Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

254 reviews

starsandscarsbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

nerdinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Quan is the perfect man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment

lethaltea's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

Emotional damage! 

That’s the best way I can describe this book.

Please please please read the TW before you pick this one up. It really caught me off guard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Emotional abuse

cup_of_rosie's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

I really wanted to love this book, and I really enjoyed reading about Quan in the other books. So, I was quite excited to read his story. But for some reason this book didn’t give me the same feeling as the other two. I don’t know whether it was because the start felt rushed, or the fact that I was annoyed with the FMC because I felt like we were building up to her having this big moment and while it did sort of happen it just kind of fell flat for me.
I really did want to love this book but for some reason  it just really didn’t do it for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

100/5 stars. This book has a romance subplot and a happily ever after, but it more of a fiction read in my opinion. Reading this book was affirming in more ways than I could’ve ever imagined. It helped me see so much of what’s happened in my own life over the past few years. In watching Anna take care of herself and return to her passions, I feel like I can daydream about the future again. It’s feels like taking a good, deep breath. I’ll never love another book quite like I love this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aesantiago's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

sharebear431's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity and Gaslighting

bayleereads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring relaxing 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

4.5

Gosh, I just love Helen Hoang’s writing! This one was so fun— I think I liked it almost as much as the first! I absolutely loved Quan (where can I find one of him?!) and Anna. I loved her resilience and although it took a while, I was so proud when she finally stood up for herself. On that note, Priscilla made me want to throw the book across the room and scream. I couldn’t stand her! The ending was perfect and I felt like a proud friend watching Anna 🥲

→ Things I Liked: humor, mental illness representation, short chapters, multiple povs

→ Things I Disliked: Priscilla— she made me irrationally angry 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism and Cancer

riona_y's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting