A review by tsundoku_
Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This wasn't bad but it wasn't spectacular. I loved the first one but this just wasn't up to that same level. I honestly felt that most of this book was unnecessary. I think that the parents reconnecting and getting married could've happened in the first book. The conflict with Akio was somewhat unnecessary in my opinion.

while I agree Izumi needed to figure herself out and learn that it's best to do what she wants rather than what everyone else wants her to do, I think she could have learned this whilst still dating Akio. It was already known that dating Akio isn't what people wanted from her, so I feel that maybe there could have been a conflict between them where they discussed this without actually breaking up. Once she and Akio did break up, I rooted for her and Eriku. I did not like the love triangle in this book. While I understand why she chose Akio and I did find their happy ending cute, I also thought Eriku was really good for her. I liked that their relationship was much more lighthearted. Even though it was very obvious she would not end up with Eriku in the end, it was still disappointing.

Overall I think this book was mostly unnecessary and could've been accomplished with only one book. But I did also enjoy the character development between all the characters.

I must say that I was very happy that Izumi and the twins ended up putting their differences aside and becoming friends.

It also did take me several weeks to read this which may have affected my rating of this.