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The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

7 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

(Reread on audio) MY GOD THIS BOOK!!!! Helen Hoang I am in your walls. 
This is not a lighthearted romance (jail to anyone using that tag here???). Anna deals with a LOT of really hard things throughout the book. But everything that happens, while difficult to read, is handled with such raw realness. Quan is everything and I will protect him bodily forever.

4/5🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Ableism, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism

I really don't know why 'cancer' has been tagged because Anna's father is unwell due to

a stroke... There is a lot of caretaker exhaustion. Anna is diagnosed as autistic which especially her sister responds poorly to (telling her she's not). She struggles with masking and the diagnosis due to that response. Anna eventually spirals into a severe depression.

baileyt2424's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Infertility, Medical content, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

readwithbells's review against another edition

5.0

I freaking loved this. I loved it. And there is no doubt in my mind that Nadalie Naudus’ exceptional narration just added to the appeal. All the gender essentialist and irritating miscommunication tropes of the Bride Test were fixed here - it’s like Hoang heard all my notes and then wrote the exact book I wanted. I was anxious and stressed for the characters, I cried multiple times, I felt physically upset. I am so invested in this world, and tbh Quan might be my favourite guy of the bunch. Absolutely fabulous and I promise the audiobook is worth every second. (PS Brian Nishii does do a good job, I have just never heard a narrator strike the perfect balance of emotionally performing and narrating as Naudus did)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Ableism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism

penguiniq's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Terminal illness

Minor: Racism

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I liked this book but it was a much heavier read than the other two. I felt the female lead had way more screen time than the male lead and would have liked this a bit better balanced. The family dynamics of the female lead were challenging for me as they were so toxic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Ableism, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, Classism, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Sexual content, Mental illness, Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism

citymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 

This is nothing I expected it to be. If you want a book about extreme mental roadblocks to standing up for yourself and emotional fatigue, this is the book for you. If you want a romance anything like Hoang's previous books, maybe look for something different or reread the first two in the trilogy because this book is the farthest thing from being romantic, even though there is technically a relationship starting within these pages. It fell flat for me and I needed to skip through entire sections because I was simply bogged down with annoyance and frustration for the situation and choices the main character made. The Heart Principle is an extremely dense book that has you wading through medical trauma, abusive relationships, and a majorly emotionally taxing undertaking.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Confinement, and Ableism

Minor: Racism