Adorable!!!  Do you miss the Princess Diaries, or want to introduce someone you love to this wonderful heartfield story but they say it’s “old”?  Well, step right up because I have a new version and it is Tokyo Ever After.  Izumi is a teenager who just wants to know more about the father she has never met.  And with some help from her friends, and a little nudging of her mother she tracks him down.  Surprise!! He is the Crown Prince of Japan.  Set to rule upon the Emperor’s death.  And dad has no idea she exists.

Izumi is taken to Tokyo to meet dearest dad and claim the life of a princess she should have always had.  But this life is not easy.  She does not speak the language, know the customs, etc.  And studying for it is just like studying for a test! UGHHHH!.  Plus she now has a royal entourage of Lady in Waiting and an annoying as heck security chief who is also super cute.

Life is not easy when you are playing catch up.  Being a princess is not all tiaras and parties.  It’s messy relationships, tabloids, and politics.  It’s a tough life, especially when you think all you should be worrying about is graduation a few weeks away and getting ready for college.

This book was just heartwarming.  It was such a fun read.  Yes it was very YA, and that is the draw.  It can be read by upper as well as lower YA and even some MG with little to no complaints.  

Now that I have read this book I really want a Princess Diaries 3 movie that tells this story, but Anne Hathawy and Chris Pine show up at the wedding ( as Mia of course) to give a little advice about being a surprise princess.  Disney PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN!