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The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

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georginainvisablestring22's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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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moonlitreading_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was heavier to read than the first two books in the trilogy but that didn't stop me from loving it. I felt my heart clench many times because there were certain moments or lines that hit a bit too close to home. For anyone who hasn't read this yet but plans to please check the trigger warnings before going in.

Also, Quan is the absolute love of my life

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olympian_castle's review against another edition

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challenging emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It did have its problems but I really enjoyed the main character's growth throughout the book and the romance. The author made it extremely easy to care and love for all the character's and I'm glad they all got what they wanted in the end

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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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erinfitzharris's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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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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