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Instructions for Dancing
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#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 ...more
Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a ...more
Kindle Edition, 304 pages
Expected publication:
June 3rd 2021
by Penguin
(first published June 1st 2021)
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Ohhhh my poor, broken heart! It hurts like hell! Don’t get fooled by this beautiful, vivid, inspirational cover promises you sweet, soft, entertaining YA romcom!
It’s heart wrenching, extremely emotional, magical, though provoking story shakes you to the core!
True love, epic dance moves, kindred hearts, quirky best friends, a girl’s magical ability to see the kissing couple’s heartbreaks !
They’re the first words come into my mind when I read this book. I’ll barely gathered my words because th ...more
It’s heart wrenching, extremely emotional, magical, though provoking story shakes you to the core!
True love, epic dance moves, kindred hearts, quirky best friends, a girl’s magical ability to see the kissing couple’s heartbreaks !
They’re the first words come into my mind when I read this book. I’ll barely gathered my words because th ...more

Feb 15, 2021
Tatiana
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
those who want to swoon and cry and like stories about dancing
I read this book in one day. And although my first reaction to it was a total delight, I finished it with my heart a little broken. This story is cute and tender, but it will also leave you in tears.
Essentially, Instructions for Dancing is about this - how do you allow yourself to love, when you know this love will almost always leave you miserable?
Evie is already skeptical about love when she finds out her parents' marriage ended because of her father's infidelity. But when she miraculously a ...more
Essentially, Instructions for Dancing is about this - how do you allow yourself to love, when you know this love will almost always leave you miserable?
Evie is already skeptical about love when she finds out her parents' marriage ended because of her father's infidelity. But when she miraculously a ...more

February 12:
GUYS GUESS WHO JUST GOT AN ARC OF THIS? NETGALLEY, I LOVE YOU 😂
January 27:
OH MY GOSH A NEW NICOLA YOON BOOK
GUYS GUESS WHO JUST GOT AN ARC OF THIS? NETGALLEY, I LOVE YOU 😂
January 27:
OH MY GOSH A NEW NICOLA YOON BOOK

Feb 12, 2021
tiffany
marked it as to-read
me when i see i’ve been approved for the arc: 
p.s. NETGALLEY I LOVE YOU.
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guys, i just did some math. the last time nicola yoon published a novel was in 2016...that was FIVE YEARS AGO. how can i NOT BE EXCITED ?????!!! how i have survived the last five years, i have no idea.
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my children, let’s all gather and acknowledge this beautiful cover.
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OMG, HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL NOW ???!!!
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I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalle ...more

p.s. NETGALLEY I LOVE YOU.
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guys, i just did some math. the last time nicola yoon published a novel was in 2016...that was FIVE YEARS AGO. how can i NOT BE EXCITED ?????!!! how i have survived the last five years, i have no idea.
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my children, let’s all gather and acknowledge this beautiful cover.
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OMG, HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL NOW ???!!!
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I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalle ...more

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an Advanced Reader’s Copy for this book in exchange for an honest review.
RATING: 3.5 STARS
While I’m not particularly a huge fan of Everything, Everything, I read this book on the same day that the ARC was given to me simply because Nicola Yoon is a wildly popular Young Adult author and ...more
RATING: 3.5 STARS
But I’ve seen the ground. It is covered in lethal spikes fashioned from the bones of other jumpers. The fall is not at all survivable.
While I’m not particularly a huge fan of Everything, Everything, I read this book on the same day that the ARC was given to me simply because Nicola Yoon is a wildly popular Young Adult author and ...more

Feb 18, 2021
Anniek
rated it
really liked it
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If you loved The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, you're in for a treat, because I'm positive you're going to love this too.
It's a beautiful YA romance that delves into the question of if love is worth it if you know it will end - does the happiness outweigh the pain when it's over? I think this is a question a lot of people struggle with, and it's one that's raised for the main character when her dad cheats on her mum and they get divorced. Then she starts seeing the course of people's relat ...more
It's a beautiful YA romance that delves into the question of if love is worth it if you know it will end - does the happiness outweigh the pain when it's over? I think this is a question a lot of people struggle with, and it's one that's raised for the main character when her dad cheats on her mum and they get divorced. Then she starts seeing the course of people's relat ...more

Feb 28, 2021
Chaity
marked it as to-read
I was willing to even read Nicola Yoon's grocery lists but
goodreads was like 'No.You finally get to read a new book'.
And, I smashed the green to-read button. ...more
goodreads was like 'No.You finally get to read a new book'.
And, I smashed the green to-read button. ...more

4.5 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's for my ARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be published on June 3, 2021.
Nicola Yoon is one of my favorite YA authors. This is the third book I’ve read by her and I will likely read anything she writes.
This was a quick, fun, happy and sad read, all in one! 18 year old Evie finds our her parents are getting a divorce and shortly thereafter discovers a superpower (leap of faith here) that she can see how relationships ...more
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's for my ARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be published on June 3, 2021.
Nicola Yoon is one of my favorite YA authors. This is the third book I’ve read by her and I will likely read anything she writes.
This was a quick, fun, happy and sad read, all in one! 18 year old Evie finds our her parents are getting a divorce and shortly thereafter discovers a superpower (leap of faith here) that she can see how relationships ...more

