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

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abhirupa's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I didn’t have super high expectations for this book after the kiss quotient and the bride test, but it was phenomenal! Quan is such a good character, and it felt like I had already kind of been introduced to him in the other books, where he acted like a guardian/big brother figure. I’m so glad he got his own love story! And Anna is such a good partner for him, like their relationship was so organic! I think Helen Hoang has definitely improved in her writing from the previous two books because her descriptions of masking, compulsive behavior, and autistic burnout were very convincing but also more tasteful imo than the other books. Poor Anna :( The part with her father, especially when he was telling her “no more” made me so sad. But the ending was very cathartic and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book.

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inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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pettie's review against another edition

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4.5

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skyelareine's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad slow-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

3.5

I jumped straight into this book after finishing The Bride Test expecting asimilar heartfelt, emotional romance. And while this book definitely is that, I 1000% wish that I had looked up content warnings for this book before reading. If I had known that

a large portion of the story centered on the main character explicitly and graphically tending to her dying father

, I probably wouldn't have read this book. Despite this Hoang does a phenomenal job with this story, and I could feel the weight of trauma that the character was enduring under her perfectionist sister and her family's expectations. Still, I'm feeling a bit traumatized and cannot emphasize enough that you should check out the content warnings for the book instead of diving in almost blind like I did.

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pointlessmoss's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

3.0

For days now, I've been feeling so conflicted about how I should rate this book - but beyond that, my thoughts and feelings on the story itself. This was a very worthwhile read for me, especially because I could relate to the characters' experiences in some ways. I was really invested in the characters, but some parts of the story felt underdeveloped or rushed, and by the end that took me out of the story somewhat. The tone shift from the first to the second part was so quick and so extreme that it's hard to think of them a one cohesive narrative, even though I was right there with the ups and downs pretty much the whole time. Part of the book was quite difficult to read (

warning: dark themes. Ex. caring for a sick person, caregiver burnout, depression, referenced suicidal ideation

) and while I enjoyed the story as a whole, I still would have liked to get a closer look at the characters and I wish things had ended differently - still happily, but in a different way.

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embla_v's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful

3.5

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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heydebigale's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-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

3.0

Okay, I can see why this has been a polarizing book.

I really enjoyed the first half of the book, but the second half was sooooo depressing and very little romance. Quan isn’t on the page very much for the second half of the book.

The second half Anna is primarily a caregiver to her father who is dying and it’s just a lot.

I will admit I had to skim some of the second half because it was just too much.

I liked the book enough to finish, but just barely.

Notes: takes place near San Francisco, CA. Anna is of Chinese descent and Quan is of Vietnamese descent.

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