The Heart Principle | 
pickImportant things for me started spiraling out of control today, when it got too cumbersome, I turned to the book. Interestingly enough, Anna and Quan‘s life was very much in the same spiral. I used their confidence and growth to remain positive and face tasks one at a time. This book is wonderful. It sheds a great light on autism and I love that it is that of a grown woman and her discovery of her true self. This book was everything I needed.
#12booksof2022 January Favorite. January was a slow month for me in 2022. This one was my favorite of the month, but while it was cute, I read quite a few other ones that were better.
Using this to help me transition from spooky scary into lovingly Christmas 🎄
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This book is AH-MAZ-ING! I felt so many feelings while reading The Heart Principle and ended with an equal mixture of joy in my heart and tears running down my face. Highly recommend!! ❤️ #LitsyLoveReads
I don‘t try to stop. I let the tears fall. I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me. It‘s a foreign experience. Self-pity is not an indulgence that I allow myself. This doesn‘t feel like pity, though. It feels like self-compassion, and the realisation makes me cry harder.
Her suggestion that I try it with family, however, is ridiculous. Family is not safe. Not for me. Tough love is brutally honest and hurts you to help you. Tough love cuts you when you‘re already bruised and berates you when you don‘t heal faster.
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pickThis was also a good read, a bit more heavy than the two pervious books. Anna and Quan Diep are both so lovely and both have read emotional problems and then a tragedy happens too Anna's family and her relationship is put to the test.
pickI mostly read “serious literary fiction“ but I am totally a sucker for Helen Hoang‘s books and characters. I absolutely loved this book. And as a professional musician I have to say that she did a great job with the musical aspects of this book. Usually books with professional classical musicians as characters make me cringe because they are just hilariously inaccurate, but she did a great job here.
pickA bit spicy for my taste and yet I couldn‘t put down this book of Anna learning herself once she‘s diagnosed with being on the autistic spectrum. I learned things about myself as I read her struggles. And, yes, there‘s a decent love story too.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Third book in the Kiss Quotient romance series, you don‘t need to have read the other 2. This was an amazing book! There weren‘t many romance scenes for a romance book but that didn‘t bother me. It was really a book about a women receiving a late in life autism diagnosis and discovering who she is and finding her voice. The romance was incidental.
pickI needed to be prepared for the emotional hits. It was definitely a different vibe than the first two books in the series. It‘s more of a focus on family, Anna‘s journey through her diagnosis and Quan‘s journey to healing.
I loved the book. I felt so much while reading. The pain and frustration is consuming in parts. Definitely read Hoang‘s author note at the end, it explains so much about how this book went and made it even more meaningful .
pickThe Heart Principle follows both Anna and Quan. Two people that meet on a dating website, and as one meeting leads to another, the intimacy and emotional connection grows stronger. If you like books that builds a beautiful and healthy relationship, amazing and very educational mental illness rep, and about finding yourself, this book is for you. A theme in this novel is trying to find/expressing yourself - seen by Anna as she is a people pleaser
pickContuing my Covid catchup with books, I finished this in the last couple weeks. I really enjoy how one of the author's characters is always somewhere on the spectrum. It reframes what a romance can mean. This book in particular really made me question if I should be evaluated myself. A great book!
so-so3.5⭐ This was not as good as the first two books in the series, but it was okay
pickI feel in love with Anna. She was real, flawed and someone who deserves a lifetime of compassion. Quan was the perfect person for Anna...understanding, kind and giving.
January Book 19/25 #LItsyLove #bookspinbingo
pickHelen Hoang‘s The Kiss Quotient series was the first romance series I picked up after a good 10 years and I love it with every single fibre of my body.
Quan and Anna both are thoroughly imperfect in their own way, but so utterly perfect for each other. I loved their dynamics and how they help each other to grow and step out from their old shadows.
Five solid stars.
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pickIf you liked the Kiss Quotient you will also like this novel! It took a bit longer to warm up to these characters but by halfway through I was completely invested and rooting for the two characters. I enjoyed that it covered the insecurities of intimacy and sex not just from the women‘s perspective but a man‘s as well, and how they worked to tackle those insecurities with one another and for one another. Truly beautiful!
1. Greatest Achievement - This year was pretty low key for me so I‘ll say it‘s how much reading I got in. Greatest Challenge - Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes and working to get it under control.
2. The Heart Principle
3. To continue to work on my health.
#WonderousWednesday @Eggs
pickSorry everyone, photos won‘t load anymore. Even tho I gave the app full access UGH 🍀New Book Review!🍀
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Hoang has a way of crafting a novel that makes your emotions desperate for the characters. You feel everything with them & you root for them
THP especially is a focus on the harshness of life. It addresses burnout, the importance of self care, & the intensity of caring for a family member
#GreatReads #BestReadsof2021
I will say in terms of the romantic plot line, this is probably my least favorite of the trilogy. But in terms of characters and their inner struggles, I always love what Helen Hoang produces. I saw in her author‘s note that this is the most true to her book so far, and I loved the detail of adding a first person narrator to reflect that. I‘m happy to get a close on Michael, Quran, and Khai‘s family!
pickOmg This book!
