Instructions for Dancing
My Rating: 4.5
Genre: YA Romance
Format: eARC*
Publication Date: June 3, 2021
Author: Nicola Yoon
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Instructions for Dancing Blurb
In this romantic page-turner from the author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, Evie has the power to see other people’s romantic fates–what will happen when she finally sees her own?
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?
Instructions for Dancing Review
As a quick reminder, here is my rating structure:
- 1 star: Did not finish
- 2 Stars: Finished but I do not recommend
- 3 Stars: Liked but could use some improvements
- 4 Stars: Loved this book!
- 5 Stars: Rare. The unput-down-able, binge read obsession.
My star ratings are also based also genre based. I compare all books with books of the same genre. While I would love to believe that my love of books in general transcends all bias, there are genres I prefer over others.
I’m human.
Example: If I read a mystery novel and think it deserves a 5-star rating, then I have compared it to other mystery books, and determined it to be one of my absolute favorites. The unputdownable mystery.
This will hopefully keep me from comparing Outlander, a personal obsession of mine, with the experience of reading The Hate You Give. Both 5 star books for me, but completely and totally different. I couldn’t even try to rate them against each other, so I don’t. Makes my life easier. 🙂
My Thoughts
I saw this book on the Goodreads Choice 2021 Nominee list and I realized I never posted my review of this one. If you’re thinking about buying it, please do so.
Instructions for Dancing is an adorable and emotional book by Nicola Yoon. I can’t say enough about how much I love this one. It’s a love story that’s not a love story, both gut wrenching and light hearted.
Instructions for Dancing is an emotional kaleidoscope that will give you all of the feels… and I mean every single one. All of them.
Conclusion
I had no idea going in how much this book would make me feel. If you like deep, romantic stories that feature young adults, grab this one right now.
*Special thanks to Nicola Yoon and Penguin for providing a copy of Instructions for Dancing in exchange for an honest review.
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