Instructions for Dancing
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Summary
*Running Time 7 hrs。 and 48 mins。*
Number-one 'New York Times' best-selling 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？
©2021 Nicola Yoon （P）2021 Listening Library
Number-one 'New York Times' best-selling 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？
©2021 Nicola Yoon （P）2021 Listening Library
Reviews
Kate
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Fine for middle but they might not relate to the characters' ages。 Her other books are popular though so will probably purchase。 Fine for middle but they might not relate to the characters' ages。 Her other books are popular though so will probably purchase。 。。。more
Hâf
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Instructions for Dancing is a bittersweet yet life-affirming romance read， Evie， the main character， used to be a romance reader until her parents marriage ended in divorce after her father cheated on her Mom。 Evie no longer believes romance can last forever， and with this she begins to see visions of every couple’s eventual break-up， I loved this little magical element to the story， it gave the plot a new and unique twist that I wasn’t expecting。 Instructions for Dancing delves into the questio Instructions for Dancing is a bittersweet yet life-affirming romance read， Evie， the main character， used to be a romance reader until her parents marriage ended in divorce after her father cheated on her Mom。 Evie no longer believes romance can last forever， and with this she begins to see visions of every couple’s eventual break-up， I loved this little magical element to the story， it gave the plot a new and unique twist that I wasn’t expecting。 Instructions for Dancing delves into the question of why bother to fall in love with someone if it’ll only end in heartbreak， and Evie is convinced every relationship ends in heartbreak and misery。The dancing element of the story is a little random to begin with， and the training scenes are quite few and far between but it creates an interesting addition to the plot， Evie attends a beginners class and is paired up with X in the hopes of entering an amateur dancers competition。 And from here， their romance begins to blossom， but it all depends on Evie’s willingness to potentially have her heart broken。 Nicola Yoon has created a story that fuels Evie’s character development， Evie’s journey throughout the book is so well written！I loved how realistic and relatable this story is for many teens and young adults， it’s a complex story of love and loss， of hopes and regrets， tied up in a deceivingly joyful and enticing cover！ The chapters varied from written paragraphs to lists and text messages which really gave you a feel of Evie’s personality， I personally loved the lists， they were usually quite funny and sarcastic。 I was definitely expecting a light and fluffy novel， but instead， Nicola Yoon has crafted an emotional and personal read。 Instructions for Dancing is a fantastic book about taking a chance on love。 。。。more
Louise
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CAWPILE: 7。0
Sandy
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I have read and enjoyed Nicola Yoon's two prior books and have been on the lookout for a new release from her for a couple of years。 I was so excited when I saw Instructions for Dancing and even more excited when I got approved to review it。 Unfortunately， I've decided to DNF Instructions for Dancing at 20%。Even though the visions Evie has were mentioned in the description， I wasn't expecting this to be so prominent。 I don't usually enjoy books that have a fantasy element in an otherwise normal I have read and enjoyed Nicola Yoon's two prior books and have been on the lookout for a new release from her for a couple of years。 I was so excited when I saw Instructions for Dancing and even more excited when I got approved to review it。 Unfortunately， I've decided to DNF Instructions for Dancing at 20%。Even though the visions Evie has were mentioned in the description， I wasn't expecting this to be so prominent。 I don't usually enjoy books that have a fantasy element in an otherwise normal setting。 There were a few other issues for me revolving around some PC issues that I don't enjoy reading about。 I like reading to draw me away from the troubles of the day to day。 Reading for me is a distraction from real life。 I am sure plenty of other readers will connect to Instructions for Dancing。 。。。more
Lisa
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Sweet book。 It’s hard to know what to tell people without a spoiler， but just know that’s it’s both happy and sad。 I also feel in this particular case that I enjoyed reading the physical book more than I enjoyed the narration on Audible （I accidentally purchased both without checking - started on Audible but then completed the book）
Britney
