Tokyo Ever After
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- Create Date：2021-05-20 01:31:08
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Emiko Jean
- ISBN：B08GJSXQGM
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Jene
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This was such a sweet and fun YA book！ Reminded me of The Princess Diaries。 I thought the narration was great and done so well。 Quick and enjoyable！Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook for an honest review。
Claire
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Tokyo Ever After is The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians mixed with some forbidden romance。 Izumi is a self proclaimed “average” Asian teenager living in a mostly white city being raised by her single mom， never knowing her father。 Upon discovery of a love poem， she begins searching for him and he turns out to be the Crown Prince of Japan。 Izumi jets off to Tokyo to meet him and the rest of her newly found family where she quickly finds out the good and the bad of princess life。This is a Tokyo Ever After is The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians mixed with some forbidden romance。 Izumi is a self proclaimed “average” Asian teenager living in a mostly white city being raised by her single mom， never knowing her father。 Upon discovery of a love poem， she begins searching for him and he turns out to be the Crown Prince of Japan。 Izumi jets off to Tokyo to meet him and the rest of her newly found family where she quickly finds out the good and the bad of princess life。This is a cute story with lots of Asian representation， which I loved。 I loved the banter and sass of our MC and there was a great group of side characters too。 I could have used more of the romance， but I can always use more romance。 There were some plot points left open， but I learned there is a sequel coming in 2022， so I will wait patiently to learn what happens next with Princess Izumi。Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillian Audio for the ALC。 Tokyo Ever After is out today！ 。。。more
Bandita
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This was such an enjoyable read。 This is the story of Izumi Tanaka who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan。 She is literally a princess！！ She is transported to Japan from America where she learns all about her royal family and how to become a princess。This was a fun book。 This story gave me Princess Diaries vibes。 The cultural representation about Japan was great and appreciable。 Though this book felt a bit cheesy at times， but nonetheless it was a good book。The audiobook was This was such an enjoyable read。 This is the story of Izumi Tanaka who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan。 She is literally a princess！！ She is transported to Japan from America where she learns all about her royal family and how to become a princess。This was a fun book。 This story gave me Princess Diaries vibes。 The cultural representation about Japan was great and appreciable。 Though this book felt a bit cheesy at times， but nonetheless it was a good book。The audiobook was great too， the narrator did a great job。Would highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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I was exceptionally excited for this book and had to start it immediately even though I was deep into a romance marathon。 I thought it would be close enough that my insatiable romantic would be happy， but unfortunately I was wrong。 I do think that had I read this book while I was in a different mood then I may have rated it higher， but alas I did not but I guess we'll never know。The Good。- I really loved Izumi。 She's kind and witty and endearing。 Definitely the kind of character I could see myse I was exceptionally excited for this book and had to start it immediately even though I was deep into a romance marathon。 I thought it would be close enough that my insatiable romantic would be happy， but unfortunately I was wrong。 I do think that had I read this book while I was in a different mood then I may have rated it higher， but alas I did not but I guess we'll never know。The Good。- I really loved Izumi。 She's kind and witty and endearing。 Definitely the kind of character I could see myself being friends with （albeit once she's gone to college and matured a bit more）。- The AGG （Asian Girl Gang， aka Izumi's friendship group）。 The whole bread pun scene was *chef's kiss*。- The discussions around feeling like a foreigner no matter where you are; feeling like you're from two worlds and fit in neither。- The writing was so good。 Easy to read and relatable。 I'll 10000% be picking up more of Emiko Jean's books。The Meh。- The romance。 It had all the makings of being a relationship I would root for: dislike to love， forced proximity， princess/guard。 Unfortunately it ended up feeling inorganic。 I think there was so much more going on with the story that there wasn't enough time devoted to Izumi and Akio falling for each other。 