Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

179 reviews

kirareadssometimes's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

While I really enjoyed this book I feel a bit disappointed that sweet, happy, kind Quan got such a sad book. I know the book was more focused on Anna but I just want the best for that perfect man. As someone who struggles with their mental health I hope that one day I can find someone who is as gentle and steadfast a partner as Quan. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infertility

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mayaism_01's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Helen Hoang's books have been some of my favourite autism rep in media ever. The Heart Principle is just another brilliant (possibly my favourite) addition to her catalogue, this book specifically mirrors my own experience more than her previous books which made it pretty heart-wrenching to read. Hoang says in the author's note that this book is a work of fiction and half-memoir and you can tell. Hoang writes with so much love and compassion for the experience of discovering a diagnosis, being a caregiver, experiencing burnout, healing from shame, and learning to say no - it's so thoughtful and honest. I love love love how Hoang writes the autistic experience and it makes me so happy to see stories like this, especially love stories with healthy communication, patience, and understanding! Though the romance is a part of the story (it's great, they're so cute) it's more about Anna's personal journey, so if you're hoping for a rom-com maybe pass this one and come back to it when you're in the mood for more of a women's fiction with a side of romance instead! But definitely pick this up, this was so good and Hoang will forever be an instant-buy author for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Infertility, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

hunkydory's review

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Ableism

ashleyvaleria's review

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? Yes

4.0

2nd book i read after a long reading slump. different from the other 2 books in this series but still very much enjoyable. a lot more tense and sad than the others but still amazing writing as always. anna’s journey was difficult to read as her journey in this book is very tense but her character development is amazing. again there is autism representation that helps me understand it a little more which i appreciate. overall a pretty easy read with a lot of character development :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Infertility, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

hanreads__'s review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, and Mental illness

baileyt2424's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Infertility, Medical content, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

taylormoore's review

emotional hopeful informative 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Medical content

girlinacardigan's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5

https://jenninsf.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/the-heart-principle-by-helen-hoang/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content

amissabellator's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Ableism, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Medical content

The text follows Anna Sun - a woman who is diagnosed with autism with low-support needs - (and, to a lesser extent, Quan Diep - a man who has recently overcome personal illness (

testicular cancer

)) as they fall in love. This includes graphic depictions of sex and sex acts, in line with the previous installments in the series. However, this story also includes a family medical emergency storyline (

father is rendered immobile and requires full-care after a stroke

) and goes into detail about burnout, toxic families, and mental health struggles. It also talks about expectations, both physically (

Quan suffers anxiety about his genitals following his cancer surgeries

) and emotionally (

Anna is repeatedly misled/gaslighted about her life and her autism symptoms

).

blubonby's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

this was lovely, i’m so glad i finally got around to reading this book and i wish i had managed to read it earlier. I enjoyed reading this so much I managed to complete it in one sitting and i never wanted to put it down, this was a great addition to the kiss quotient series. 
I adore Quan he’s so lovely and I’m proud of Anna’s character development. I honestly think I could very easily read another book about this relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Medical content