5

The Heart Principle

Helen Hoang
Book
May
2022

Review:

This book has so much soul. The way she writes and develops her characters throughout her book creates a whole new world inside your head. As always I absolutely love the autistic representation and how much of herself seems to be in the characters. In her books, there is always more than one part that I cry in! She is one of the few authors I would go out of my way to meet because I really think she would be such an interesting person to talk to. I love her books so much and really hope she publishes another soon.

Trigger Warnings:
Ableism, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Anxiety & panic attacks, Depression, Suicidal thoughts & ideation, Infertility, Cancer, and Death of a parent/caregiver

Synopsis From Book:

When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She’s going to embark on a string of one-night stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better. That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their third, because being with Quan is more than sex—he accepts Anna on an unconditional level that she herself has just started to understand. However, when tragedy strikes Anna’s family she takes on a role that she is ill-suited for, until the burden of expectations threatens to destroy her. Anna and Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but to do that, they also have to fight for themselves.
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