Especially on Akio's side of things， he got into a relationship with Izumi too easily。 Where was the pining？ The tension？ I wouldn't call it instalove but it came damn near close。- The plot was predictable。 A cookie cutter story where nothing truly exciting happened。- Some plot points also didn't make sense to me， like the Prince just went "oh yes definitely my daughter" because she looks a little like him？ No DNA test， no scrutiny from anyone。 Everyone just immediately trusts that she's his daughter even though no one knew she existed until 2 seconds ago。 I don't buy it。- Pacing issues - not all that much happened until after halfway through。The book wasn't bad， just somewhat mediocre （wow that sounds mean lol; it was just unremarkable）。 I do think that there are many readers out there that would definitely favourite this book， I'm just not one of them。 。。。more
Teresa
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Thank you to NetGalley， Macmillan Audio， and Emiko Jean for the opportunity to read and listen to Tokyo Ever After in exchange for an honest review。This is a review of the audiobook version， which I listened to using the NetGalley Shelf app。 The narrator， Ali Ahn， is a fantastic reader and portrayed the main character， Izumi， with absolute flare。Izumi lives with her mom， but a chance upon a letter reveals her dad's name。 Izumi's friend looks into this and finds out that Izumi is actually the dau Thank you to NetGalley， Macmillan Audio， and Emiko Jean for the opportunity to read and listen to Tokyo Ever After in exchange for an honest review。This is a review of the audiobook version， which I listened to using the NetGalley Shelf app。 The narrator， Ali Ahn， is a fantastic reader and portrayed the main character， Izumi， with absolute flare。Izumi lives with her mom， but a chance upon a letter reveals her dad's name。 Izumi's friend looks into this and finds out that Izumi is actually the daughter of a Japanese prince！ Izumi has a million questions for her mom， but when her identity is revealed， she has the choice of visiting Japan to meet her dad and learn what the royal life is like。Izumi is more than thrilled to visit Japan and meet her family， but it's not as easy as one might think。 Even just getting off an airplane can be done improperly， when one wears basic clothes and happens to be a newly revealed princess to a country。 Izumi finds that she enjoys learning about her father and Japanese culture， but there is still so much to be mindful of。 Her cousins， the other princesses， continually try to set Izumi up to look bad in front of the press。 What country would want a negatively received princess？On top of learning who her father is and struggling with the other part of her identity that she hasn't really known most of her life， she also falls for her body guard。 A body guard and a princess is certainly not a proper match。 Just another thing for the tabloids to blow up！This is a fun， flavorful， and cultural book。 I enjoyed the little bits of Japanese history strewn about throughout the novel。 This book very much has a The Princess diaries feel， but the country in question is Japan （a real country） as opposed to Genovia （a fictional country）。 The characterization was perky and fun， and there is a nice blend of romance， politics， culture， and self-identity。 This is a fantastic listen （or read） for any teenage girl or lover of secret princess romances。 。。。more
Sophia McMillion
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The book is told through Izumi’s first-person narrative， which really helps you feel everything that happens to her。 She’s incredibly human， and for a fictional story， everything that happens is so reasonable！ There’s no part where you think “ugh， why is she so dumb” and there’s no underdeveloped twists in the book。 It’s definitely not predictable， but in hindsight you recognize the build-up。 Every mistake Izumi makes is completely reasonable。 She’s a funny， feminist， protagonist who is uncompro The book is told through Izumi’s first-person narrative， which really helps you feel everything that happens to her。 She’s incredibly human， and for a fictional story， everything that happens is so reasonable！ There’s no part where you think “ugh， why is she so dumb” and there’s no underdeveloped twists in the book。 It’s definitely not predictable， but in hindsight you recognize the build-up。 Every mistake Izumi makes is completely reasonable。 She’s a funny， feminist， protagonist who is uncompromising in her beliefs and never stops fighting for what she needs。 。。。more
Bethany
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If The Princess Diaries took place in Japan and was more teen and less tween， then it would be Tokyo Ever After。 Highly recommend as a teen “beach read”！ Diverse reads: - Izzy is Japanese。 Her mind is second-generation and her dad is the Crown Prince of Japan。
Samantha Puc