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More like 4。5I really enjoyed reading this， even if my heart was left bruised at the end。 Nicola Yoon found a way to leave readers both hopeful and heartbroken with Evie's story。 The cast of characters is fantastic。 Evie is by far my favorite。 I cared so much about her from the beginning。 She felt things deeply， and I could relate to how she handled various situations。 X is a dreamboat， Fifi is hilarious， and Martin is an adorkable friend。 Evie and her friends have this game that they play aroun More like 4。5I really enjoyed reading this， even if my heart was left bruised at the end。 Nicola Yoon found a way to leave readers both hopeful and heartbroken with Evie's story。 The cast of characters is fantastic。 Evie is by far my favorite。 I cared so much about her from the beginning。 She felt things deeply， and I could relate to how she handled various situations。 X is a dreamboat， Fifi is hilarious， and Martin is an adorkable friend。 Evie and her friends have this game that they play around the bonfire called Tipsy Philosophical， and in a way this whole book felt like that。 It's like you're sitting outside in the middle of the night， maybe in the middle of a field or maybe on a beach， looking up at the stars and asking the hard questions about life。 This story asks the question that even if a relationship is doomed to end， whether by breaking up or maybe an external cause like a move or death， is it even worth the pain to be in the relationship in the first place？ I've wondered the same thing myself， so this book was an emotional rollercoaster for me。 At one point I thought "Oh， wow。 Maybe this will actually be a Nicola Yoon story that has a happy ending。" But then once I did reach the end， I realized that while it wasn't what I thought it was going to be， maybe it was just as beautiful and fulfilling。 We focus so much on forever， that we lose sight of the now。 This book is sparkling and gentle and sad， and it's beautifully written。 Here's how I rated various elements:Characters: 10/10Emotion: 10/10Writing Style: 9/10Pacing: 8/10Immersion: 8/10Overall Enjoyment: 9/10 。。。more
Erin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh my gosh。。 I just don't know what to say right now because I'm such a mess and I litterally finished it 30 seconds ago。WowI love Nicola Yoon's other books and this is no exception。When I first saw what this book was about I thought that I was going to think like Evie， that love doesn't last。 And I fell in love exactly as she did， exactly like she did。X。 How do I even begin to describe X。 He's everything。 He's amazing。 When she saw their future together I lost it。 My tears came and didn't stop Oh my gosh。。 I just don't know what to say right now because I'm such a mess and I litterally finished it 30 seconds ago。WowI love Nicola Yoon's other books and this is no exception。When I first saw what this book was about I thought that I was going to think like Evie， that love doesn't last。 And I fell in love exactly as she did， exactly like she did。X。 How do I even begin to describe X。 He's everything。 He's amazing。 When she saw their future together I lost it。 My tears came and didn't stop until way after the end of the book - still upset now。 But also UNBELIEVABLY happy。 Happy tears mixed with sad tears。Anyway this book is indescribable - the only words I can think of are "amazing"， "true"， "CRYING"， and "love" 。。。more
Kendal Merkley Heeter
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How can I feel so sad and cheerful at the same time！
Louise
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Thanks to Delacourt， Random House， and NetGalley for an advanced copy of Instructions for Dancing！What a charming book。 Despite dealing with some heavy YA themes （divorce， cheating， death）， this book manages to feel light and fun and full of hope at the end。 I loved how the author wove actual dancing into a book （its so hard to describe！）， making you feel like you were there for the lessons and all of the choreography。I loved X and Evie together， how they pushed each other to open up and do new Thanks to Delacourt， Random House， and NetGalley for an advanced copy of Instructions for Dancing！What a charming book。 Despite dealing with some heavy YA themes （divorce， cheating， death）， this book manages to feel light and fun and full of hope at the end。 I loved how the author wove actual dancing into a book （its so hard to describe！）， making you feel like you were there for the lessons and all of the choreography。I loved X and Evie together， how they pushed each other to open up and do new things。 I also loved Evie's friendships and how they all worked together as a group。 It felt natural and not contrived。I know that the curse at the heart of the book is about Evie learning a lesson about love but at times it felt like it was just dropped in as a way to get her to the dance studio and I almost wish there had been a different plot device to get her there since it started to feel a bit contrived。 Evie never tries to figure out how to stop the future from happening？ Why is she so passive？ I found those chapters a bit frustrating。Overall though， what an adorable book。 I can't wait to read more from Yoon。 。。。more
Louise
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3。5
Roxana
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If even the acknowledgments make you sob like a baby， the book probably deserves five stars， right？（real） review to come。
Allie // Kitasai
