Instructions for Dancing
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything， Everything and The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is back with her eagerly anticipated third novel。 With all the heart and hope of her last two books， this is an utterly unique romance。
Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore。 Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began 。 。 。 and how it will end。 After all， even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart， eventually。
As Evie tries to understand why this is happening， she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio， learning to waltz， fox-trot， and tango with a boy named X。 X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous， passionate， daring。 His philosophy is to say yes to everything--including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met。
Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind。 If her visions of heartbreak have taught her anything， it's that no one escapes love unscathed。 But as she and X dance around and toward each other， Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love。 In the end， is love worth the risk？
Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore。 Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began 。 。 。 and how it will end。 After all， even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart， eventually。
As Evie tries to understand why this is happening， she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio， learning to waltz， fox-trot， and tango with a boy named X。 X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous， passionate， daring。 His philosophy is to say yes to everything--including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met。
Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind。 If her visions of heartbreak have taught her anything， it's that no one escapes love unscathed。 But as she and X dance around and toward each other， Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love。 In the end， is love worth the risk？
Reviews
Savanna 🌻
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Thank you Penguin for arc！ All thoughts and opinions are my own。Ever since she found out about her dad’s infidelity， Evie Thomas is very skeptical when it comes to love。 One after， she realizes that she can see how couples got together and how their relationships end when they kiss。 I really enjoyed this story。 It was heartfelt， sweet， heartbreaking and funny。 The characters were great。 Fifi was my favorite。 I loved X’s carefree spirit and his passion for music。 The settling was great as well。 I Thank you Penguin for arc！ All thoughts and opinions are my own。Ever since she found out about her dad’s infidelity， Evie Thomas is very skeptical when it comes to love。 One after， she realizes that she can see how couples got together and how their relationships end when they kiss。 I really enjoyed this story。 It was heartfelt， sweet， heartbreaking and funny。 The characters were great。 Fifi was my favorite。 I loved X’s carefree spirit and his passion for music。 The settling was great as well。 I loved the bonfire scenes and the dance studio。 I thought this book would have a lot more to do with the dancing aspect but I was surprised。 It was more focused on Evie’s visions and her family。 Overall， this story was wonderful。 It was very heartbreaking at some points and brought tears to my eyes。 There was definitely some important aspects of the story。 No matter the outcome， take all the chances and risks。 Releases on Tuesday so make sure you grab a copy！ 。。。more
Lisa Nagel
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I have loved every book Nicola Yoon has written。。so far。。。and can’t wait for the next one。 This one is a tear jerker for sure， but I love the message about love and being open to it even when it hurts。
Kristina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I won a signed advanced copy of Instructions For Dancing and devoured it！ Evie Thomas no longer believes in love or happy endings after her parents’ divorce and the circumstances surrounding it。 Then one day， the strangest thing happens and when she sees a couple kiss she can now see visions their whole relationship from start to how it will end。 This， understandably leaves her rattled and confused。 To try to figure out what is happening she follows fates clues to a dance studio where she meets I won a signed advanced copy of Instructions For Dancing and devoured it！ Evie Thomas no longer believes in love or happy endings after her parents’ divorce and the circumstances surrounding it。 Then one day， the strangest thing happens and when she sees a couple kiss she can now see visions their whole relationship from start to how it will end。 This， understandably leaves her rattled and confused。 To try to figure out what is happening she follows fates clues to a dance studio where she meets Xavier “X”。 As she and X dance in and out of each other’s lives Evie has to answer the ultimate question， is love worth the risk that it could end in heartbreak？ This book destroyed me！！！ I am not sure what I was expecting。 