Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

153 reviews

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Car accident

gartimar's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

kelsimitchell's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-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

3.5

Probably my least favorite of the three. The way her family treats her makes me sad. Love Quan though, glad he got his own story! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

emlefe's review against another edition

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

4.5

I heard this book covered harder topics but I was not prepared. It was so raw and intense and I could 100% feel the pain and struggle of the characters  but especially Anna. The author really poured everything in this book. 
The rom-com aspect was not as present as in the first two books but it didn’t botter me because you could feel Anna and Quan’s love, their passion and their connection. 
I wish I had read the trigger warning before but that is 100% my fault. I still really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to everyone - but please read the TW before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cancer

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.

ninebookishlives's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

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

xandriaisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5

I  found my way back to this series and I'm glad I did. I connected so much with Anna and her journey. It's not far off from the journey I'm currently on. 

While her actions can be frustrating, they're understandable. Masking to the point that you lose yourself and sense of control. To get so low to the point she got before she really started to make a change, my heart ached for her. Especially during the conversations with her sister.

I really enjoyed this book just as I have the others. I wish we got to see more interactions with the previous main characters. To have Anna and Stella interact and have someone who more closely understands her struggle would've been interesting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility

evidoe's review against another edition

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

5.0

This is packaged as a romance but I really wouldn’t class it as one. It has romance in it but it,, it deals with some heavy themes around carer burnout and the mental toll of masking neurodivergency that some readers might find a bit raw for a romance but they are the reason I loved this book: 

I think that this was half fiction half memoir really shines in this book. As someone who is neurodivergent who masked most of my life AND had been/is a carer for family this book just spoke to my experiences, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so seen. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Cancer