It was amazing. Helen Hoang truly knows how to write lovely characters ❤️
Link to my full review:
https://bookreviewbyjohanna.wordpress.com/2021/11/20/del-3-the-heart-principle/
Decided to postpone Behind Closed Doors because I'm still in romance mode. So I ran over to the library and got a huge stack to borrow, and bought American Dirt. Started this as soon as I got home.
pickThis book was not what I expected. Not your typical romance with a typical happy ending. While I loved Anna and Quan's love story (Quan is my new book boyfriend💕), this one goes a bit deeper and is more about Anna accepting that she is on the autism spectrum and navigating her way through a family tragedy. The author also says this is her story too, both her and Anna went through a creative block that almost breaks them. I enjoyed this, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
pickTwo gorgeous covers.Two romances,but so much more.Lila and Anna‘s identities are informed by their culture:Lila,a Cuban American;Anna,a Chinese American. Each follows a journey of growing into their true selves.Anna creates with her music;Layla creates with her Cuban baking.Both share this creativity with the World.Both find support with friends & significant others.Hoang explains that much of Anna‘s Autistic emotional landscape mirrors her own.🔽
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️ I so appreciate Hoang normalizing neurodivergence in her romances, because these folks *are* normal and deserve to hold space in mainstream entertainment. This is Anna‘s and Quan‘s love story, but just as much, it‘s about Anna‘s life and familial relationships; her realizations and struggles. It‘s a solid 3rd book in the Kiss Quotient series (though each can easily stand alone), but my least favorite.
pickThanks to careful (obsessive?) library hold management, I scored the audio shortly after it was released… and then of course waited until I had two days left on my loan before I started it, because of my HORRIBLE library hold management.😂
Helen Hoang can do no wrong. Another great Kiss Quotient installment, with characters I loved and rooted for, lots of 🔥, and such realistic, heartbreaking situations for both protagonists. Loved!
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I usually aim to finish 5 books in a year, which may not seem like a lot to some of you. This past year has been so hard though so I made a goal to finish at least one book. If I could finish just one book, then that would make me happy. I managed to finish two books this month, however! The small accomplishments matter, too.
pickI love Hoang's books so much and I hope she writes more! I started this book last week during some down time at work but I haven't had a day to myself where I can just sit and read. Today was that day! I devoured this book in about 11 hours and I don't regret a single minute. The only time I set it down was when I needed a restroom break or for meal times. Every time I picked it back up, I couldn't help but to just read and read and read.
so-soI wanted to like this more as I loved the authors first two books. I knew it was going to be a tough read, as I have heard ahead of time. Some very difficult sections dealing with mental health and death. This is not a light rom com. The romance is lovely but the family interaction was just too much for me. 3⭐️ Another square for #bookspinbingo +5 for #teamhendrix #Scarathlon2021
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Just loving this - Feeds my need for relaxation on a Friday night after a week of work.
I preordered this from The Ripped Bodice and I‘m ready to fall back in love with her characters. 💕💕💕
so-soUnfortunately I didn‘t love this one as much as I have enjoyed other Helen Hoang books. I feel like I need to give it another try when I‘m less distracted 🤷🏼♀️
Checking this off my #bookspinbingo board
pickThis book is phenomenal! Beautiful, heartfelt, and deeply personal. I really appreciate how deftly Hoang tackles brutal reality and raw emotion - learning to be true to yourself, overcoming the burden of expectations, the complexities of caregiving. And somehow that's perfectly balanced with sizzling chemistry and authentic vulnerability. Anna and Quan felt so real. Helen Hoang is a treasure and the world needs more romance like this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A good story with interesting characters. The author has covered some sensitive subjects in this modern day love story.
https://hubpages.com/literature/The-Heart-Principle
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pickI loved this book so much. I wanted to fight for Anna… literally. I wanted to punch her sister many times. Though in the end I felt bad for her. So many emotions. Such a good book.
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pickI was looking for something light & fluffy/ that‘s NOT what I found!! This book, a standalone but part of the Kiss Quotient series finds Quon (🥰) dealing with a health setback and Anna, a musical prodigy who‘s lost her rhythm 🎶 I wasn‘t crazy about this book at first but the last 1/4 really moved this to a strong pick. It touches on familiar themes as Hoang‘s earlier books but there are new ideas here too. Male narrator was just meh, though 😖
In the mood for something light & fluffy-ish 🎧♥️
pickDarker than expected, but I loved the character growth in this one. The situation with her dad was heartbreaking and seeing how her sister treated her was hard. But she figured things out and found the love and support she needed, at her own pace. Hoang really put a lot into this one and it shows.
