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. Her mental health suffered due to all the pressure and I felt for 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. Anna was overwhelmed and I was overwhelmed for her. At its core, however, The Heart Principle is a story about identities rebuilt after loss, mental health, neurodivergency, the burden of caretaking (both of oneself, and of the ones we love), culture and family. That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. The more unacceptable the men, the better. It’s about the importance of loving yourself and using your voice. There are moments where I found myself wondering how Helen Hoang could ever deliver the HEA I had been promised, because Quan and Anna are both broken in so many ways but, much like with real people in the real world, healing isn't an overnight process. Translation: She’s going to embark on a string of one-night stands. The Heart Principle is an exceptional story that is far deeper than I anticipated. The Heart Principle is an incredibly heavy, tragic read at times. 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.

Their first attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their third, because being with Quan is more than sexhe accepts Anna on an unconditional level that she has just started to understand herself. 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. That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected-and the man she enlists to help her-in this new New York Times bestselling romance by Helen Hoang.

The heart principle review