Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

13 reviews

marianaribeiro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Ableism, Death of parent, Cancer, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

cnricochet's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Minor: Classism, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

jenna_gilb's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

One of my favorite books ever now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Ableism

Minor: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

leilorenzo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

I was unexpectedly comforted by how much I saw myself in Anna's character, how so many of my own struggles were so eloquently written out, and expressed. When the problem tends to be that you cannot explain whats going on in your head, books like this are exactly what you need. Thank you thank you thank you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm

meghancraft's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Self harm

criticalbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

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

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

katieelizabeth_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed this book! It was definitely a romance with spice but it was also so much more than that. The story brings to life many different elements such as autism awareness, disability rep, being a caregiver, feelings of loss and hopelessness etc. It was an intriguing and emotional romance to read. HOWEVER, the amount of times I read the word ASS in this book. PLUS, is it a consensus between authors to put in extremely awful lines when describing smut "the globes of his ass" - what...Anyway, overall a good and emotional read! I would recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

acelodie's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Self harm