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A review by emmalita
Clean Breaks, Volume 3 by Ruby Lang
4.0
Clean Breaks completes Ruby Lang’s Practice Perfect series and I feel like this series is going into my rereadathon rotation. Of the three, I think this one is my favorite. It feels the most comfortable.
Sarah Soon is an Ob/Gyn who, prior to the book’s start, was diagnosed with melanoma. Treatment was successful and she is cancer free, but the diagnosis knocked her for a loop. While celebrating her cancer free status, she runs into her brother’s best childhood friend, Jake Li. Jake is newly divorced and a school social worker. This is a nice twist on the second chance teen lovers as adults story, because they were never romantically involved. They did share the experience of being the only Asian Americans in a very white school, and both grew up with the pressure to be A Good Example. Sarah failed and is estranged from her family. You’ll have to read the book to find out how it all plays out.
The entire time I read the three books, I was highlighting favorite passages quotes and exchanges. The temptation to make my reviews quotes from the book was strong, but the books don’t cost much and you should buy them. I just love reading Lang’s writing.
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Ruby Lang has a very definite thesis in the series – in those times of vulnerability, people have the potential to let in the kind of love that will flourish, but fear of change and inadequacy are roadblocks. In each book, the individuals are in moments where they question what they thought were fundamental truths. What makes their happy endings feel like happily ever afters, rather than happy for nows is the way they trust each other with their vulnerability. These are romances that feel attainable, but also escapist and romantic. Obviously, they aren’t going to be every readers thing, but I hope you give them a shot. I can’t wait to read more of Lang’s work, but I have some other books already on my kindle that I need to read first.
Sarah Soon is an Ob/Gyn who, prior to the book’s start, was diagnosed with melanoma. Treatment was successful and she is cancer free, but the diagnosis knocked her for a loop. While celebrating her cancer free status, she runs into her brother’s best childhood friend, Jake Li. Jake is newly divorced and a school social worker. This is a nice twist on the second chance teen lovers as adults story, because they were never romantically involved. They did share the experience of being the only Asian Americans in a very white school, and both grew up with the pressure to be A Good Example. Sarah failed and is estranged from her family. You’ll have to read the book to find out how it all plays out.
The entire time I read the three books, I was highlighting favorite passages quotes and exchanges. The temptation to make my reviews quotes from the book was strong, but the books don’t cost much and you should buy them. I just love reading Lang’s writing.
They might have stood for a minute, looking at each other. But Mulder, not believing an invitation was needed, bounded inside, and Jake . . . well, Jake simply let go of her leash. His eyes crinkled. So. Completely. Unfair.
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For a moment while his father and the chef conversed, her brow furrowed deeply, and Jake knew in that moment that she wished in her dark inky heart that they’d all get food poisoning from the restaurant.
How bad did he have it that her spite was a turn on?
Ruby Lang has a very definite thesis in the series – in those times of vulnerability, people have the potential to let in the kind of love that will flourish, but fear of change and inadequacy are roadblocks. In each book, the individuals are in moments where they question what they thought were fundamental truths. What makes their happy endings feel like happily ever afters, rather than happy for nows is the way they trust each other with their vulnerability. These are romances that feel attainable, but also escapist and romantic. Obviously, they aren’t going to be every readers thing, but I hope you give them a shot. I can’t wait to read more of Lang’s work, but I have some other books already on my kindle that I need to read first.