Reviews - Instructions for dancing

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Instructions for dancing

Nicola Yoon

4.01 AVERAGE

mysticdreamer's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sam2173437's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5 stars - I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. Why the sad ending? Why the heartbreak? How do you even write a review on that? However, I LOVED the father/daughter issues in this book and how she grew as a person throughout the book with it. Overall, a good book. But again...the sadness?! WHY!

cleoswiftieeee's review against another edition

3.75

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow that ending. Still crying.

stacykh's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

lauren_dots's review against another edition

2.0

Too schmaltzy for me. Ended way too fast once the “twist” was revealed, too many things left untied. The main character Evie was a total brat and by the end was only *sort of* a brat?

This had an interesting concept, but the execution was wayyyyy off.

taylorinthesun's review against another edition

4.0

ouch

liamliayaum's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sweet, pure, and comforting with a bit of a gut punch.

Content Warnings

gayleywayley's review against another edition

3.0

Audiobook

This was narrated by one of my favorites ... Bahni Turpin.

I was a wee bit disappointed by the main character and how hard it was to convince her of her "lesson".

that_bookaholic_gal's review against another edition

3.75

Her soles squeaked on the well worn hardwood floor as she mirrored the steps of the instructors in front of her. The music swirled around her and she tried to let the beat take her someplace different.

Instructions for Dancing is a YA romance following Yvette. Yvette doesn’t believe in love anymore after her parents split, but soon finds herself seeing other couples’ love stories unfold in visions when she witnesses them kiss.

This story was cute and I liked seeing Xavier and Yvette’s story unfold. Loved the magical realism aspect and all of the dancing. While it wasn’t my favorite of Nicola Yoon’s stories, I still found it sweet and heartwarming… a bit emotional toward the end.

Read if you like:

• YA Books
• Magical Realism
• Dancing
• Young Love

jannemanss's review against another edition

1.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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