This YA romance is so stinking adorable, I can’t even. It got me out of a months-long romance slump with its witty banter and memorable characters.

Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi—or Izzy, because “It’s easier this way”—and her mom against the world. But then Izzy discovers a clue to her previously unknown father’s identity… and he’s none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess. In a whirlwind, Izzy tra

This clean YA romance blends political activism with cross-cultural romance in a unique Atlanta setting.

This YA epic fantasy novel is saturated in Japanese culture and folklore.