Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

183 reviews

meghancraft's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Self harm

ladythana's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

cariam's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

I found this book the easiest of the trilogy to fall into, and I honestly thought the Bride Test was amazing. I’m so glad I did read the authors end note first, and felt it gave me a deeper feeling for Anna and her emotions for how they connected like a memoir to Helen’s. 💕

Going into this I was so giddy for Quan to be the male lead, and Helen just ripped my heart out and twisted my brain to make me understand why I should love him more. Every part of Anna and Quan’s love story was real and rough, and I loved how both of them were so separate and working on themselves throughout the novel. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

jhaneveauguste's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Infertility, and Medical trauma

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-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

Oof, this book. I LOVED Anna and Quan. Their chemistry and the way they meet each other where they need is beautiful. But the tension with the family and the detailed description of burnout and suicidal ideation were pretty triggering for me. And, the explanations of how Anna starts to get better toward the end got kind of stilted. 

It’s a bummer, because the first half of the book handled mental health and therapy so gracefully and realistically without being boring or heavy handed. All in all, loved the couple, but the story was kind of hard to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

sydneywhite's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked this book but it was a much heavier read than the other two. I felt the female lead had way more screen time than the male lead and would have liked this a bit better balanced. The family dynamics of the female lead were challenging for me as they were so toxic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Ableism, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, Classism, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

thepassivebookworm'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Medical content

kellyofcali's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

This book was a delight of a romance - the romance itself was wonderful, yes, but so was the wraparound plot and characters, including their fears and anxieties, their neurodiversity, their joy and warmth. A really wonderful and well-written romance novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Emotional abuse

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Grief, Medical content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit