Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

24 reviews

atamano's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing

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

booksofautumn's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing

bedtimesandbooks's review

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

sausages416's review

dark emotional funny 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

4.75

this book was great. i love helen hoang and when i started this book i knew it would be different from the others in this series. it wasn’t as light and honestly i loved how she touched on the topics that she did. i also like that we get to see a deeper side of quan that isnt at all seen in the other books. i also just loved anna and was rooting for her the whole time. i guess my one gripe (which honestly feels kind of petty so you can disregard) is that i wish quan had an easier time. like i love this book and am glad it exists in the form it does but simultaneously part of me also wishes his story was a little lighter. might be just me. i love you helen!!!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Excrement

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

kayladaila's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, and Xenophobia

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

kkulhannie's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Cursing, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

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

zombiezami's review

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This was my favorite in the series! It was so raw and emotional. I loved the characters, and I can tell the author's skill is growing. Beautiful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Alcohol

self-loathing, romantic rejection