A review by readwithbells
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

5.0

I freaking loved this. I loved it. And there is no doubt in my mind that Nadalie Naudus’ exceptional narration just added to the appeal. All the gender essentialist and irritating miscommunication tropes of the Bride Test were fixed here - it’s like Hoang heard all my notes and then wrote the exact book I wanted. I was anxious and stressed for the characters, I cried multiple times, I felt physically upset. I am so invested in this world, and tbh Quan might be my favourite guy of the bunch. Absolutely fabulous and I promise the audiobook is worth every second. (PS Brian Nishii does do a good job, I have just never heard a narrator strike the perfect balance of emotionally performing and narrating as Naudus did)
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