I danced for many years and thought this would be a fun book about dancing。 Oh no。 Don’t be fooled。 This book is about love and heart break and so many deeper things and I am destroyed。 The characters are beautiful and wonderful and I was so wrapped up in this story that I almost read the whole book in one sitting。 But man， this book is heavy。 I’m not sure how I feel about the ending。 I feel too many things I think。 I’m a total fan of the HEA and I did not feel that’s what this was and I’m not sure I liked that。 I still feel sad and kind of heartbroken that the book ended that way。 I get the message of the book but for these kids to experience such heart ache so young doesn’t set well with me。 This book will make you think。 It will make you explore your feelings about how you would handle certain situations。 I haven’t read any other read any other books by Nicola Yoon to know whether this similar to her other books but now I definitely want to read them。 The writing was exquisite and engaging。 Overall， I enjoyed this book despite my heart still aching over this story。 。。。more
Lena
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Thanks to Penguin NZ for sending me an ARC 😍 Review to come！
Booksaboutem
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I can’t even form words。。 what a beautiful book but I’m a crying mess 😭😭😭
Ellie Keane
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very good。 recommend
lily reads and other things
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Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC！ All opinions are my own！I loved how this wasn't a straight-up contemporary。 If you've read it you know what I'm talking about ;） I loved how this twist came into play quite a lot。 Characters:Alright， can we talk about how much growth Evie went through？ I loved seeing her character development throughout the story。 I loved how her dad came into the story。 X was super funny， I could imagine the smile he would give to Evie。 I really loved him， he was great for E Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC！ All opinions are my own！I loved how this wasn't a straight-up contemporary。 If you've read it you know what I'm talking about ;） I loved how this twist came into play quite a lot。 Characters:Alright， can we talk about how much growth Evie went through？ I loved seeing her character development throughout the story。 I loved how her dad came into the story。 X was super funny， I could imagine the smile he would give to Evie。 I really loved him， he was great for Evie。 I love the friend group， their relationship was super fun to read about。 All the little quirky things they did were super cute。 I also loved how Martin always believed Evie。 He never said how crazy she was and I loved that。 I know I'm really bad at explaining why I love characters but I really did love the characters！ Although I did kinda prefer the plot in this one。 I loved Fifi， she was amazing！Plot:There were a few things that felt off to me， that's why I gave the book 4 stars。 I kind of felt like the romance was a little insta love。 But to be fair I read the majority of this in a day。 Plus the story was spread out over a few months and my brain didn't compute that。， but I did love the romance non -the-less！。 I also kinda wished dance was more at the forefront。 I felt like there was a small chunk of the book without the dance part， even that's a huge part of the book。 Despite these little issues I absolutely loved this book！ If you love contemporary with a little twist， I highly recommend this！！ Super fun， super cute， and super quick！ （also there's an lgbtq+ side romance！）⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Raquel Fig
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This is one of those books that starts off moderately fluffy than at some point becomes a little bit more serious。 I loved the whole ballroom dancing aspect and I found Fifi hilarious through most of the book but at certain moments things got a bit deeper。 The book definitely had a bittersweet ending but it felt like a good conclusion to this particular story。Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an arc via netgalley
Kasey Connors-Beron
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I received an ARC of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Review:Nicola Yoon is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine。 She also wrote Everything， Everything， which is an incredible story of someone who is extremely immunocompromised （essentially） and struggle between that and a being a teenager。 If you haven't read it， I highly recommend。 She also wrote The Sun Is Also A Star， which is just as amazing。 This is why I received an ARC of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Review:Nicola Yoon is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine。 She also wrote Everything， Everything， which is an incredible story of someone who is extremely immunocompromised （essentially） and struggle between that and a being a teenager。 If you haven't read it， I highly recommend。 She also wrote The Sun Is Also A Star， which is just as amazing。 