I’ve said it before, but I do judge a book by it’s cover and if the cover doesn’t grab me, I usually won’t bother picking it up. I am also weird about what is on the cover. I don’t pick up many (fiction) books that have a picture of a person (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before being an exception) or anything that looks like Claymation (I don’t know, it’s just a thing). So, much to my surprise, when I saw Toyko Ever After on the shelf at Barnes and Noble, I actually picked it up. Maybe because it mentioned a prince (following suit with The Lunar Chronicles-my 2nd favorite series) or maybe it was because it was about a normal girl, who is about to embark on a not so normal life but something piqued my interest. Unfortunately Tokyo Ever After was book 2 and book 1 was not to be found. Luckily my library had copies of Tokyo Dreaming so I placed it on hold. Izumi and her mom live a comfortable life, just the two of them and Izumi doesn’t know anything about her father. Being Japanese American isn’t always easy for her but she is proud of her heritage. When she finds a clue about who her father is, she is determined to find out more about him. What a surprise it is for her when those clues lead her to a brand new life in Japan, where she isn’t Japanese enough but also too American.

