
I liked being back in Japan and with these characters, and I am hopeful there will be at least one more book to continue Izumi’s story! I would recommend this one for readers that enjoy YA coming-of-age stories! Overall, this was a great book, and I really enjoyed the story.

The author does a good job of giving some backstory from the first book. However, if you do pick it up first, I think it would be okay. I would highly recommend reading the first book before picking this one up. Tokyo Dreaming is the second book in the Tokyo Ever After book series. There’s quite a journey in the relationship between them and Izumi, and I was so happy to see it!

Two characters I really enjoyed in this story were her cousins. Obviously, there are tons of problems with this plan, and I loved seeing how Izumi’s problems bring her closer to people as they work to help her. So, Izumi becomes determined to follow rules and turn herself into the perfect Japanese Princess. It is not considered a good match, based on how Izumi behaves. In Tokyo Dreaming, Izumi is living in Tokyo, and her mom is there with her, which I was so happy about! When her father, the Crown Prince of Japan, proposes to her mother, it creates quite an uproar in Japan. I loved the continuation of Izumi’s story, and the new characters we are introduced to!

It lived up to book 1 in every way for me.