This is why I chose to pick up Instructions for Dancing （plus the cover is fantastic and super eye-catching！）。 I'm happy to report that I am just as satisfied with Instructions for Dancing as I was for Everything， Everything。 Nicola Yoon takes a complicated situation and weaves a story around it and coming-of-age。 Evie is attempting to cope with her parents' divorce and that overwhelming feeling that love only exists to cause pain。 And the glimpses she sees only proves it。 Then enters X。 X is a go-with-the-flow， always-say-yes person that goes against everything Evie believes。 So， of course， she hates him。 However， they still need to work together to save the dance studio that Evie was guilted into joining。 Overall， I really enjoyed the story and how it progressed。 It had really good pacing and development。 I loved Evie's character arc and the ending was so good there were tears。 I highly recommend reading this if you like cynical teens and bittersweet romances。 。。。more
Andrea Wenger
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***NOT A ROMANCE***Disillusioned by her parents' divorce， Evie no longer believes in love。 Her views are reinforced when she begins having visions of how a couple's love story begins and ends， after seeing them kiss。 But when she meets X and practices with him for a dance competition， she can't help losing her heart。 Will Evie learn to trust in love again？ The sweet love story between Evie and X filled my heart。 It was lovely to see how Evie learned to value love even when it doesn't have a happ ***NOT A ROMANCE***Disillusioned by her parents' divorce， Evie no longer believes in love。 Her views are reinforced when she begins having visions of how a couple's love story begins and ends， after seeing them kiss。 But when she meets X and practices with him for a dance competition， she can't help losing her heart。 Will Evie learn to trust in love again？ The sweet love story between Evie and X filled my heart。 It was lovely to see how Evie learned to value love even when it doesn't have a happy ending。 Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Sarah Ressler Wright
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Dammit Nicola Yoon ripped my heart out all over again and made me really think about the meaning of love。 She is great…good thing she has her own imprint now with her husband celebrating diverse love stories。 This one is equally as good as her other two。 Less multi genre perspectives doing the work， but still an interesting literary magical element for the story。 Everyone will appreciate this fast paced， short chapter， thoughtful book。
elhyza
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arc received from publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewwent into this story not expecting much maybe just a fun ride of a stubborn， been through a lot protagonist learning how to open up to the concept of love again， but i'm stunned as it was a much bigger story than that in terms of meaningfulness。 still this book was a very quick read that you can't put down as the short chapters helped that i consumed in about less than 2 hours not including breaks， though my younger self w arc received from publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewwent into this story not expecting much maybe just a fun ride of a stubborn， been through a lot protagonist learning how to open up to the concept of love again， but i'm stunned as it was a much bigger story than that in terms of meaningfulness。 still this book was a very quick read that you can't put down as the short chapters helped that i consumed in about less than 2 hours not including breaks， though my younger self would've definitely loved this a lot more than i do now with most ya romance contemporaries since this was a swift read i didn't connect on a super deep level。 yet this story does get a lot of messages across that truly hit home when it comes to dealing with broken families， trust， and love specifically all the pain that it will always come with。 this was a solid 3 star for me in terms of just overall fast plot and characters but upped a star with the emotions in made me feel and resonating dialogue during profound conversations between characters。 evie and x's relationship and dynamic provided such good contrast to the other with x's careless， free， living in the moment persona giving a new perspective to post parents' divorce evie's self who's cautious of feelings and of pain itself with the future holding many possibilities of hurt。 i'll say nicola yoon really knows how to throw in some good plot twists quite literally twisting the knife in readers' hearts。 the character growth and realizations especially on living life and all its moments of happiness it will give you if you look past your grudges was well done along with learning to love without overthinking the future of it all。 i would highly recommend this to anyone who needs a good brisk read that will take you for a whirlwind of emotions of laughs and tears， though i don't find her books life changing special you can tell yoon really is good at her genre of rom-contemps that provide situations of reality that can resound with most readers。“Happiness is tricky。 Sometimes you have to fight for it， Sometimes， though—the best times—it sneaks up behind you， wraps an arm around your waist and pulls you close。” 。。。more
Anna
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~I received an e-arc from netgalley~I first thought this book would be a cute romance， but honestly I should've expected a lot more since its Nicola Yoon！This book made me so emotional。 It is just packed with such a powerful story and it really isn't just a cute romcom at all。 This is about a girl going through a hard time in her life， and she feels like everyone has moved on except for her。 This story shows her growth and I think this might be such a good story for people who may be going throu ~I received an e-arc from netgalley~I first thought this book would be a cute romance， but honestly I should've expected a lot more since its Nicola Yoon！This book made me so emotional。 It is just packed with such a powerful story and it really isn't just a cute romcom at all。 This is about a girl going through a hard time in her life， and she feels like everyone has moved on except for her。 This story shows her growth and I think this might be such a good story for people who may be going through similar issues of families getting a divorce or kids with parent issues， especially younger teens。 Yoon gives this powerful story and then adds the really interesting ballroom dancing plot to it， which I really enjoyed because I used to take ballroom dancing classes so it was fun for me to read this and then in my mind see the dances that they are doing on the page。The way that this "power" that Evie has is also really interesting and really helps her grow as a person， I think。I also really liked the love interest， he was a really interesting character and he was such a great person to be there for the main character during her hard times。I also really enjoyed the sort of open ending that happens， it doesn't really tie everything completely up， it leaves it open to let the reader wonder what really happens and if Evie's vision really does come true or not。 I did think the ending of the ballroom dancing， like the end of the competition could've been explained a little better。 The way it was written seemed a bit rushed and wasn't as descriptive as I would have liked it to be， but other than that I thought this was a great book！ 。。。more
Katie Mac
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I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。4。5。 This is less cutesy and fated-mates than Yoon's other books， and I think that's to its benefit。 Sure， there's hope in the end， but there's also a lot of cynicism， emotional moments， and darkness in narrator Evie's story as she not only navigates her own family and relationship issues， but also shoulders the burden of seeing entire relationships play out in front of her eyes。 I would recommend not only reading th I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。4。5。 This is less cutesy and fated-mates than Yoon's other books， and I think that's to its benefit。 Sure， there's hope in the end， but there's also a lot of cynicism， emotional moments， and darkness in narrator Evie's story as she not only navigates her own family and relationship issues， but also shoulders the burden of seeing entire relationships play out in front of her eyes。 I would recommend not only reading this book， but also the author's note at the end; Yoon was going through the pain of losing family while she wrote， and it's clear that she channeled this pain into Evie's story。 。。。more
Mariya
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Incredibly beautiful！ Well written。 Emotional and real。 Loved it。 “One thing I’ll know for sure: love can last forever。”
Sar Bear
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There was a weird amount of cheese jokes， but I really enjoyed this book！ Definitely was not expecting to cry。 The ending even had me tearing up a bit too:（
Karen Reed
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Teens will be swept away by Nicola Yoon's blend of swoon-worthy romance with a deeper lesson for all。 Teens will be swept away by Nicola Yoon's blend of swoon-worthy romance with a deeper lesson for all。 。。。more
Jessica Edwards
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Thank you NetGalley for giving me an e-arc for review。I've enjoyed Nicola Yoon's previous work， but I still went in sceptical。 I didn't know anything about the book， but I wasn't disappointed。I really liked our main character Evie， but her pessimism got really boring really fast， and was just too repetitive really。 But I understand that it was an essential part of the plot， and the rest of the story wouldn't be able to happen without it。The love interest is one of my favourite people in the whol Thank you NetGalley for giving me an e-arc for review。I've enjoyed Nicola Yoon's previous work， but I still went in sceptical。 I didn't know anything about the book， but I wasn't disappointed。I really liked our main character Evie， but her pessimism got really boring really fast， and was just too repetitive really。 But I understand that it was an essential part of the plot， and the rest of the story wouldn't be able to happen without it。The love interest is one of my favourite people in the whole world。 He was cute and smart and just everything you want in a love interest。I expected the book to be more centred around the romance， not the underlying message that Evie learns throughout， so I did knock down the rating for that， but it didn't hinder my enjoyment of it。Overall， it was a book that was enjoyable， while also making me feel my feelings （I cried。。。 I don't cry）， but will it stick with me forever， no。 I still recommend you read it！ A very strong 4 stars:） 。。。more
