8 must-read realistic fiction books like Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) by Emiko Jean

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Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

By: Emiko Jean

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a …

"A heart divided cannot stand."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"A heart divided cannot stand."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"Follow your heart...You lead with your heart."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"Follow your heart...You lead with your heart."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) by Emiko Jean , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

1. I Hope This Doesn't Find You

By: Ann Liang

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lar… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's I Hope This Doesn't Find You book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"No,"

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"I think you're obsessed with me, Sadie Wen."

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"She clucks her tongue at me. “Where’s your confidence disappeared to?"

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"I want you to hold me like a grudge, keep me like a promise, haunt me like a ghost."

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Cover of If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

2. If You Could See the Sun

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's If You Could See the Sun book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Yeah."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Hmph,"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Yan Yan!"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"What your mama always say? If you not good person, you're nothing. Nothing."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

Cover of This Time It's Real by Ann Liang

3. This Time It's Real

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes vira… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's This Time It's Real book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We weren’t flirting,"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I want this to be real."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I hope you remember to miss me when all this is over"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

Cover of Begin Again by Emma Lord

4. Begin Again

By: Emma Lord

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridg… read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's Begin Again book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Anything worth doing starts with a mess."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"My favorite flavor is indiscriminate fruit."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"I don't want to hurt anymore. I just want to understand."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"Yeah, but aren’t all books kind of self-insert fanfiction?"

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

Cover of Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2) by Abigail Hing Wen

5. Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.79

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh have what some would call a tumultuous past. Hearts were broken, reveng… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of XOXO by Axie Oh

6. XOXO

By: Axie Oh

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets myst… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's XOXO book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"It’s important to take time for yourself, even with responsibilities. You can’t be there for other people if you’re not first there for yourself."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"My girlfriend that I was in love with who broke up with me on a hospital rooftop three months ago in Seoul shows up right before my concert in New York City. Yeah, I forgot about it."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"People do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave enough to ta…"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"I'm saying, people do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave …"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

Cover of Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) by Emiko Jean

7. Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

By: Emiko Jean

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a … read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • japan
  • audiobook
"A heart divided cannot stand."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"Follow your heart...You lead with your heart."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"You will tell me who said this to you and I will take care of it."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"How could I have expected to stay in your golden orbit forever? I should have known. We’ve been playing a losing game the whole time."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

Cover of ASAP by Axie Oh

8. ASAP

By: Axie Oh

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's ASAP book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

Cover of Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5) by Katharine McGee

9. Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5)

By: Katharine McGee

3.52

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Princess Beatrice realizes what’s expected of her as heir apparent—and it is not riding in cars, al… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Rivals (American Royals, #3) by Katharine McGee

10. Rivals (American Royals, #3)

By: Katharine McGee

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Beatrice is queen, and for the American royal family, everything is about to change. Relationsh… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's Rivals (American Royals, #3) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Reign (American Royals, #4) by Katharine McGee

11. Reign (American Royals, #4)

By: Katharine McGee

3.91

Format: 415 pages, Paperback

A queen's life hangs in the balance, and her siblings’ decisions—about what to do, and most of all,… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's Reign (American Royals, #4) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Bright (Shine, #2) by Jessica Jung

12. Bright (Shine, #2)

By: Jessica Jung

3.42

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Shine! Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl in t… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Jung's Bright (Shine, #2) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

13. Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"He takes his time. A slow burn that builds and builds, until I am clawing at the stones and my back arches, and my toes splash and my body ripens under his grip."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I snatch my body as well as my bad from Rick. My heart pounds in my throat. His hand and arm have branded themselves through the fabric of my clothes into my skin."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

Cover of Majesty (American Royals, #2) by Katharine McGee

14. Majesty (American Royals, #2)

By: Katharine McGee

3.75

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Is America ready for its first queen? Power is intoxicating. Like first love, it can leave you b… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's Majesty (American Royals, #2) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"From now on, it's you and me."

-Katharine McGee, Majesty (American Royals, #2)

"Outside, the storm must be raging-but here, in the pocket of warmth they had created, Beatrice felt safe. And loved."

-Katharine McGee, Majesty (American Royals, #2)

"He made her pulse race faster, made it easier to breathe. As if she'd been trapped in a sealed room and now someone had finally thrown open a window."

-Katharine McGee, Majesty (American Royals, #2)

"Beatrice caught herself wondering if two people could fall in love this way-by loving the same thing so deeply that their excess love spilled over and drew them towards each other"

-Katharine McGee, Majesty (American Royals, #2)

Cover of Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

15. Once Upon a K-Prom

By: Kat Cho

3.77

Format: 338 pages, ebook

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Ha… read more

Similar categories in Kat Cho's Once Upon a K-Prom book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Name Drop by Susan  Lee

16. The Name Drop

By: Susan Lee

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father’s massive tech company, Han… read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's The Name Drop book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim

17. The Noh Family

By: Grace K. Shim

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibl… read more

Similar categories in Grace K. Shim's The Noh Family book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Seoulmates by Susan  Lee

18. Seoulmates

By: Susan Lee

3.55

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then … read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's Seoulmates book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Private Label by Kelly Yang

19. Private Label

By: Kelly Yang

3.89

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang delivers a heartfelt and powerful YA romance about a C… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Private Label book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"Everybody make mistake. Best way is to apologize," she tells me, putting her scissors down and sitting next to me. "But you never apologize." She frowns at me. "Because I'm always right."

-Kelly Yang, Private Label

Cover of I Guess I Live Here Now by Claire Ahn

20. I Guess I Live Here Now

By: Claire Ahn

3.76

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the place where trends are born--Seoul, Korea--where Melody Lee unwillingly moves with… read more

Similar categories in Claire Ahn's I Guess I Live Here Now book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3) by Abigail Hing Wen

21. Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Return to the sparkling world of Loveboat, this time with Pearl Wong, on an entirely new, romantic,… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3) book and Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook

21 must-read romance books like Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) by Emiko Jean

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Ann Liang

4.18

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If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

4.02

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This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

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Begin Again

Emma Lord

3.71

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I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

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This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

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Shine (Shine, #1)

Jessica Jung

3.40

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XOXO

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