A review by butterbrioche
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I really liked the first book a lot and I still haven't read the second one but this was something else. Honestly, after everything, I really do believe that Quan deserved so much better. This isn't the love story I would've given him. Fuck Anna's mom and especially her sister. This was sad as hell and I just believe that how they got back together wasn't not good enough compared to what Anna did to them. I understand that Anna struggled to say no, I really do but I just felt that the way they got back together was half assed compared to the enormity of what happened with Anna and Julian, in front of Quan. Whew.
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