Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

57 reviews

annalisaely's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

Own Voices Autistic Review:
I adored the representation and also as with the previous two books the relationships between the characters are so immersive and enjoyable.
I have dealt with autistic burnout myself, am still recovering after 4 years. I also deal with rejection sensitive dysphoria as the main character does, and seeing her go through these things and the affirming way the author handles it is so meaningful to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

tortilla_lea's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.25

This book was beautifully written. It was heartwarming and educational in a much-needed way. Glad I was able to read about Anna and Quan's story. This will definitely be a re-read in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

isotope_s's review

emotional hopeful 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

This was the best of the trilogy and I know Hoang said it took ten longest to write this because of Covid and it’s the most autobiographical of all the books, but it’s worth the wait. And we understand. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Chronic illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Cancer, and Body shaming

midnightrose_reads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

megloveswords12's review against another edition

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: Death of parent, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

eddine's review

idk what to say

still gonna give this book 3 stars bcos i love the MCs buttt i just cant continue to finish this when the side characters incites such deep infuriating rage inside me that i cant bring myself to read one more line from them

i wouldve loved to read more on how Anna and Quan finally get together at the end but w the thing w Anna’s family and “boyfriend” i just… its a no

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

fatkidatheartreads's review

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

msjenne's review

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

caregorman's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Many thought idk this felt to me like the epitome of telling not showing. Lots of the plot was just told, especially time spent between the main two. I’d also market this NOT as a romance tbh, even tho the romance parts were my favorite. Just know VERY SAD 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

noshelfcontrolll's review

dark hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I will read and buy anything Helen Hoang writes. This book was such a beauty. I appreciate Helen for pushing the boundaries of what we see in romance novels, and not being afraid to include heavy topics that can be relatable to masses. By discussing things like burnout, mental health, autism, cancer, strained familial relationships, caregiving, and sex, she creates a beautifully relatable and deep novel fit for everyone’s bookshelves. (I do recommend reading both The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test because the characters and their relationships cross over and while it isn’t the biggest deal, I feel it’s most fun to see those after you know about them. Anna has become one of my favorite characters written by Helen. Love love love this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Cancer