Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

13 reviews

marianaribeiro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

cnricochet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Classism

jenna_gilb's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

One of my favorite books ever now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

leilorenzo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

I was unexpectedly comforted by how much I saw myself in Anna's character, how so many of my own struggles were so eloquently written out, and expressed. When the problem tends to be that you cannot explain whats going on in your head, books like this are exactly what you need. Thank you thank you thank you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm

meghancraft's review against another edition

emotional fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

criticalbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I liked this book but it was a much heavier read than the other two. I felt the female lead had way more screen time than the male lead and would have liked this a bit better balanced. The family dynamics of the female lead were challenging for me as they were so toxic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

katieelizabeth_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed this book! It was definitely a romance with spice but it was also so much more than that. The story brings to life many different elements such as autism awareness, disability rep, being a caregiver, feelings of loss and hopelessness etc. It was an intriguing and emotional romance to read. HOWEVER, the amount of times I read the word ASS in this book. PLUS, is it a consensus between authors to put in extremely awful lines when describing smut "the globes of his ass" - what...Anyway, overall a good and emotional read! I would recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

acelodie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Self harm