Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

269 reviews

skbat's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Body horror

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Infertility

tibbarasden's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Anna is very different from me, but I connected  so strongly to her struggles. I loved how the author highlighted autism along with family expectations and the struggles of being a caregiver. I really thought all these things combined in a really impactful way. I loved Anna and Quan together. Quan's openness and patience are something I really gravitated to. I also liked how he struggled and had insecurities of his own after his illness and surgery. Even though the romance was not as much on the forefront, I thought the author did a great job incorporating it with the heaviness of the rest of the plot. Definitely check the trigger warnings, but it's a great one to pick up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent

rlpdean's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Cancer, and Grief

dua_liepard's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kitsuneheart's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Dysphoria

jessicastewart's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.5

I love this book so much. It was so much sadder than I expected it to be and I would recommend checking the content warnings before reading. Anna and Quan’s love story is so raw and real and I would recommend reading it 100 times over <3

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Content Warnings

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

I loved this book so so much. It was so much sadder then I expected it to and I would recommend looking at the content warnings before reading. Ana and Quran’s story is so raw and real and I would recommend this book 100 times over <3

nbreezy17's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Cancer, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

aljduran27's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

What a delightful surprise! A nice serving of smut with an unexpectedly tense and emotional story about two very unique characters.

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Content Warnings

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

sanketh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

sara_hoffman_mcmillian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit and Cancer