A review by katielikesbooks
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

It was good at the start, very catching and I really like Quan and Anna. I love Quan but I think he was too patient with Anna and her inability to stand up for herself in most of the book. I think by the end of the book I was done with Anna, I preferred Quan much more and they both had problems but so much of it was about Anna. I’m glad there was character development like she finally learned to stand up for her and got help as she was very unwell and her family dynamic was a lot of the story, but I loved Quan much more, he was just so sweet. I have not read the 1st/2nd books but I did enjoy that she mentioned having autism and coming to terms with it.