Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

162 reviews

amandadelbrocco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

 My favorite of the series so far. This book felt incredibly mismarketed... though it's technically part of the same series, this book was completely on a different plane than the first two. Despite that, I absolutely loved the story and I found myself sobbing at 3 in the morning. The characters were so incredibly nuanced and it was so well done. However, Quan has been my favorite character in this series from the beginning so I really feel like he and Anna deserve book 3.5 with their happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

auudrey's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Ableism

Moderate: Toxic relationship

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

I thought this was going to be a romance but it's more a heartbreaking story about Anna. There is romance but I can't deal with so much pain right now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Ableism, Misogyny, and Sexism

teatunesandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

Part fiction, part memoir. Thank you Helen Hoang for writing my story also.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Trigger Warnings: Caretaker burnout, Autistic burnout.

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

laheath's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

This was definitely my favorite of The Kiss Quotient trilogy.  Both leads were likeable characters, and their relationship had potential, but they had their own obstacles to conquer before making a commitment.  As seen in the first book, Quan seems like such a sweet, patient guy.  He's out of the woods with one issue but still has to come to terms with what that means for his life.  There's also a challenge to the company that he and Michael started in the first book.  Anna is the passive, younger daughter in her family, who feels obligated to please everyone at the cost of her own happiness.  She finally learns to stand up for herself, after facing professional and personal issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility and Cancer

eryn_gilbert's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Infertility

viireads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Blood

library_kb's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

I really loved this book--first off, Anna and Quan are fantastic characters--the way that they worked to get over their own hurdles together was so satisfying to read about. I would say Anna takes a more central role in the story--and there is definitely some tough stuff that goes down. The way the book was written puts you so close to the characters and their struggles and thoughts that it is important to check content warnings--however if you are at a time to handle the content, highly recommend this story, for some it will validate their own experiences and other it will open eyes to what navigating life as an autistic woman can feel like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse