Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Heart Principle – L'ipotenusa dell'amore by Helen Hoang

58 reviews

mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

I love Helen Hoang’s romances!!! Anna and Quan are such interesting characters. This whole series is so heartfelt and loving. Your heart breaks for her characters, but there’s always a glimmer of hope in their darkest moments. Love love love this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Death of parent

annalisaely's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

Own Voices Autistic Review:
I adored the representation and also as with the previous two books the relationships between the characters are so immersive and enjoyable.
I have dealt with autistic burnout myself, am still recovering after 4 years. I also deal with rejection sensitive dysphoria as the main character does, and seeing her go through these things and the affirming way the author handles it is so meaningful to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

tortilla_lea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

This book was beautifully written. It was heartwarming and educational in a much-needed way. Glad I was able to read about Anna and Quan's story. This will definitely be a re-read in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

isotope_s's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This was the best of the trilogy and I know Hoang said it took ten longest to write this because of Covid and it’s the most autobiographical of all the books, but it’s worth the wait. And we understand. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

megloveswords12's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

eddine's review against another edition

idk what to say

still gonna give this book 3 stars bcos i love the MCs buttt i just cant continue to finish this when the side characters incites such deep infuriating rage inside me that i cant bring myself to read one more line from them

i wouldve loved to read more on how Anna and Quan finally get together at the end but w the thing w Anna’s family and “boyfriend” i just… its a no

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Gaslighting

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

msjenne's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

caregorman'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Many thought idk this felt to me like the epitome of telling not showing. Lots of the plot was just told, especially time spent between the main two. I’d also market this NOT as a romance tbh, even tho the romance parts were my favorite. Just know VERY SAD 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts