Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

23 reviews

ohlovehandles's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

This book was by far my favourite out of the entire trilogy even though I enjoyed the others as well. 
I connected so much with Anna as we see her face the difficulties of undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder, finding out about her diagnosis, coming to terms with all the pieces coming together about her entire life, family and culture that she loves but also suffocates her, and realising that she does not HAVE to be what everyone expects. 
There are so many lessons in this book. It genuinely made me cry and laugh at every point. 
This romance was not unnecessarily complicated. Their romance was unique to the characters. Reading through their communication was a breath of fresh air as it consistently maintained a level of healthiness even if one person is having difficulty.
This book was amazingly written and I would highly recommend this series for anyone who is interested in romance similar to the Brown Sisters trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Excrement

meghancraft's review

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

mikachus's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility and Medical content

Minor: Excrement

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

nicolesreadingbooks's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Excrement, and Medical content

mspecht's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Medical content and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional

4.0

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 3 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Ableism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical trauma, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Excrement

Minor: Vomit

taliabasma's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

THIS BOOK IS ART. Helen Hoang is actually one of my favorite authors and this novel did NOT disappoint at allllll. The only flaw was the mention of my least favorite poet but that’s on my lmao. I own all three books and can’t wait to reread them 🥰

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, and Medical content

cindymarieo's review

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Death of parent, Excrement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

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