Nti S
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Nicola Yoon is an author that I absolutely adore。 I will read any and everything she writes。 I am a hopeless romantic and her books just speak to my soul and brings so much joy to my inner teen/young adult。 This book left me absolutely gutted yet incredibly。 As someone who seat with my parents divorcing when I was in high school， I could not help but to empathize with Evie。 It’s complicated trying to navigate change and grieving。 Not just in death but relationships and for those still loving。 I Nicola Yoon is an author that I absolutely adore。 I will read any and everything she writes。 I am a hopeless romantic and her books just speak to my soul and brings so much joy to my inner teen/young adult。 This book left me absolutely gutted yet incredibly。 As someone who seat with my parents divorcing when I was in high school， I could not help but to empathize with Evie。 It’s complicated trying to navigate change and grieving。 Not just in death but relationships and for those still loving。 I couldn’t believe I read this book in a few short hours although I sent the last quarter of the book reading through my tears。 The complex and honest relationships in this story were touching。 Evie and X’s relationship was incredible。 So much tenderness and vulnerability。 Black love。 Sigh。。。 I’m starting to tear up mentioning it。 This story definitely gave Tom Hanks Big vibes mixed with a bit of That’s So Raven in a heartfelt and nuanced way。 I did feel things wrap up or resolved a bit to quickly which is why my actual rating is 4。5 but the third time is definitely the charm。 This book is a worthy read and one that will stay will me for a long time。 。。。more
Librariann
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** I received an advance copy from the publisher， because I am a librarian and librarians are awesome**A love story for cynics。 I'm digging it so far。 Could not put down。 The right level of fluff and angst and a tiny bit of magic all mixed together。 In terms of writing， I very very very much enjoyed it。 In terms of chemistry between the main couple， they were no Flutie/Darling or John Green protagonists or even the two main characters in Yoon's Everything， Everything， whose names I cannot rememb ** I received an advance copy from the publisher， because I am a librarian and librarians are awesome**A love story for cynics。 I'm digging it so far。 Could not put down。 The right level of fluff and angst and a tiny bit of magic all mixed together。 In terms of writing， I very very very much enjoyed it。 In terms of chemistry between the main couple， they were no Flutie/Darling or John Green protagonists or even the two main characters in Yoon's Everything， Everything， whose names I cannot remember for anything。 But。 Evie's voice was DELIGHTFUL and reading it felt exactly like falling in love as a teenager， with the friendships and the questions and the wondering。 And even if Evie and X were no Kaz and Inej， with the fraught history with death and torture and sex slavery where even reading about fingertips touching are enough to set the heart pounding， they were a lovely couple to watch fall in love。 PLUS， all of the Dirty Dancing parallels。 （Essentially my introduction to ROMANTICAL MOVIES。） No complaints here， will heartily recommend to teens this summer who like romance with sadness mixed in。（view spoiler）[ Also， that old lady with the Little Free Library was some straight up Disney channel magical shit。 Cinematically Amazing。 （hide spoiler）]Yes， falling in love requires a leap of faith。 But people only jump because they don't know what the ground looks like。 They believe their landing will be soft。 That the ground is covered in soft stuff - feathers， down pillows， fluffy baby blankets， the shaggiest shag carpeting。 But I've seen the ground。 It is covered in lethal spikes fashioned from the bones of other jumpers。 。。。more
Amanda （amandalynnsbooks）
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⭐⭐⭐⭐💫As soon as I saw that Nicola Yoon had a new book coming out this summer， I knew it would be high on my TBR！ I loved The Sun is Also a Star and Everything Everything， and this one definitely lived up to my expectations。 Yoon has such a beautiful way of telling stories that always draws me in and keeps me thinking about her characters long after I've finished。More than just a love story， this is a story of Evie learning to believe in love again。 Evie and X had such wonderful chemistry， and I ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫As soon as I saw that Nicola Yoon had a new book coming out this summer， I knew it would be high on my TBR！ I loved The Sun is Also a Star and Everything Everything， and this one definitely lived up to my expectations。 Yoon has such a beautiful way of telling stories that always draws me in and keeps me thinking about her characters long after I've finished。More than just a love story， this is a story of Evie learning to believe in love again。 Evie and X had such wonderful chemistry， and I also enjoyed the dynamics between Evie and her friends and family。 This is a coming of age story that I would wholeheartedly recommend to teens and adults alike。Add this one to your TBR if you enjoy:💕 forced proximity💕 slow burn💕 coming of age YA💕 strong friendships💕 complicated family dynamicsThank you Delacorte Press and Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Rameela （Star）
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Initial thoughts: all I knew about this book was that it had something to do with dancing and omg it was so much more and I genuinely was surprised and i’m filled with so many emotions right now！
Nakayvia Saunders
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First of all I love X 。 I did not expect this book to be so bittersweet and the ending crushed me 😭 however Evie grew and learned a lot in this book and the overall message was beautiful ！
Fin D
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What I've loved about other books by Yoon， specifically the sun is also a star is how well she does broad stories and brief snapshots。 I remember reading the Sun is also a star and spending the next week or so just feeling like I was in a completely different world or like my world was bigger than it used to be。 And she has done it yet again in instructions for dancing。 Thank you to the publisher for granting me early access to this。Summary: Evie Thomas has given up on love after her parents spl What I've loved about other books by Yoon， specifically the sun is also a star is how well she does broad stories and brief snapshots。 I remember reading the Sun is also a star and spending the next week or so just feeling like I was in a completely different world or like my world was bigger than it used to be。 And she has done it yet again in instructions for dancing。 Thank you to the publisher for granting me early access to this。Summary: Evie Thomas has given up on love after her parents split and her world falls apart。 Then things take a turn for the strange when one day she develops a very unusual ability: when she sees a couple kiss she then sees their whole romantic history- how they met， where they are now and how things end。 Evie already feels like love isn’t real and these visions only seem to reinforce that it always ends badly。 Along the way she ends up taking dance lessons and entering a ballroom dancing competition with the passionate and spontaneous X。 Instructions for Dancing is unconventional and really takes a deeper look at whether the destination is as important as the moment and the journey as well as other insightful looks at love。I did enjoy this book， of course， I did， Nicola Yoon continues to wondrously craft such unique and moving stories full of a tableau of fascinating characters and situations。 I， unfortunately， can’t give this book a five-star but it’s less to do with the book which I’ll get into more in a minute。Everything， after this， isn’t an outright spoiler but it comes close enough so read no further if you want to remain unspoiled！SPOILERS ISH FOLLOWOkay， so the problem I had mostly comes down to taste and preference in that technically speaking， the ending is about finding joy in the middle and while you have it and all that comes with it and I do think that that is an important and powerful message， especially for young people。 Yoon also delivers it so artfully and well but the implied ending of the epilogue just didn't feel like any kind of happiness to me。 I'm just not one of those people who can walk away after an ending like that and be like “oh， how beautiful。 The important thing is she learned to live in the moment"。 Does this mean I missed the point of the book？ very possibly。 But I like reading books for happy endings。 I like reading books where no matter what difficult things you go through， things work out。 I am extremely and excruciatingly aware that that’s not how life works but it’s precisely because of the fact that that I prefer books with happy endings。 It’s important for younger audiences to read books like this and learn to cope but I’m 30 and I’ve been through it and I just want my fictional characters to get the happiness I and people I love don’t。 So even though Evie goes on this beautiful journey and learns to hold on to everything in the moment， I can’t separate the bitter from the sweet of X apparently dying shortly later。 It’s not uncommon for me to cry when finishing books i love but to then spend 30 minutes ugly crying isn’t really fun for me and just gave me a headache。 I read books to escape misery。 So the ending for me took some of the joy out of the rest of the book。 I do fully recognize that that's a me problem though。 It was a beautiful book and was a beautiful journey and Yoon weaves just as wonderful a book as ever with compelling characters and an even more interesting twist this time around。 I was just very personally affected by the ending and I recognize it's not to my taste。 There are plenty of people who enjoy books who make them cry and bittersweet endings but it’s just not me but that’s not Yoon’s fault。 A lot of people who aren’t me will probably really love Instructions for Dancing， just， ya know， bring the tissues 。。。more
Laura
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Thanks to @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouse for this ARC！The last several YA books I’ve read led me to believe that I was kind of over the genre， but honestly this one turned it around。 Instructions for Dancing is a sweet book about Evie Thomas， who is navigating through growing up， first love and separating parents。 Evie’s voice wasn’t as immature as some YA main characters and I really appreciated that。 She develops complex emotions and her struggles give great depth to her character。 Her ro Thanks to @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouse for this ARC！The last several YA books I’ve read led me to believe that I was kind of over the genre， but honestly this one turned it around。 Instructions for Dancing is a sweet book about Evie Thomas， who is navigating through growing up， first love and separating parents。 Evie’s voice wasn’t as immature as some YA main characters and I really appreciated that。 She develops complex emotions and her struggles give great depth to her character。 Her romance with X was sweet， and not unrealistic。 I would have liked a little more interactions with Evie’s friends， but I thought there was a good balance between the group。 The focus on healthy relationships with her parents was good but I did feel that she maybe matured a little too quickly in her interactions with them than was realistic。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Courtney
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I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 I haven’t read Nicola Yoon before， although her books have been hyped in the YA book community， especially with both her previous books having been adapted for film。 So， I didn’t have much of a frame of reference for what to expect with Instructions for Dancing， although it looked like a great mix of fun and heartfelt。 What I didn’t expect was that it would be a balm for my soul comin I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 I haven’t read Nicola Yoon before， although her books have been hyped in the YA book community， especially with both her previous books having been adapted for film。 So， I didn’t have much of a frame of reference for what to expect with Instructions for Dancing， although it looked like a great mix of fun and heartfelt。 What I didn’t expect was that it would be a balm for my soul coming out of a particularly challenging couple weeks， complete with a min-reading slump。 Evie is immensely relatable， being a formerly romantic soul whose heart has been hardened by her parents’ divorce。 Where once she could catalog her love of romances by genre and trope， she now sees doom and gloom everywhere， even in the “gift” given to her where she sees the trajectory of entire relationships before they happen， or while they’re in their early stages。 There were moments when I feared the turn this would take， especially when she saw the potentially dark fate of her own relationship。 But while many people dwell on the idea that love is always doomed， those people will fail to see the beauty in love itself while it happens。 While the book still has a happy ending （and I would have broken things if it didn’t）， I think it’s much sweeter when reinforced by the fact that endings aren’t the sole thing worth dwelling on。 But ultimately， this is super sweet， and X is a great love interest who is totally perfect for Evie， even though she spends most of the book being a pessimist toward the idea of their relationship。 This is a cute book that hits the essential romance plot beats while also tugging on your emotions as it unpacks those essential elements。 Anyone looking for a sweet YA romance will love this。 。。。more
Brittany Mcconnell
