Tokyo Dreaming - (Tokyo Ever After) by Emiko Jean

Book Synopsis

Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Tokyo Ever After

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she's overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi's life is a Tokyo dream come true.

Only...

Her parents' engagement hits a brick wall. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother's lack of pedigree. And on top of it all, her bodyguard turned boyfriend makes a shocking decision about their relationship. At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. Which means upping her newly acquired princess game.

But at what cost? Izumi will do anything to help her parents achieve their happily ever after, but what if playing the perfect princess means sacrificing her own? Will she find a way to forge her own path and follow her heart?

Review Quotes

Praise for TOKYO EVER AFTER

New York Times bestseller
Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick
#1 Indie Next Pick
A Must-Read Book of the Year (Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, Goodreads.com, Bustle, Boston Public Library, EpicReads.com, San Francisco Chronicle, Publishers Weekly, BuzzFeed.com, Parade and more)!
Junior Library Guild selection

"If The Princess Diaries met Crazy Rich Asians, you would get close to the wonderfully chaotic splendor of Tokyo Ever After." --Entertainment Weekly (Best Book of Summer)

"Izumi's determined spirit and character arc will endear readers to her. A fun experience that readers will want to read again and again." --School Library Journal, starred review (Best Book of the Year)

"A refreshing and spot-on depiction of Japanese Americans exploring their heritage, with appeal far beyond female Asian readers." --Booklist, starred review

"A fresh, funny, emotive, inspiring, and empowering #ownvoices triumph." --Shelf Awareness

"Move over, Mia Thermopolis! Princess Izumi will completely capture your heart while making you laugh nonstop. With an unforgettable voice and a heart-fluttering romance, Tokyo Ever After is an instant favorite." --Gloria Chao, author of Rent a Boyfriend

"Despite the swoon-worthy love interest and glittering palaces, Tokyo Ever After is not your typical princess story. Izumi is a spunky, irreverent, lovable narrator who struggles to reconcile her American upbringing with her Japanese heritage. A fresh and distinctly modern fairy tale." --Katharine McGee, author of American Royals

"Emiko's flair for sumptuous detail--Food! Castles! Swoony confessions! Court drama! Cherry blossoms by the million!--locked me helplessly into a world of splendor I never wanted to leave." --David Yoon, author of Super Fake Love Song

"A gorgeously detailed rom-com that made me want to move to Japan and never come back." --Nicola Yoon, author of Instructions for Dancing

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