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Proper review to come， but first of all thankyou to Turning Pages NZ for sending me this as a e-book for review。 4。5/5， Nicola Yoon's books are cover to cover binge worthy， I adored this。 They are also pretty heartbreaking too。 Proper review to come， but first of all thankyou to Turning Pages NZ for sending me this as a e-book for review。 4。5/5， Nicola Yoon's books are cover to cover binge worthy， I adored this。 They are also pretty heartbreaking too。 。。。more
Jamie （TheRebelliousReader）
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“Love is the question and the answer and the reason to ask in the first place。 It’s everything。 All of it。”4 stars。 This was such a great story and I got a lot more out of it than I thought I would。 Highly enjoyed it。 It’s fast paced， a unique plot， great characters， and Yoon’s writing has improved a lot since her first two books。Evie is now a cynical teenager who thinks love is BS after seeing her father cheating on her mother。 She had her moments of self centered and annoying ways but for “Love is the question and the answer and the reason to ask in the first place。 It’s everything。 All of it。”4 stars。 This was such a great story and I got a lot more out of it than I thought I would。 Highly enjoyed it。 It’s fast paced， a unique plot， great characters， and Yoon’s writing has improved a lot since her first two books。Evie is now a cynical teenager who thinks love is BS after seeing her father cheating on her mother。 She had her moments of self centered and annoying ways but for the most I really enjoyed her。 Her growth and development was really well done and felt real。 She had a great group of friends that I enjoyed and her relationship with X was so stinking cute even if it did move hella fast。 They were just too adorable together as dance partners， as friends， and then as a couple。 I enjoyed their banter and just how X as a character was such a sweet cinnamon roll。 They made my teeth ache with their cuteness。The family dynamic was wonderful and it was my favorite thing about this book。 I say it all of the time but family drama can really make a book for me if done well and it was done really well here。 I liked Evie’s family a lot。 I loved seeing Evie come to an understanding with her father and thought they shared some really heartfelt moments。The magic aspect was great as well and I liked that it wasn’t overused but some more explanation of it would’ve been great。 That ending， though。 Ouch。 It’s so bittersweet and it’s the what comes after that makes me so sad。 I wasn’t expecting that at all and my feelings are hurt。 Overall， this was a wonderful read and it left me smiling a lot but I’mma need an apology for that ending Mrs。 Yoon！ I’m stressed！ 😩 。。。more
Will
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Alyssa Doyley
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I’m sobbing wtf。 I liked this book way more than I thought I would。 4。5/5
Crowclock
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I'm rating this three and a half to four stars。This isn't a typical romance story。 In fact， it's more about how Evie doesn't really believe in love anymore after seeing her parents divorce。 The romance novels she ones found comfort feel wrong to read and when she suddenly has visions of seeing how couples relationship begin and end when they kiss， it only reinstates that love is doomed。 The story has a lot of tropes and formula's found in the romance genre， but takes a fresh take on it。Nicola Yo I'm rating this three and a half to four stars。This isn't a typical romance story。 In fact， it's more about how Evie doesn't really believe in love anymore after seeing her parents divorce。 The romance novels she ones found comfort feel wrong to read and when she suddenly has visions of seeing how couples relationship begin and end when they kiss， it only reinstates that love is doomed。 The story has a lot of tropes and formula's found in the romance genre， but takes a fresh take on it。Nicola Yoon stated she wrote this story during a period of heartbreak and it was sure felt throughout the book （using writing is a great tool to help cope with trauma， depression， and more）。 Evie's pessimism and X's outlook on life were such a great match that follows typical romance tropes， but it only plays a small part in the story。 It's her journey accepting that love can be short and painful， yet it can also contain so much joy regardless of the length。There were a few things I think could have made the Instructions for Dancing a five star review for me。 The plot was rushed throughout and the dancing scenes could have been longer， but the story favored focusing on the build up of Evie and X's relationship。 Even though I would have liked to have gotten to know Evie's friends and explored her visions， I get what Yoon's overall goal was and it wasn't for Evie to be the heroine who saves these relationships。 Even with all these， the plot was engaging and I could easily see this becoming a movie。 。。。more
Kayla
