Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

205 reviews

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

skyelareine's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I jumped straight into this book after finishing The Bride Test expecting asimilar heartfelt, emotional romance. And while this book definitely is that, I 1000% wish that I had looked up content warnings for this book before reading. If I had known that

a large portion of the story centered on the main character explicitly and graphically  tending to her dying father

, I probably wouldn't have read this book. Despite this Hoang does a phenomenal job with this story, and I could feel the weight of trauma that the character was enduring under her perfectionist sister and her family's expectations. Still, I'm feeling a bit traumatized and cannot emphasize enough that you should check out the content warnings for the book instead of diving in almost blind like I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

embla_v's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful

3.5

Tredje delen i serien av Helen Hoang. 

Anna blev känd över en natt när ett youtube klipp av henne som spelar violin blev viralt. Men efter det så har hon kämpat med att hitta glädjen i musiken igen och nu vill hennes pojkvän öppna upp deras förhållande. Anna är förkrossad och vill få hämd men vad kan hon göra? Jo, hon kan också ligga med andra. 

Quan (bikaraktär i tidigare böcker i serien) har varit sjuk och ska nu ut i dejting livet igen och då träffar han Anna. Men när Annas familj drabbas av en tragedi ställs allt på ända och de måste kämpa för sin kärlek men också för sig själva. 

En berättelse i stil med tidigare böcker i serien. Jag rekommenderar att läsa de två andra böckerna först och sedan denna. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Ableism

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Cancer, Death, and Infertility

knunderb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

I loved this book! Hoang's writing made me feel what the characters felt. The character development was powerful and the ending was perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Ableism

Minor: Infertility and Cancer

yashirolevi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

one of the most difficult to read romances I've read in the recent years as it hit so close to home. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

mwp_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer

madipeppell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts

wisewayfarer's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lustrous_frog's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I love Helen Hoang's books, thank you very much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts