She's so focused on the picture perfect life she's going to have that she get a true sucker punch when she finds out that her urban host family has canceled and she's been relocated to little town of Ajimu, far away from all socially cool and delightful. Thank you to NetGalley and HahiPress for allowing me the chance to enjoy the advanced readers e-copy!Īdventure is nipping at Lily's heels as she travels to Japan for a whole year, to live in Tokyo. Thank you to author Loren Greene, HachiPress, and Netgalley for gifting me with an eARC. I can't wait to pick up the first in the series, Meet You By Hachiko asap. I am tickled pink to have learned that this book belongs in the same universe/kind of a sequel and part of the author's Sakura+Maple series banner published by HachiPress. It was such a delight to find there was a book that covered this unique experience. Like Lily, I also had expectations about the country I was going to, the school I would be studying at, and the people I would be interacting with. As I was reading Lily's experiences in Japan, my mind simultaneously began to wander.I was reminiscing about my own experiences as a student studying abroad for the first time. A 5-Stars Read and I highly recommend this book. Overall, I absolutely just fell in love with this YA contemporary tale. So, I was very delighted that there was a slow character development of all the characters.

Her teenage objection and ingratitude were getting to me. I found her to be a self-absorbed, narcissistic Princess whose main reason for her wanting to go abroad is to grow her social media presence. If I was honest with myself, I was not a fan of Lily at the beginning-middle of the book.

The result: a new ambiance and environment that becomes a real eye-opening challenge for Lily about the reality of studying abroad. Unfortunately, an unexpected problem changed all that for her.

Lily had high expectations for what she wanted her year in Japan to be like. She somehow was able to convince her Dad to let her apply for a year-long study abroad exchange program with the World Friends organization. I practically binge-read it in one day.Įdokko by Loren Greene is about a 16-years-old, Canadian Lily Jennings who believes she is ready for an adventure away from home (and away from her overprotective parents).

This was such a phenomenal, extremely cute coming-of-age story that gave me such a nostalgic/wanderlust feel. 'Sometimes, imagined and reality are different.' ~ Loren Greene

Edokko by Loren Greene