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Omg I LOVED this book！ I am not one for contemporary romance or cheesy hallmark movies BUT this was heart wrenching and beautiful and hilarious and swoon worthy and I’m SO HAPPY I picked it up！ I’ve loved all of Nicola Yoon’s books， they live in the moment， explore the rawness， pain， and beauty of life and love。 I can say this one almost made me cry （and that is not an easy thing to do lol） X is one of the smoothest sexiest characters and I’d love to fall right into this book and meet that man！ Omg I LOVED this book！ I am not one for contemporary romance or cheesy hallmark movies BUT this was heart wrenching and beautiful and hilarious and swoon worthy and I’m SO HAPPY I picked it up！ I’ve loved all of Nicola Yoon’s books， they live in the moment， explore the rawness， pain， and beauty of life and love。 I can say this one almost made me cry （and that is not an easy thing to do lol） X is one of the smoothest sexiest characters and I’d love to fall right into this book and meet that man！ Evie goes through so much and she works through the pain of loss to find every moment counts， we cannot waste the present because we are scared of the future。 Live in the moment！ La vita e bella！ 。。。more
Zibby Owens
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The book is about Evie， who is seventeen。 She loves her parents， especially her dad， but they get divorced because her dad has an affair。 Evie， who's a romantic romance book， becomes cynical。 She meets a mysterious woman who grants her a superpower -- if she sees a couple kissing， then she sees their relationship from beginning to the middle to the inevitable end。 Evie thinks that everything， so why bother to have relationships？ Through all of this， she must learn to forgive people and live with The book is about Evie， who is seventeen。 She loves her parents， especially her dad， but they get divorced because her dad has an affair。 Evie， who's a romantic romance book， becomes cynical。 She meets a mysterious woman who grants her a superpower -- if she sees a couple kissing， then she sees their relationship from beginning to the middle to the inevitable end。 Evie thinks that everything， so why bother to have relationships？ Through all of this， she must learn to forgive people and live with the fact that things end because that's life - for good or bad。 Evie's journey includes forgiveness that we all make mistakes， we all hurt each other， and the only way through it was love。 This book was excellent。 It's basically， "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved again，" in a book form for YA。 This is also an excellent book for someone whose family has gone through a divorce and doesn't know how to forgive。 Evie feels betrayed by her father， and eventually， she finds out the real reason they got divorced。 My favorite quote in the book was， "The problem with broken hearts isn't that they kill you。 It's that they don't。"https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/nic。。。 。。。more
Toya （the reading chemist）
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This book was so much more than the romance that I thought I was signing up for。 Such a great story。 More thoughts to come。
Unstable Bibliovert
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honestly， perfection。 reading this book made me smile for like 75% of it and the other 25% i was tearing up。 （not like in that order in the book， the percentages are just like collectively）。i seriously loved this book。 i had such high expectations to begin with， because Nicola Yoon is a pretty popular author， and also because dance was in it， awesome poc rep， the magic， and ofc the cover is just so gorgeous i could stare at it for hours。 Evie is definitely one of my favorite characters， maybe be honestly， perfection。 reading this book made me smile for like 75% of it and the other 25% i was tearing up。 （not like in that order in the book， the percentages are just like collectively）。i seriously loved this book。 i had such high expectations to begin with， because Nicola Yoon is a pretty popular author， and also because dance was in it， awesome poc rep， the magic， and ofc the cover is just so gorgeous i could stare at it for hours。 Evie is definitely one of my favorite characters， maybe because i relate to her so much。 and the romance， i was swooning by like chapter 5。 i loved every word and moment i spent reading this book。 except maybe the plot twist， because that was pretty sad。but anyway 400/10 recommend this。 it was so beautiful。 。。。more
Candyce Kirk
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Full review to follow soon！
Laurelle
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This was an emotional zinger。
Kimberly M。
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MY HEART 😭😭😭 Nicola Yoon kills it AGAIN。 I loved her other two books and this one did not disappoint。 I 💯 recommend if you’re in the mood for a sweet， funny， punch-you-in-the -guts-but-you’ll-be-smiling-through-the-tears story
Suzanne
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Loved itDevoured it。。。lovely。。。sad
Ashley
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I received and ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley。 This one was very different than any of Yoon's other books， at least in my opinion。 I thought the concept was really interesting and enjoyed the characters probably more than her other books。 I felt like the whole thing was a little surface level though。 There wasn't a depth and explanation like I expected from Yoon。 There was a rushed quality to it that just made it kind of a let down。 3。5 stars rounded up。 I received and ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley。 This one was very different than any of Yoon's other books， at least in my opinion。 I thought the concept was really interesting and enjoyed the characters probably more than her other books。 I felt like the whole thing was a little surface level though。 There wasn't a depth and explanation like I expected from Yoon。 There was a rushed quality to it that just made it kind of a let down。 3。5 stars rounded up。 。。。more