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This is my 2nd book I've read by Nicola Yoon。 I remember reading everything everything for the 1st time and thought this is such a wonderful story I cant wait to read the stories she creates。This is a magical heartbreaking finding who you are and what you can trust type story。This is a beautifully written story this story shows Evie and her family and friends。 She one day starts seeing visions of relationships from start to end when she sees people kissing。 She doesn't understand why she sees it This is my 2nd book I've read by Nicola Yoon。 I remember reading everything everything for the 1st time and thought this is such a wonderful story I cant wait to read the stories she creates。This is a magical heartbreaking finding who you are and what you can trust type story。This is a beautifully written story this story shows Evie and her family and friends。 She one day starts seeing visions of relationships from start to end when she sees people kissing。 She doesn't understand why she sees it。 With being able to see peoples relationships she starts questioning everything。 During this it leads her to a dance studio where she learns the art of dance。 Where she lets herself start opening up to new experiences and to new and old people in her life。Evie meets X and he's a yes man and she starts to open up about her pain and angry and he does to her and a great friendship startsI dont want to give anything away on this story but there was so many strong moments in this story。 Of just understanding life and you need to stop running from what hurts you and your past and the fear of tomorrow and just live。 No matter how hard it is no matter if you know the outcome。 You need to liveThis has probably been one of my favorite stories of the year。 I'm so happy I read this it made me laugh and cry and just really made me think。 I will come back to this story and once it out in the world add more details to the review。 5 stars！！ Go read this trust me its a must read Beautiful and Nicola Yoon stories just keep getting better as she writes。 ❤❤Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House Childrens Delacorte Press For Sharing this reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions。 。。。more
Lorienne Brown
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I absolutely loved this book！ Nicola Yoon always manages to bring on the feels！I went into this book thinking it would be another typical romance novel， which I wasn't in the mood for， but it turned out to be so much more than that。 This book left me:A） Heartbroken and in tears - my poor boyfriend had to listen to be sob the unfairness of love at 1am when I finally finished it。B） So hopeful that true love exists and that everyone has that someone， they just need to find them， and C） even if you' I absolutely loved this book！ Nicola Yoon always manages to bring on the feels！I went into this book thinking it would be another typical romance novel， which I wasn't in the mood for， but it turned out to be so much more than that。 This book left me:A） Heartbroken and in tears - my poor boyfriend had to listen to be sob the unfairness of love at 1am when I finally finished it。B） So hopeful that true love exists and that everyone has that someone， they just need to find them， and C） even if you're not with your 'One'， love should still be felt and appreciated， you need to acknowledge that love in the moment and not take it for granted。 It may end one day so enjoy every moment of it now。 Definitely a book I would recommend and one I would read again and again and again。 。。。more
Bec
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I don’t know why I went into this thinking it was going to be a fluffy ya novel！ This book took me by surprise！Evie’s world changed the day her dad left her mum for another woman。 She no longer looks at the bright side of life or believes in true love。 She throws out all her romance novels knowing she’ll never be able to read them again。 So decided to leave them all in a local street library。Leaving her romance novels she takes a copy of instructions for dancing and noticed an address for a stud I don’t know why I went into this thinking it was going to be a fluffy ya novel！ This book took me by surprise！Evie’s world changed the day her dad left her mum for another woman。 She no longer looks at the bright side of life or believes in true love。 She throws out all her romance novels knowing she’ll never be able to read them again。 So decided to leave them all in a local street library。Leaving her romance novels she takes a copy of instructions for dancing and noticed an address for a studio， she sees a couple kiss in front of her and she can see the entire relationship， from start to the end of their bitter break up， concreting her theory that true loves doesn’t last。She meets X at the dance studio and is paired with the owners grandson who just so happens for be X。 What starts as getting to know one another for “dancing” turns into so much more。 Just when Evie starts to give into her feelings she sees something that she never wanted too and pulls away from everyone and everything。 Can true love really break the spell Evie’s under？Oh my goodness， experiencing true love for the first time and knowing one day that it will end is utterly terrifying。 This book honestly exceeded my expectations And has become my favourite Yoon novel。 @nicolayoon well played with my fragile heart。 。。。more
Lauren
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*3。5 stars*BRB， recovering from having my heart ripped out。 Gah！ Such good storytelling with both such an original concept and the fun of playing with romance tropes。
Reference
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