Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

278 reviews

mariainestb's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

I thought this was going to be a romance but it's more a heartbreaking story about Anna. There is romance but I can't deal with so much pain right now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

teatunesandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

Part fiction, part memoir. Thank you Helen Hoang for writing my story also.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Classism

Trigger Warnings: Caretaker burnout, Autistic burnout.

ninebookishlives's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

xandriaisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

I  found my way back to this series and I'm glad I did. I connected so much with Anna and her journey. It's not far off from the journey I'm currently on. 

While her actions can be frustrating, they're understandable. Masking to the point that you lose yourself and sense of control. To get so low to the point she got before she really started to make a change, my heart ached for her. Especially during the conversations with her sister.

I really enjoyed this book just as I have the others. I wish we got to see more interactions with the previous main characters. To have Anna and Stella interact and have someone who more closely understands her struggle would've been interesting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility

evidoe's review against another edition

emotional 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

This is packaged as a romance but I really wouldn’t class it as one. It has romance in it but it,, it deals with some heavy themes around carer burnout and the mental toll of masking neurodivergency that some readers might find a bit raw for a romance but they are the reason I loved this book: 

I think that this was half fiction half memoir really shines in this book. As someone who is neurodivergent who masked most of my life AND had been/is a carer for family this book just spoke to my experiences, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so seen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer

eryn_librarian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

jennp28's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

This was much deeper, darker and more emotional than I expected from a “romance” novel. The narrator especially brought a lot of emotion and depth to the character of Anna that made it almost painful to listen to in a few parts. I certainly felt Anna’s pain in my gut and hated her family on her behalf! Her relationship with Quan was at times secondary to the plot but was a sweet and solid underpinning to the whole thing. I liked him a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

helfire124's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief