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  • Tokyo Ever After

  • A Novel
  • By: Emiko Jean
  • Narrated by: Ali Ahn
  • Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (641 ratings)

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Tokyo Ever After

By: Emiko Jean
Narrated by: Ali Ahn
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Publisher's summary

"Narrator Ali Ahn gives this young adult rom-com fun doses of personality and sass...Ahn's accents and Japanese pronunciations ring true as she clearly differentiates characters of different ages and nationalities." (AudioFile Magazine)

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA pick!

The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After, a “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. 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 sequel to Tokyo Ever After in 2022!

©2021 Emiko Jean (P)2021 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

2021, School Library Best Books of the Year

Junior Library Guild selection

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

“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)

“A fresh, funny, emotive, inspiring and empowering #OwnVoices triumph.” (Shelf Awareness)

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A light, breezy, summer read!

This book is the perfect recipe of whit, fun, love & character growth. It’s wrapped up in a lovely bow emphasizing the importance of being one’s self with a strong thread of equality and feminism. Highly recommend this after a year of international hardship and challenging times across the board. Happy reading! (Great narration*).

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A Feel-Good Wonderfully Romantic Story

I couldn’t get enough of this sweet romantic story. Beautifully written and narrated. 5 +++ stars!!

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love love love this story!!

this was a great story! I love how it was new & different from most of the audiobooks I listen to. great characters & plotlines. more please!

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Very sweet read

If you want something sweet and easy to read this book is for definitely for you!

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amazing

Seriously! This book was an easy read with emotion running through it! I will buy the 2nd one!

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Great read!!

I really liked this book! It was the perfect balance of finding yourself, romance, fun, and culture. I liked the narrator, too.

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Loved the voice actress!

I loved how the story was written but the voice actress bought so much personality to it. I found myself constantly laughing out loud.

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Amazing book

I love this book. This book definitely reminded me of the Crazy Rich Asians movie, and Princess diaries movie. This book is so different from the other books in this genre, and I definitely see myself reading the the second book. Really recommend this book to people who love romance, but also love family drama. This book was a blast fully recommended to everyone.

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Easy sweet catching read

I wanted an uplifting read after an Intense book I read. This was just that. It grabbed my attention from the beginning. It’s hilarious, sweet and engaging.

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Fantastic Audible Story

I listen to a lot of audible books and I have to say that the narrator was one of the best. I loved her ability to effortlessly switch characters and accents. Truly well done. The storyline was an engaging romance, light and humorous, but the author sucked me in and I found myself letting calls go to voicemail just so I could know what happened next. All in all, highly recommend both the author, the book and the narrator.

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