Sandie， Teen Lit Rocks
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Can't even talk about this book yet。 Stayed up late to finish and went to sleep with tears in my eyes。 Can't even talk about this book yet。 Stayed up late to finish and went to sleep with tears in my eyes。 。。。more
Julie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ahhh， how do I figure out what to say about this book？It's not strictly a rom-com， and I wished that Nicola would have leaned more into the bitter parts of this bittersweet story。 I could feel that she was holding back a lot of pain and sadness， and I do wished that she would have leaned into it。I also kind of wish that this wasn't young adult？ It read like characters who were in their early twenties， but since there isn't an age category for that， it gets pushed on all the 18-year-olds。 （Like h Ahhh， how do I figure out what to say about this book？It's not strictly a rom-com， and I wished that Nicola would have leaned more into the bitter parts of this bittersweet story。 I could feel that she was holding back a lot of pain and sadness， and I do wished that she would have leaned into it。I also kind of wish that this wasn't young adult？ It read like characters who were in their early twenties， but since there isn't an age category for that， it gets pushed on all the 18-year-olds。 （Like how frequently and easily underaged drinking happens。。。 And playing pool！ And how do these kids never have to go to school？？？ I know it's second semester senior year， but still。 That just sounded like an easily plausible way to explain that flawed bit of world-building。 Couldn't they have at least been on summer break？ Why weren't any of them worried about what freshman year of college would be like？）I also wished that some of the themes she'd brought up in the beginning was more part of the story like the commentary on the romance genre。 I sometimes felt like it was a bit over-stuffed， and because of that， there wasn't enough room to give everything the focus it needed。 Like the magical realism bit was really cool， but it dropped out very noticeably in the middle。 The ballroom dancing， too。 And I guess I wished that even X and Evie's relationship could be more developed。 But what was especially lacking was the storyline with Evie and her father。 It felt like things happened because they needed to， not because of any character growth Evie went through。I guess what I'm saying is that I wished this was longer？ And more emotionally resonant。 。。。more
Cathie
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upper grades （some swearing， hints of sex）first-person POVstandalonecontemporary romanceEvie is struggling to forgive her dad for leaving the family for another woman。 Her mom and sister Danica seem to have moved on， but Evie cannot。 One day while biking to the library to donate her formerly precious romance novels she takes a detour and stops at a Little Free Library。 An older woman appears and explains that she needs to take a book as well as leave books， and the only book there is a battered upper grades （some swearing， hints of sex）first-person POVstandalonecontemporary romanceEvie is struggling to forgive her dad for leaving the family for another woman。 Her mom and sister Danica seem to have moved on， but Evie cannot。 One day while biking to the library to donate her formerly precious romance novels she takes a detour and stops at a Little Free Library。 An older woman appears and explains that she needs to take a book as well as leave books， and the only book there is a battered paperback of dance instructions。Soon afterwards Evie is astonished that if she sees a couple kiss she sees how they met， a few highlights of their relationship， and how they end - which reinforces her negative feelings about love。 The only friend she tells about this suggests that it's connected to the Little Free Library and she should follow the clue of the book， which has an address of a nearby dance studio。When Evie returns the book she ends up signing up for dance lessons and meets a handsome young man。 X （for Xavier） is the grandson of the studio owners， who ask that Evie and X enter the upcoming dance competition at the amateur level to help the studio。 Since this is YA romance we know where this is going！ Of course they win the competition but Evie sees how their romance ends and she believes she cannot bear it。 The story is more about taking chances on love， and enjoying all the good parts， because it's not the ending that matters it's the loving。 Nicely done - will appeal to romance lovers， especially those who like theirs with some tears。 。。。more
Linh Le
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idk how i feel about the curveball the author threw at us 90% of the book。 Felt so。。。out of place。 I mean I get why she did but uhh。。。it feels like a twist of a Kdrama。。。
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