Name: Claudia Sinclair.'s review of Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean
Item: Tokyo Dreaming
Rating: 3.5
Author: Claudia Sinclair.

Emiko Jean

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?

Tokyo Ever After #2

Tokyo Dreaming

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

Claudia Sinclair.

When I wished for more of the daughter-father interaction as I read the first book, this second book surprisingly gave me things that I wished for. There are more interactions between family; including parents' moments.

But sadly, if we are talking about— does this book need a sequel? I don’t think so. Because somehow the story is a bit off, I mean— a sudden love triangle? Gosh.

This second book has more slow-burn plot until middle (if it compared to the first book) BUT has the best ending. Everyone got they deserve and it's so heartwarming to acknowledge her relationship with her parents, friends, and importantly, her very own self. ❤️

Katherine Hampton

The Shinning Twins make the book great.

Akio to me was a flat character. 

A Novel

I liked this book even better than the 1st! Sweet & just the kind of light read I needed. ☺️

Phoebe

rly disappointed >:P nice to see izumi's transitioning as a princess but... errrr...

sydney

the parents love story is cute but i don’t understand why izumi had to have a love triangle. it was so unnecessary especially when it was clear that she would end with akio. having them break up at the beginning took out development in their relationship that i would have liked to seen

Emiko Jean has done it again 😭😭😭. 

✨ prose that literally sparkles with humor & heart

✨ romance that is as 😍😍 as it is 🥹🥹

✨ laugh out loud, tender, dynamic characters that are so easy to love ♥️♥️ 

A lovely, swoony, heartfelt ode to family, to womanhood, and to becoming ♥️

Sharanya Sharma

Emiko Jean has done it again 😭😭😭. 

✨ prose that literally sparkles with humor & heart

✨ romance that is as 😍😍 as it is 🥹🥹

✨ laugh out loud, tender, dynamic characters that are so easy to love ♥️♥️ 

A lovely, swoony, heartfelt ode to family, to womanhood, and to becoming ♥️

Nikki

Frida Kahlo

Rosie

3.75/5

Thank you netgallery forgiving me the opportunity to read this ahead of time this is my unbiased review. 

I wasn’t the most into the first book but this book definitely helped out a lot. It was predictable however I did get attached to some characters and then I thoroughly disliked the characters that I loved in the first book. There are moments that this is a five star book and I was sitting in my car listening screaming because I was so excited about what was going to happen but then I got to the end and I was like oh predictability. 

The writing was good I thoroughly enjoyed it a lot more than the first book but then again I didn’t need to set up for the plot line. The voice actor was amazing I think that’s why I enjoyed this book a lot more than the first book was because someone was reading it to me and can pronounce the names of the words that I couldn’t because I am a poor white girl who speaks one language. Overall I think this is a book that I’m gonna listen to you and reread again I’m hoping that there’s a third book but it did and nicely in a way that doesn’t need a third book. 

Genesis (@whisperingchapters) &
Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

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