🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Katie Zhao
She grew up in Michigan where there wasn’t much for her to do besides just bury her nose into a writing journal or a good book. During her spare time she enjoys dancing (badly), singing, reading, and checking out some new Instagram-worthy restaurants. “How We Fall Apart” started in Katie’s mind with the theme of examining toxic competitive academia, and was always meant to explore the ways families and schools push their students toward a breaking point. The people and events in the novel might be fictional but the emotions she poured into it are very real. When Katie was just seventeen years old, Nancy’s age, she came up with the idea for a murder mystery that involved high-achieving Asian Americans.
All Book Series by Katie Zhao
Winnie Zeng Shatters the Universe
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Katie Zhao?
She grew up in Michigan where there wasn’t much for her to do besides just bury her nose into a writing journal or a good book. During her spare time she enjoys dancing (badly), singing, reading, and checking out some new Instagram-worthy restaurants. “How We Fall Apart” started in Katie’s mind with the theme of examining toxic competitive academia, and was always meant to explore the ways families and schools push their students toward a breaking point. The people and events in the novel might be fictional but the emotions she poured into it are very real.
Which Katie Zhao series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Winnie Zeng series, the earliest of Katie Zhao's multi-book series: it opens with Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend (2022) and runs to 3 books across 2022–2024, ending with Winnie Zeng Shatters the Universe (2024).
How many books has Katie Zhao written?
Katie Zhao has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2025. 8 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Winnie Zeng series with 3 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Katie Zhao's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Katie Zhao's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Dragon Warrior (2019–2020, 2 books), How We Fall Apart (2021, 1 book) and Winnie Zeng (2022–2024, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Katie Zhao's books organised into series?
This guide splits Katie Zhao's 10 books into 4 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Winnie Zeng (3 books, 2022–2024); Descendants of the Zodiac (2 books, 2024–2025); The Dragon Warrior (2 books, 2019–2020); How We Fall Apart (1 book, 2021).