1/27/21: YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. "everything, everything" and "the sun is also a star" both capture the light-hearted romance filled with serious topics that i needed a few years ago. the cover! the premise!! this is right up my alley, an instant preorder!
...more

"The problem with broken hearts isn't that they kill you. It's that they don't." -Nicola Yoon
Nicola, why did you do this to me???
Oh, man. I loved this book. It was an extremely easy fast paced read, I was approved for this on NetGalley less than 24 hours ago and I’ve already finished. I couldn’t put it down.
On June 1st, you’re all going to cry the tears I cried today. It’s been a long wait since Nicola Yoon published Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star but believe me when I tell ...more
Nicola, why did you do this to me???
Oh, man. I loved this book. It was an extremely easy fast paced read, I was approved for this on NetGalley less than 24 hours ago and I’ve already finished. I couldn’t put it down.
On June 1st, you’re all going to cry the tears I cried today. It’s been a long wait since Nicola Yoon published Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star but believe me when I tell ...more

My heart is broken and I have all the feelings after finishing this book which I could not put down!
Evie is ripped apart after her parents get divorced, she decided to even give away her beloved romance novels.
Suddenly, Evie has the ability to see couples entire relationships from start to finish, confirming her beliefs love isn’t real.
Evie finds a dancing instruction book in a little free library, the book belongs to a local dance studio that Evie starts attending. She meets X, soon she star ...more
Evie is ripped apart after her parents get divorced, she decided to even give away her beloved romance novels.
Suddenly, Evie has the ability to see couples entire relationships from start to finish, confirming her beliefs love isn’t real.
Evie finds a dancing instruction book in a little free library, the book belongs to a local dance studio that Evie starts attending. She meets X, soon she star ...more

I loved most of this book. In fact, before the ending, it was well on its way to being a 5 star book. Then, well.
I’m confusedly disappointed by the ending of this book. The very ending, I did love, but it was what led up to the ending that I didn’t care for. I wish it had played out differently. I understood it, especially after reading the author’s note at the end, but still, I didn’t like it 🥺
But! the rest of the novel I really really loved. It made me smile and laugh and I could not stop jot ...more
I’m confusedly disappointed by the ending of this book. The very ending, I did love, but it was what led up to the ending that I didn’t care for. I wish it had played out differently. I understood it, especially after reading the author’s note at the end, but still, I didn’t like it 🥺
But! the rest of the novel I really really loved. It made me smile and laugh and I could not stop jot ...more

I loved this book! It was cute, fluffy, and the perfect read for a cold winter day.
For as long as I can remember, I've been watching Dancing With the Stars with my mom. Because of this, I absolutely loved the focus on dancing! I really wish that there had been more of it, because it disappeared throughout the entire middle of this book, but I still really loved it.
I also loved how little of the "magic" was in this. I'll admit, I was skeptical when I read the blurb, and Evie could see the end o ...more
For as long as I can remember, I've been watching Dancing With the Stars with my mom. Because of this, I absolutely loved the focus on dancing! I really wish that there had been more of it, because it disappeared throughout the entire middle of this book, but I still really loved it.
I also loved how little of the "magic" was in this. I'll admit, I was skeptical when I read the blurb, and Evie could see the end o ...more

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Mar 05, 2021
alysa
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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silly little romance book not supposed to make me cry this much??
this was super Cheesy particularly in the first half & i am not the biggest fan of Cheesy but it worked in this bc of the acknowledgement of the Cheesiness. but anyways,, slightly cheesy but super cute romance with an extra layer of sumn sumn to give you the feels — nicola yoon has done it again!!
i started reading & rlly thought this was gonna be like your average cute fun romance but No it turned into something so sad but beautif ...more
this was super Cheesy particularly in the first half & i am not the biggest fan of Cheesy but it worked in this bc of the acknowledgement of the Cheesiness. but anyways,, slightly cheesy but super cute romance with an extra layer of sumn sumn to give you the feels — nicola yoon has done it again!!
i started reading & rlly thought this was gonna be like your average cute fun romance but No it turned into something so sad but beautif ...more

-`ˏ 5 stars ˎ´˗
Storyline: -`ˏ 10/10 ˎ´˗
What's worse than discovering that your parents are getting divorced? Witnessing your daddy's betrayal. That completely breaks down and changes Evie's view of love. How can you believe in love when the people you admire fall out of it? Still appalled, Evie meets a strange woman who hands her a book. .and the power to see a short timeline of a couple's relationship from the way it started to the way it ends unfortunately when they kiss. (Excuse me, but I thi ...more
Storyline: -`ˏ 10/10 ˎ´˗
What's worse than discovering that your parents are getting divorced? Witnessing your daddy's betrayal. That completely breaks down and changes Evie's view of love. How can you believe in love when the people you admire fall out of it? Still appalled, Evie meets a strange woman who hands her a book. .and the power to see a short timeline of a couple's relationship from the way it started to the way it ends unfortunately when they kiss. (Excuse me, but I thi ...more

