The Heart Principle The Heart Principle

Publisher Description

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.

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.

GENRE
Romance
RELEASED
2021
August 31
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
352
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
3.9
MB

Customer Reviews

Kat_thegreatXXII ,

Different perspective

The main characters explanation of certain emotions and experiences made me love this book. It made me feel less alone in the thought process on expectations and burnout. I also really enjoyed the trust build up between her and Quan. Really enjoyed it:)

狗娃2016 ,

Emotions and experience relatable

It is rare to see how other Asians perceive Chinese American in a novel. That is one thing I like about this book. Although some of the detail is a bit off. Like the history of contemporary China and difference in Chinese from various region. The relationship between Vietnam and China are complicate. Such complexity is reflected in the book like how Anna’s family doesn’t prefer a Vietnamese boyfriend. Even though he possess radiant smile and god figure. The part about how Anna tired of caring aging parents is relatable to me as well.

Mlarsen0421 ,

Quan deserved better!

Definitely my least favorite of the three.

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