Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Tokyo Ever After

A Novel

Emiko Jean

Flatiron Books · Print & ebook · May 3, 2022

Emiko Jean’s New York Times bestseller and Reese Book Club Pick Tokyo Ever After is the “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan!

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Who it’s for
A breezy, book-clubby read with romance and culture-crossing spark.
Genres
Royalty Stories for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance, Asian American YA
Published
Flatiron Books, May 3, 2022

About this book

Emiko Jean’s New York Times bestseller and Reese Book Club Pick Tokyo Ever After is the “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan! Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town.

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Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi—or Izzy, because “It’s easier this way”—and her mom against the world. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father’s identity…and he’s none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess. In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. But being a princess isn’t all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight. Izumi soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herself—back home, she was never “American” enough, and in Japan, she must prove she’s “Japanese” enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after? Look for the bestselling sequel, Tokyo Dreaming, out now.

Why It Clicks

A breezy, book-clubby read with romance and culture-crossing spark.

Come here for

  • rom-com glide
  • Tokyo-and-identity energy

Expect

  • light, social reading
  • YA comedy with Japanese-American texture

Where it sits

Asian American YA54%
Contemporary YA Romance53%
Royalty Stories for Teens45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Stories About Parents
  • Asian American YA
  • Royalty Stories for Teens
Authors
Emiko Jean
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Published
May 3, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
YA Stories About Parents