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aliceaustin's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
erinreadsbooks's review against another edition
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
4.75
What a beautiful and emotional love story. I was so invested in Helen and Grant’s story. I cried and smiled and gasped. The way the author described how each protagonist was feeling made me feel like I was right there with them. The audiobook narration was also very well done. I can see myself rereading this in the future.
Read if you like emotional, tortured, slow-burn love stories with spice.
Read if you like emotional, tortured, slow-burn love stories with spice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Car accident
probablymight's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
sydapel's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I found a lot to relate to with both main characters, and while that made this incredibly enjoyable for the first half, I found that the second half really lost focus and pace. Third act breakups aren't inherently a bad thing, but I found that the execution of this one didn't actually correspond to effective character growth for either Grant or Helen. This does deal with grief, loss, perfectionism and relationships in a really effective way however, so I'm excited for more from the author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
pantslint's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
4.0
Okay. The premise of HTEALS is honestly quite fucking ridiculous (I mean, falling in actual love with the guy that literally drove the car that killed your sister? ), but I've shut my eyes and ears to everything wrong with this book because I really enjoyed it. Yulin Kuang is so good at building tension and vivid imagery—you can really see her skill as a screenwriter here. Her writing is so cinematic; I felt like I could see and hear everything as I read, like scenes in a movie. Great 🌶️ scenes. I love how Grant is absolutely gone for Helen, his emotional state being in complete shambles over how much he loves her (very much like Ali Hazelwood's MMCs).
This book is funny and emotional. I really enjoyed the little snippets of what it's like to love and resent your immigrant parents. There's a quote from the book where Helen's dad is "sitting on the couch, watching some bootlegged Chinese historical drama series on his iPad" and thinking about that quote makes me laugh every time, because I can only picture my own father doing the same thing.
The sister relationship of this book felt oddly familiar, and I realize that Helen's Sending All My Love is an actual book by Anna Akana (titled So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister). I've been a long-time fan of Akana and I'm pleasantly surprised to learn that she was the sensitivity reader for this work, mentioned in the acknowledgements. Finding out two of your faves are friends is so fun.
This book is funny and emotional. I really enjoyed the little snippets of what it's like to love and resent your immigrant parents. There's a quote from the book where Helen's dad is "sitting on the couch, watching some bootlegged Chinese historical drama series on his iPad" and thinking about that quote makes me laugh every time, because I can only picture my own father doing the same thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Car accident
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
khonake1's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
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
Very good book that deals with the complexities of grief and family trauma, as well as identity within a career and relationships. This is still a romance book, but isn’t overly stuffed with tropes or abundantly romantic/cheesy; it felt very raw and emotional at certain points. The only thing that I didn’t love was that it was written in third person (which I don’t often read) but also has dual POV that can switch multiple times in a chapter. I’m glad I listened to the audiobook that had two narrators, otherwise I think that I would have easily lost whose perspective I was supposed to be reading. Definitely look up potential trigger warnings or themes in this book if you may be concerned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
willbefunorelse's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
emetrock's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Car accident
Minor: Drug use
flyinglark's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was nice getting to know the world of screenplays and dynamics in a writer's room, but this book is about how loving someone can be complex. (Spoiler for ending) Honestly, I wouldn't have minded if Grant and Helen hadn't reconciled after their breakup in the third act. They were brought together years after a tragedy, and the relationship could have been a stepping stone to closure and processing the grief left behind. Their highs of relationship interspaced with emotional parts sometimes gave a whiplash, That said, Helen and Grant's relationship had me in a chokehold, especially in the non-sexual interactions.
🌶 Chapters (not all): 14,15,16,17,18,20,21,24,26,35
🌶 Chapters (not all): 14,15,16,17,18,20,21,24,26,35
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Car accident
Minor: Drug abuse and Alcohol