I hope that people read the tags and trigger warnings we’ve included and be sure they’re ready to face them. There are a lot of issues melded into this book, some of which might be difficult for some readers.
Nevertheless, this is not my favorite of Hoang’s books. Publishing deadlines are tight these days and I wish more authors were given enough time to make their books as good as they can be. I was disappointed because I’d really enjoyed The Bride Test and wanted to read Quan’s story but I just thank her for this book, for taking care of herself, and for not pushing to deliver more than she felt able to do. Jayne: I remember that after reading Helen Hoang’s last book we learned it would be a longer than usual wait for this book. Suicidal ideation, caregiver burnout, cancer Anna and Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but to do that, they also have to fight for themselves. 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. 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. That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. The more unacceptable the men, the better. Translation: She’s going to embark on a string of one-night stands. 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. 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. Jayne B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews #ownvoices / Alternate POV / Asian Americans / Cancer / caregiver burnout / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fiction with strong romantic elements / First-Person / joint review / musician / neurodiverse / neurodiversity / POC / POC author / Vietnamese Americans / Womens-Fiction 13 Comments AugJOINT REVIEW: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
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