Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

11 reviews

notesbykamzzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Ableism, Infidelity, Car accident, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

This book is not worth purchasing but is worth reading if you already have it.

kirstinbuchan's review against another edition

challenging sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Awful. Romantised Cheating and ignored pain and hurt to better their own agendas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment

kbairbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

By the end I wanted to cry. That was really special. These past two years have been hard and focusing on the here and now is harder. Especially when the here and now is the worst something has ever been. But this book was a beautiful reminder that that’s all you have. Once it’s past the here and now it’s just a memory. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Abandonment, and Grief

uranaishi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Child death, Car accident, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

frantically's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident, Police brutality, and Racism

jeanniea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

4.0

Slow start and then picked up pace quickly. The overall message was good and very relevant to my personal life. There was one topic in the book that i wasn't a fan of nor did i think it was addressed adequately imo.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death, Abandonment, and Grief

mero1117's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death

vicariouslyy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

“If I’d known it was going to be a last time, I’d have memorised all the details. All I remember now are the probablys.” 

This book was beautiful and it hurt my heart. Curse you Nicola Yoon 😭 Evie is still reeling from her parents divorce & her fathers infidelity when she is “cursed” by an older woman at a Little Library. The “curse” allows Evie to see the past, present, and future of other people’s relationships. In her attempt to get rid of the curse, Evie ends up at La Brea Dance Studios where she runs into X. X is so charming and free spirited, he brings out the joy Evie had thought she lost and throughout the story we see how they both push one another to reflect & grow.

The ending absolutely broke my heart. I know they were young, but I truly wanted to see them last together or at the very least, not know their future. However, X passing made Evies growth & the ending of this novel so much more profound and impactful for me. Its hours later and my heart still hurts.

Overall, I absolutely adored this book & I know this is a story that will stick with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment

drumtowndg's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Death

ashesbrooke's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Car accident