My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life

Posted on 24 July 2018 by Rachel Cohn

I m here to take you to live with your father In Tokyo, Japan Happy birthday In the Land of the Rising Sun, where high culture meets high kitsch, and fashion and technology are at the forefront of the First World s future, the foreign born teen elite attend ICS the International Collegiate School of Tokyo Their accents are fluid Their homes are ridiculously posh Their sports games often involve a private plane trip to another country They miss school because of jet lag and visa issues When they get in trouble, they seek diplomatic immunity.Enter foster kid out of water Elle Zoellner, who, on her sixteenth birthday discovers that her long lost father, Kenji Takahari, is actually a Japanese hotel mogul and wants her to come live with him Um, yes, please Elle jets off first class from Washington D.C to Tokyo, which seems like a dream come true Until she meets her enigmatic father, her way too fab aunt, and her hyper critical grandmother, who seems to wish Elle didn t exist In an effort to please her new family, Elle falls in with the Ex Brats, a troupe of uber cool international kids who spend money like it s air But when she starts to crush on a boy named Ryuu, who s frozen out by the Brats and despised by her new family, her already tenuous living situation just might implode.My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life is about learning what it is to be a family, and finding the inner strength to be yourself, even in the most extreme circumstances. Free Read Kindle ePUB My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life author Rachel Cohn – kino-fada.fr Thank you NetGalley and Disney Book Group for granting my wish I requested this hoping it would be good and it ended up being amazing The scenery, food, culture and of course cats made this a delight to read.It was so much fun and had a lotto it than I expected.Now I...This review and others like it can be found on my blog, Vicariously Voraciously ARC received from Netgalley for a fair review.On Elle s 16th birthday, the father she never knew sends for her to be retrieved from foster care where she has been since her mother s incarceration She is whisked away to a life in Tokyo, Japan where she gets the Cinderella life she never imagined But all the glamour falls short as she struggle to adjusts to the customs of J...So this book wasn t terrible, but let s just say it wasn t for me.The characters felt very one dimensional I didn t connect or care for any of them really Her so called family on her father s side were very unlikeable Her father was cold and distant, Don t even get me started on her grandmother I ll leave pieces of a conversation here for youWhy is your skin dark My mother s father was part Native American and African American, I explained.Mrs Takahara did not try to hide her shock and So this book wasn t terrible, but let s just say it wasn t for me.The characters felt very one dimensional I didn t connect or care for any of them really Her so called family on her father s side were very unlikeable ...Don t read this for the characters, plot, or romance The main character is bland, inoffensive, and cute but not notable in any way The rest of the characters could be copied and pasted from any soap opera cast The romance inevitably happens but without much tension or corresponding release, and the conflict is resolved so swiftly and randomly that all logic must be abandoned at the door Read this, instead, if you plan to visit Tokyo Because that s what this really is a beautifully written Don t read this for the characters, plot, or romance The main character is bland, inoffensive, and cute but not notable in any... Pre reviewI d just read the premise and it sounds like a scream, will look forward for this book LinkThank you to NetGalley, Rachel Cohn, and Disney Hyperion for the opportunity to read My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life in exchange for an honest review.This is a spunky, fast paced novel geared toward teenage girls It is told in the perspective of Elle, a girl who just wants to graduate high school so she can get out of foster care She loves her mom, but ever since her mom started doing drugs, life has been a challenge, and she knows nothing of her dad.That is, until one day her uncle, who E Thank you to NetGalley, Rachel Cohn, and Disney Hyperion for the opportunity to read My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life in exchange for an honest review.This is a spunky, fast paced novel geared toward teenage girls It is told in the perspective of Elle, a girl who just wants to graduate high school so she can get out of foster care She loves her mom, but ever since her mom started doing drugs, life has been a c...The Publishers just granted my wish on Netgalley WOOAny book about Japan or private school is a win for me, so My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn was an instant must read The book is both entertaining and emotional, and the main character is likeable I especially loved reading the descriptions of Tokyo This is a ...I expect 2% of mediocre greatness from this and literally only reading because Tokyo and that cover is rather cute3.5 STARS

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24 July 2018

Rachel Cohn