car accident. It’s a very brief scene. Helen hates Grant. Chapters 1 & 2 : It’s 13 years later. Helen is the successful writer of a book series of angsty academic teens. She’s nervous and shy, but not too nervous or shy to move out to L.A. when her book series is picked for a TV adaptation. Grant is an up-and-coming TV writer ...
