This has all the hallmarks of a Hoang novel: a diverse cast of characters and a lot of no-holds-barred open-door lust. It’s a little unrealistic (the first bloke that Anna matches with on Tinder is the winner – really?), but all the best romance novels are. What puts The Heart Principle a head above Hoang’s earlier novels is the dark turn the story takes at the end of Part One. It made for an all-too-real jarring contrast between sex and sadness. Luckily, the story speeds towards an ending that is both hopeful and happy, with a vital and timely message about caring for the caregivers. I loved it, even more than I thought I would.

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