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wisewayfarer's review
challenging
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Cancer
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
0701mango's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.0
This was a really touching book about family, love, and life. Both Anna and Quan are unique and lovable in their own ways. They are so different and Helen Hoang makes their chemistry work. I also appreciate Hoang writing main characters on the autism spectrum. Though it saddened me, I appreciate that Hoang left Anna and Priscilla's relationship at the end unresolved. Sometimes this kind of thing never resolves, or if it does, it happens over a decade or more. A bit sad, but realistic all the same, and something to appreciate.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Mental illness, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Infertility, Death, and Grief
The female lead has autism spectrum disorder and her characteristics relating to that are described in detail. The main character also goes to therapy. A significant time in the book is spent on discussions of medical illness and chronic/terminal illness. I believe "toxic relationship" is an appropriate tag for describing the relationship between Anna and her sister Priscilla.farrahwho's review
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
georginainvisablestring22's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship
olympian_castle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It did have its problems but I really enjoyed the main character's growth throughout the book and the romance. The author made it extremely easy to care and love for all the character's and I'm glad they all got what they wanted in the end
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
strawberrymoonceci's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I quite liked it. I appreciated the autism and mental illness representation. I found Anna's struggles relatable, and the way she overcame them inspiring. Quan made me realize I'm not a forgiving person, because I don't think I would have been able to forgive what she did. I also didn't really buy into the romance, it was rushed, and I didn't see what he liked about her aside from her looks, he never really said anything except for that. It got suprisingly dark at times. This book had my one trigger I have that I never bother to check because it's not that common, hospitals and terminal illness. My biggest qualm with this book is that Priscilla didn't get dragged by the hair like she deserved. Listened to it on storytel and the voice actress did such an amazing job.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
januaryapril's review
emotional
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 love this book so so much. I relate to these characters a lot. In the first section I just loved this book as a cute romance and thought it was the best I had ever read. The the second part happens and I was worried my love of it wouldn’t continue through the end. The second and third part are much more emotional and do somewhat feel like a different book but it feels so real and raw. I’m the beginning I thought I would be loving this book as my new favorite rom com but by the end I just love this books so much for all the emotion and realness it gave me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent and Excrement
maira_h's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
4.0
Oh wow, I was not expecting this book to be dealing with heavier themes than the first 2 books in the series. I'm not even sure I'm in the right mental headspace to be reading this because I'm also experiencing burnout but it's because of my job. While Anna's burnout is different from mine, I absolutely resonate with her when she struggled to make her family and those around her understand what she was going through. It felt incredible yet scary how much I could relate to Anna, to the point I was quite emotionally exhausted. That was probably unhealthy of me but, oh well.
The ending felt quite rushed, similar to The Bride Test. I wished we got more of Quan after seeing him as a constant character in the first two books in the series. Quan in The Heart Principle was literally perfect. Too perfect to the point I questioned does a guy like him exist in this world?
The ending felt quite rushed, similar to The Bride Test. I wished we got more of Quan after seeing him as a constant character in the first two books in the series. Quan in The Heart Principle was literally perfect. Too perfect to the point I questioned does a guy like him exist in this world?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Ableism
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
megang519's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Ableism
Moderate: Cancer and Medical trauma
Minor: Gaslighting