Feb 16, 2021
trishla ⚡ | YourLocalBookReader
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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2021-reads
5 stars.
"Just because everything is different now doesn’t mean we didn’t love each other once. Maybe we will again."
Not only did this book make me stay up til 2 am to finish it, it also had the audacity to give me a puffy face from all my late night crying the next day. I desperately needed some help from Dr. Danica to get my face back together.
I surely did not expect this level of a pull from a romance book but Nicola is incredible at yanking at the heart strings where you least expect it. I ...more
"Just because everything is different now doesn’t mean we didn’t love each other once. Maybe we will again."
Not only did this book make me stay up til 2 am to finish it, it also had the audacity to give me a puffy face from all my late night crying the next day. I desperately needed some help from Dr. Danica to get my face back together.
I surely did not expect this level of a pull from a romance book but Nicola is incredible at yanking at the heart strings where you least expect it. I ...more

This book was an absolute binge read that I spent pretty much every waking minute reading until I was finished, save for the time I needed to take a break because the story gave me literal goosebumps.
Nicola Yoon wrote one of my all-time favorite YA books, The Sun is Also A Star,
About 3/4 of the way through the book I thought it was a solid read- a romance-reading teen loses her love of reading in the wake of her parents’ divorce. Then she finds a book that will change her life in more ways th ...more
Nicola Yoon wrote one of my all-time favorite YA books, The Sun is Also A Star,
About 3/4 of the way through the book I thought it was a solid read- a romance-reading teen loses her love of reading in the wake of her parents’ divorce. Then she finds a book that will change her life in more ways th ...more

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Evie is a teenage girl in LA who is dealing with the devastation of her parent's divorce. Through a series of (possibly fortunate) events she ends up joining a dance studio where she meets too-cool-for-school X, a high school dropout musician who is going to change her life forever. Nicola Yoon gives us a quick-paced heart-gripping romance that many of us have dreamed of at some point in time. Evie is effortlessly funny and X work ...more
Evie is a teenage girl in LA who is dealing with the devastation of her parent's divorce. Through a series of (possibly fortunate) events she ends up joining a dance studio where she meets too-cool-for-school X, a high school dropout musician who is going to change her life forever. Nicola Yoon gives us a quick-paced heart-gripping romance that many of us have dreamed of at some point in time. Evie is effortlessly funny and X work ...more

This is the first Nicola Yoon book I've read. It was lovely! The story is simple, it's about falling in love and all the heartbreak that comes with it. I love the representation in this book and the cover is so beautiful. However, I don't think the title is a good match for what this book is about. Yes, Evie does dance in it, but it isn't the main plot of this story. Dancing helps start the plot but the true meaning of this story is love.
The main character, Evie, doesn't think of love in the sa ...more
The main character, Evie, doesn't think of love in the sa ...more

Jan 30, 2021
Kloe
marked it as to-read
Nicola Yoon is my favourite author and I’ve been waiting for this book since forever ago.

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I AM IMPLORING YOU TO READ THIS BOOK. I absolutely loved this book, it was my favorite book from Nicola Yoon. I have read all of her other books and I loved them both, but this book was truly fantastic. I want to first thank Net-Galley and the publisher for giving me and ARC of this book for an honest review. With that being said when I saw the description of this book I thought it was going to be a cheesy romantic comedy. I didn't think the book would hold much substa ...more
I AM IMPLORING YOU TO READ THIS BOOK. I absolutely loved this book, it was my favorite book from Nicola Yoon. I have read all of her other books and I loved them both, but this book was truly fantastic. I want to first thank Net-Galley and the publisher for giving me and ARC of this book for an honest review. With that being said when I saw the description of this book I thought it was going to be a cheesy romantic comedy. I didn't think the book would hold much substa ...more

(The following book contains explicit language, minor pop culture references, and LGBT characters)
Rating: 4.99999 stars because I'm a jerk and because I wish this were longer.
"Love stories are like fairy tales: you're not meant to believe in them forever."
As much as I make fun of cheesy rom-coms and formulaic love stories, underneath all that sarcasm and derision (like way, way deep down,) I'm a hopeless romantic, and I think that's a big reason why I think I loved Instructions for Dancing ...more
Rating: 4.99999 stars because I'm a jerk and because I wish this were longer.
"Love stories are like fairy tales: you're not meant to believe in them forever."
As much as I make fun of cheesy rom-coms and formulaic love stories, underneath all that sarcasm and derision (like way, way deep down,) I'm a hopeless romantic, and I think that's a big reason why I think I loved Instructions for Dancing ...more
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Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner. Both her novels have been made into major motion pictures. Nicola grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, novelist David Yoo
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