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Tokyo Ever After is， in a word， delightful。 Izumi is quick-witted， intelligent， funny， and — as her love interest points out — she leads with her heart， which makes all the difference。 In many ways， this book is a love letter to Japan， and to young adult， coming-of-age stories in general， as well as young romance， lingering feelings， rare orchids， family， and group chats with lifelong friends。 For my full review， click here。 Tokyo Ever After is， in a word， delightful。 Izumi is quick-witted， intelligent， funny， and — as her love interest points out — she leads with her heart， which makes all the difference。 In many ways， this book is a love letter to Japan， and to young adult， coming-of-age stories in general， as well as young romance， lingering feelings， rare orchids， family， and group chats with lifelong friends。 For my full review， click here。 。。。more
Cristina （Girl in the Pages）
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Huge thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review！Actual Rating: 3。5 StarsI absolutely adore books that have the "modern royalty" premise， so when I found out that Tokyo Ever After had major Princess Diaries vibes， I knew I had to read it！ Following Japanese America protagonist Izumi Tanaka， the story chronicles her adventures in finding out her estranged father is actually the crown prince of Japan。 What follows is a whirlwind of Izumi going to Huge thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review！Actual Rating: 3。5 StarsI absolutely adore books that have the "modern royalty" premise， so when I found out that Tokyo Ever After had major Princess Diaries vibes， I knew I had to read it！ Following Japanese America protagonist Izumi Tanaka， the story chronicles her adventures in finding out her estranged father is actually the crown prince of Japan。 What follows is a whirlwind of Izumi going to visit her father and learning about her Japanese heritage and responsibilities of being the descendant of a future monarch， which is a far cry from her life in small town， rural California。Tokyo Ever After was an undeniably fun， quick read。 It temporarily satisfied my wanderlust with Izumi's trip to Japan， and I loved getting to learn snippets about the Japanese culture alongside Izumi。 I really enjoyed when she had the chance to visit and experience Kyoto in addition to Tokyo， and I appreciated the Japanese history that was woven into Izumi's lessons。 I can't speak to how accurate a portrayal the story was to what the actual Japanese monarchy is actually like， but I enjoyed that the narrative showed Izumi's actual journey into the world of the monarchy rather than just finding out her dad is a prince and dealing with her hometown repercussions of the news。Speaking of Izumi's hometown， I loved her friend group and the hilarious （if a bit over the top） antics and dialogue of her friends。 They also all had distinct personalities and even though they actually weren't present for a huge amount of time （since Izumi is in Japan）， they still added vibrancy and life to the story。 Plus， it was wonderful to see Izumi have such a strong， female support system back home with her friends and her mom。However， there were some elements of the story that weren't my favorite。 There is so much going on in Tokyo Ever After with Izumi's personal journey of discovering her family history and how her life is massively changing that I personally feel there was more than enough content for that to be the basis of a well rounded story。 The romance， which actually ended up being a significant part of the plot， didn't feel necessary to me and the feelings personally developed way too rapidly for my taste。 I don't want to spoil anything so I won't dive into too much detail， however I think the story would have been complete even with just a platonic relationship between Izumi and the love interest， or even if it was something that was just hinted at/beginning to blossom at the end of the book and perhaps explored in future sequels （I'm not 100% sure there are going to be more books， however on Goodreads it says this is "#1" which leads me to believe in the possibility that this may be the start of a series）。Izumi herself also fell a little short for me personality wise （which is totally fine and just a personal preference！ But it is something I wanted to bring up）。 She felt like a younger YA protagonist rather than one who was about to graduate high school， and often times her actions and thought processes felt a bit immature。 I was also a bit disappointed by the stereotypical "mean girl" trope that was used in regards to some of the characters。Overall: Tokyo Ever After was a fun， quick read that will fill any reader with a love of fiction about royalty with satisfaction。 Though some elements felt a little rushed or cliché， it was an immersive read that featured a fun， royal trope in a fresh setting。 I'm excited to see what happens to Izumi in the next installment！ This review was originally posted on Girl in the Pages 。。。more
Rachel Siford
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