Reviews with content warning for Death - The Heart Principle – L'ipotenusa dell'amore

Tredje delen i serien av Helen Hoang.

Anna blev känd över en natt när ett youtube klipp av henne som spelar violin blev viralt. Men efter det så har hon kämpat med att hitta glädjen i musiken igen och nu vill hennes pojkvän öppna upp deras förhållande. Anna är förkrossad och vill få hämd men vad kan hon göra? Jo, hon kan också ligga med andra.

Quan (bikaraktär i tidigare böcker i serien) har varit sjuk och ska nu ut i dejting livet igen och då träffar han Anna. Men när Annas familj drabbas av en tragedi ställs allt på ända och de måste kämpa för sin kärlek men också för sig själva.

En berättelse i stil med tidigare böcker i serien. Jag rekommenderar att läsa de två andra böckerna först och sedan denna.

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yashirolevi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

one of the most difficult to read romances I've read in the recent years as it hit so close to home.

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ririreadss's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.5

This was so damn depressing Wtf. Thought this was supposed to be a romcom 🙄🙄🙄

Definitely made me cry because of how similar Ana’s dad situation was to my Grandpa and that got to me 🤧

Wasn’t as good as the first 2 but still a great (if not DEPRESSING) way to end this trilogy.

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0701mango's review against another edition

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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.

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alindeman's review against another edition

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emotional slow-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

3.25

I really like Helen hoang’s books, but I think this is my least favorite of the three. I really enjoyed the romance and I like that it started basically immediately. So much of the plot was about Anna’s personal growth/journey that it kind of overshadowed the romance plot. I also found the main conflict to be really hair-tearingly frustrating. I don’t like watching characters getting walked all over and treated like trash. I understand that it was very important to Anna’s journey tho, but it was still hard to read in terms of how outright depressing and sad it could be at times! Tho I appreciate the discussion of masking and burnout due to masking, which hasn’t really been addressed in her other books! I don’t think it’s a topic many ppl know about so is v important to be discussed. I also liked that during her burnout, Quan played a supporting role, he didn’t “fix” or “cure” her, just provided support. I liked the sex scenes, especially bc they played an important role in the personal growth of both characters. I found the reconciliation with mom endearing and was REALLY happy that

Anna did not reconcile with Priscilla. She didn’t deserve it and them not reconciling makes an important point that family is NOT more important than your own self respect and mental health and you do NOT have to keep people in your life that treat you like trash, even family

as always I loved the mention of characters we’ve seen and loved before, aka Michael and Khai and a mini Stella shoutout. I love this little autism accepting and loving world Helen Hoang has created in the love quotient universe. I probably would have rated it higher if not for how frustrating and downright painful /enraging it was to get through the conflict to the end.

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kshertz's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s pretty lighthearted but this author likes to keep it real. This author always has characters on the spectrum. The sex scenes are too real. It takes a long time for these characters to have the perfect sex together and that was hard for me because I’d rather have fantasy sex in my books but I can appreciate keeping it real! I love that they end up having to communicate a ton because of the autism spectrum diagnosis for her. I love that she learns who she is and how to stand up for herself. I related too hard to the big sister who is kind of a villain in this so I guess I need a lot more therapy ? Call me out why don’t you this author. Anywho, it’s a great book with good themes. The hardest is there is a lot of caretaking and survivor guilt but overall I think it’s a great book and I’d recommend for anyone who loves romance and wants more realistic romance in their life.

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