Life for Isamu Taylor is now a Cinderella story that includes a Manhattan loft, a new position in the hottest LGBT film production company in New York City, and an upcoming wedding in Bryant Park to his very own handsome prince. He’s come a long way from that struggling film student with ratty sneakers and shaggy hair. Isamu is now living an urbanite’s fairy tale with that happily ever after just … happily ever after just around a bustling city street corner.
But as all wedding planners know, even the best laid plans seem to go awry, and Isamu and Brian’s wedding is no exception. But love—both old and new—is in the air, so nothing can go too badly, right?
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After reading #1 I was thrilled to start this one. (I did read #1 again, awesome)
Brian and Isamu will get married. In Bryant park of course! Between hard working, they have to plan. Luckily they have a wedding planner Adrian… a guy stressed out by every change in the planning.
Isamu’s grandmother will come over from Japan. Both men want some Japanese tradition added to their wedding day. Yes, Adrian has stressed again lol.
It’s not easy to satisfy everyone and Isamu is trying so hard. He doesn’t want to disappoint Brian and brat about it. Brian is the ever caring mature one in this relationship and that’s why it works so well between them. I loved both dearly.
What a lovely story. Brian and Isamu are steamy together. All vividly exposed on paper, you can drool by it. This read was funny, emotional and sexy. Both had great characteristics and all explicitly developed to feel involved. Past, tradition and future awesome are woven into this reading.
It was all so wonderful, I loved this story hard.
I loved reading Isamu and Brian’s HEA.
Let me start by saying that the Tales of Bryant series is best enjoyed by reading the books in order. While it might be OK to read this as a standalone you will have missed important background information about Isamu and Brian’s relationship.
In my review of book one, Tales of Bryant, I said that Brian was a bit of a jerk. In Nine Small Sips I think he finally redeems himself by bending over backwards to give Isamu the perfect wedding. This is a novella length story – just perfect for reading all in one evening.
Lots of things seem to go wrong or change at the last minute in regards to their wedding plans and it has Isamu acting like bridezilla. It’s a romance so of course everything works out in the end, which is the most important thing. In between all of the wedding preparation Isamu and Brian manage to make time for lots of sexy shenanigans that almost set my e-reader on fire.
I’m happy that there will be another book in this series about two secondary characters from this book. A nice thing to look forward to in 2020!
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
This is NOT a stand alone, you really MUST read Tales of Bryant before this one, it is a continuation of Isamu and Brian’s story.
Brian and Isamu have a wedding coming up, and with an over sensitive-to-change wedding planner, a grandmother who demands traditions and a job that could take Isamu away from Brian so soon after their wedding, things are not going to plan!
Again, only the fact that Brian does not have a say is the only fault I can find with this book!
Adrian, the wedding planner, provides hysterical moments, that made me laugh out loud, cos the man simply does NOT like to change his wedding plans. But as Brian points out, it is NOT Adrian’s wedding, it is Isamu and Brian’s wedding, and Isamu needs to stand his ground.
Isamu’s grandmother and parents provide the serious side to this tale. Baba wants Isamu to embrace his Japanese heritage and include a ceremony that would honour his grandfather. I loved Isamu’s family. While they were still unsure about the age gap, they could see that Brian loves Isamu, and Isamu loves Brian.
We catch up with Isamu’s boss, Canada, oh, sorry, Caiden (love that Brian calls him Canada!) and with Isamu’s friend, Devon. Devon and Caiden have instant and powerful attraction, and I hope they get a tale of their own!
Its sexy and steamy in the most sweetest way, not quite as sweet as Tales of Bryant but still sugar rush enducing.
Like I said, just the fact that Brian isn’t given a voice, is the only reason I can’t stretch to 5 stars, and I am sorry for that!
4 very good stars
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Isamu and Brian from TALES OF BRYANT are getting married! In Bryant Park, of course! There is a high-strung wedding planner to deal with, a grandma from Japan who has her own ideas about the wedding ceremony, an injured housekeeper, a bachelor party, and a few other surprises that may provide a hitch or two on the way to the altar. You cannot help but love this couple and you’ll enjoy every moment leading up to the nuptials. Lots of feels with plenty of steam and humor, these characters will tug at your heartstrings and keep you smiling. My highest recommendation.
I read this book without first reading Tales of Bryant, so I definitely missed out on a lot. When this one begins, Isamu and Brian are living together, and they’re preparing for their upcoming wedding. Isamu’s parents and grandmother move in temporarily, which is just one source of Isamu’s stress. There are several others as the story progresses.
I love Isamu! He is young and completely in love, and he has no doubts about wanting to spend the rest of his life with Brian. His overactive imagination, though, keeps sending all kinds of doubts into his head. Then there’s Brian, who loves Isamu but is often cold and aloof. Yes, there are reasons he is the way he is, but I’ll admit that it is aggravating at times. I hope that in the next story (or stories?) in this world, we see more of the growth of both Isamu and Brian, as they adjust to married life. I would like to see Brian open up more to Isamu, while also seeing how the relationship builds for the next couple in line. I will make sure to read the first book before then, so I’m caught up on the history of all the characters involved.
With all the stress and drama that comes with planning a wedding this story is perfection. I loved seeing Isamu and Brian get their HEA with family, chaos, love and so much more.
There were so many sweet, tender moments throughout this tale. There is enough hotness to melt the sheets! There are adorable nuggest along the way, drunk Isamu! Now bring on Devon and Caiden!
This book is hilarious! My favorite part if it is The Chin,which is almost a side character in tha story. It’s hereditary, you see,going from Isamu’s Baba,his mother and Isamu himself. Very expressive, sometimes it can convey feelings better than words. Depending on the occasion, The Chin can be appraising, worried, angry or happy, and it cracked me up everytime it was mentioned.
The wedding preparations are really entertaining and it was so much fun to watch Isamu turn into groomzilla,fight with the wedding planner diva,or seeing him afraid of his grandmother’s judgemental chin.
I laughed all through the book until they eventually make to the Nine Small Sips ceremony for good fortune.
Light ,full of humor and love,this book is the perfect finale to Brian and Isamu’s romance. I loved it!
I was so excited when I heard that we’d get to experience the wedding of Isamu and Brian from Tales of Bryant!
Oh what an experience it was! From the “drama queen” wedding planner Adrian, Devon, Isamu’s friend and classmate, to Isamu’s parents and grandmother. Let’s not forget Isamu’s boss , whom Brian CANNOT stand. We learn why towards the end of the book.
Oh the drama of planning a wedding while dealing with family and bosses. The details, the anxiety, the decisions and tweakng that must be done to appease all.
This was a wonderful story. I so enjoyed the bouts of “bridezilla” throughout this book and we receive many funny, angst filled and HOT moments as well.
A must read for those who were lucky enough to read Tales of Bryant and fell in love with our boys. American tradition and Japanese traditions are wonderfully intertwined in this love story.
I did not want this to end but newlyweds do need their alone time.
I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Another chance to meet Isamu and Brian, an amazing couple with an age gap to surprise people and enough love to conquer every obstacle.
Once again VL Locey delivered a riveting story on perfectly imperfect people, made all the better thanks to an array of secondary characters that make it even more beautiful.
What I love most about this couple is that they accept each other’s flaws and imperfections. As it should be 🙂