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Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

18 reviews

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol

kiingchika's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.5

The quote at the beginning of the book, “Almost nobody gets out of love alive”, slapped me so silly when I finished the book because they just love with their entire being. I firstly love dance, and this book made me want to explore dance so much more. It was a lovely book, honestly the best high school romance I’ve read in the sense that they just feel so real. It has its own cliches honestly for the sake of the story. I definitely can’t wait to read and cry about this again, I genuinely enjoy when I can tell how much the characters feel

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Death

Minor: Alcohol

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

The pacing was a bit off and I wish there was more dancing.
I cried

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Alcohol, and Grief

bzliz's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

Evie doesn’t believe love can last after her parents divorce and she finds out her dad cheated on her mom. She even starts to have visions of how relationships form, evolve, and eventually end. Chance leads her to a dance studio where she meets X, a boy who lives every day like it’s his last and Evie can’t help but let down her guard just enough that he sneaks into her heart. 

This delightful take on cynicism surrounding love and learning to enjoy the journey rather than fear the outcome put me through so many emotions- joy, worry, sadness, excitement, frustration, and on and on. It would make a perfect teen rom-com. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Grief, Infidelity, and Alcohol

spookily's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

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

josina's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, and Death

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I’m not usually one for romance, but I’m obsessed with this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Terminal illness

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