Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon: review.

 

Writing three beautiful books in a row doesn't seem easy but Nicola Yoon has done it. Instructions for Dancing is just as adorable as her two previous novels but it's not a book for the faint-hearted

Evie, the main character, has just stopped believing in love and I can't blame her after her dad cheated and destroyed a long marriage and a family. But love finds a way to get into Evie's heart again and she falls head over heels for a boy who can actually dance (and sing). 

When I was reading this novel I felt like Evie many times with a mixture of happiness and sadness. Because this is not the kind of novel that depicts life as a bowl of cherries and it will make you laugh and cry. It will make you think whether it's worth loving someone when you know that relationship may not end well or reading a book with a bittersweet ending.  The answer to those questions is different for each person. 

I think Nicola Yoon has moved a step further with this novel. I'm eager to read her next one, but please, Nicola, don't make me cry again.

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Asian Supermarket Haul: Spicy Pork Bone Soup and Rice Crackers

 Having had to spend such a long time without travelling has proven to be quite difficult for me. So when I found out that there was an Asian supermarket not far from where I live, I went there with a big shopping bag and an empty stomach.

This is what I got: furikake (I almost cry when I saw it), lots of noodle soup, oyster sauce, Kewpie mayonnaise, rice crackers, seaweed, and shrimp crackers.

Today I'm having  Spicy Pork Bone Soup from China and Taiwanese rice crackers for dessert. 

I can more or less figure out how to cook the soup because of years of noodle soup tasting and thanks to Google Translator. 

It turned out not to be too hot but I decided not to add the black vinegar. The taste was rich and delicious. One of the best instant noodles I've ever eaten.

I'm definitely going back to that supermarket and I'm naming it Asia Mart after the shop that appears in one of my favourite Korean TV shows Sisyphus: The myth.