I received a copy of Edokko in exchange for an honest review. The company that facilitates these trips did my head in though, haha. The main character feels like a real teenage girl and I just adored her journey from reacting like a frightened brat to really understanding what she's doing and falling in love with Japan, not just the idea of it. This is a beautiful book with some wish fulfilment. she's able to recognise that how her father is acting isn't ok (he's an entitled white guy) and hints at the idea that she might grow up to be a better person than her parents are What's really great about Edokko is how the main character changes as a person and is enriched by her year abroad in ways that you wouldn't expect. The company had no back ups for situations like this and led her along by the nose. I mean, she's sixteen and gets to go to Japan for a year and complains for the first half of the book!īut because I'm an adult, I have much more of a grasp on how it's really not her fault that she was told she was going to Tokyo and wasn't informed that something could change.
Fearing for her friend's safety, Grace boards a flight to Japan…only to realize that she is completely unprepared for the bright lights and confusing streets of the real Tokyo.įinding one lost girl among twelve million is much more than she bargained for.I don't think I would have been as empathetic to Lily if I was her age. Just when things are finally going right, Grace's best friend abandons her, her relationship falls apart, and Kana disappears without saying goodbye. Kana finds a friend and conversation partner in Grace, relieved to distract herself with someone else's problems for a change. But discovering Tokyo street fashion ignites her creativity and leads her into an unlikely online friendship with a Japanese high schooler.īeautiful and fashionable Kana eats, sleeps and breathes English in order to pass her university entrance exam, but she's tired of sacrificing her own happiness for everyone else's high expectations. Awkward and shy, she can't seem to get ahead in her studies, social circle, or new relationship with her childhood best friend. Loner Grace Ryan feels completely invisible.
What would you do if your best friend lived half a world away-and suddenly vanished?
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