Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

211 reviews

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional 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: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Excrement

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

eaf21400'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

5.0

Overuse of the word "sex" even referring to genitalia but other than that I adored it ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

tine9625's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

avidreader5678's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

leximoonbeam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book absolutely gutted me. I don't have autism but I felt Anna's exhaustion from masking and burnout in my chest, because that is how elegant a writer Helen is. The truth of this book is that there is a line where you have to recognize your own brain and body's limits, or else your brain and body will tell you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.0

The romance is almost the background to Quan and Anna's personal journies with grief and identity, but that makes everything about this story more personal and poignant. Yes, you still get the tender moments and the spice that the other books in the series do so well. But it's really a romance for readers who love character development and self-reflection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

debyik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

This book is so special. It elicits all your emotions from heartbreak to rage to love to joy. I am impressed with Helen Hoang’s writing style and how she can fit so much into this contemporary romance. Not only do you get the romance side, but real life situations are there and I was able to put myself into the situations. I loved being able to see through the character's eyes and how they handled everything that was thrown at them. 

The Own Voices of Autism was respectfully written and I learned so much from reading The Heart Principle. I was so interested that it sparked me to start doing my own research. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent

ju_harue's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

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