Emotionally complex and gripping, author RKC Puthran brings you an unforgettable story of the transcendental power of love.Fresh out of college with an MBA and a job at a prestigious bank in the US, Rohan Rai seemingly has more than any twenty-five-year old Indian could have. But he has a different dream for his life, and a clear-cut plan to get there. A cocky workaholic determined to climb the … determined to climb the corporate ladder as fast as possible in order to achieve his goals, he doesn’t care who he alienates on his meteoric rise to the top.
Then he meets Shona. She’s everything Rohan’s not—an easy-going Irish girl who lives in the moment, loves Whitney Houston, and enjoys life to the fullest. Although there’s no room for any love in Rohan’s three-year plan, he finds himself increasingly drawn to her. As their relationship blossoms, Rohan slowly finds himself viewing life differently, until a past grudge escalates and his inner demons resurface.
Torn between his ambition, his responsibilities, and love, he must now re-examine everything he believes in…or risk losing it all.
Lovecarnation – The Promise is the heart-wrenching first book of the Lovecarnation trilogy, a thought-provoking series about fate, destiny, and the timelessness of true love.
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The story was well written, but I really disliked the main character, Rohan Rai. I found him very rude, egoistic and childish. He called his roommate Ani “lazy bum” because he did not stay in the office past working hours, yet this lazy bum had meals ready each night when Rohan returned from work. Even though his personality has changed by the end of the story, it did not make up for the way he has acted for majority of the book.
Additionally, the story-line was a bit too much about Rohan’s job. It pretty much took over the whole book and romance took the back seat.
The story seemed a bit unbelievable to me as well. It was hard to buy into believing that within two days of starting with the company, Rohan had all the answers concerning improvements that could be done in the company. And when he started his company in India while still living in the US, he hired a person to overlook everything pretty much at the very beginning. How was he paying him when there was no profit coming into the company yet?
The whole reason for him to go to America was to earn money and pay for his siblings to go to the university. He even felt guilty for eating in the restaurant because he found he was wasting money. Yet he started NGO to help kids in India that were living on the streets when he still didn’t have any profit coming in. It sounded a bit far-fetched. However I do admire his enthusiasm.
I liked Shona, she was easy going, level headed and mature but I did not feel chemistry between her and Rohan. To be honest, I don’t understand what attracted her to Rohan in the first place. She said that it was his honesty, but then he lied to her the first opportunity he got.
I also liked the secondary characters. They really helped Rohan when he needed it, although I don’t feel like he deserved it after the way he acted towards some of them.
Overall a good effort by the author, but this book just did not do it for me.
It is well written, has a good storyline and great characters.
An enjoyable read.
I received a free copy of this book via Hidden Gems and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A very intriguing premise. We start with a frustrated American couple and their very colicky baby in the prologue. Then we are introduced to Rohan. He’s a new MBA graduate who has landed a job that will aid him in quickly helping his family so he can move forward with his dreams of opening a chicken franchise. He moves from India back to the US. Chicago to be exact. The story shows his evolution from a driven, unyielding workaholic trying to make his goals as quickly as possible while not allowing for errors or simple humanity. He cares about his family but he mostly views things as obstacles to his end goal and comes off as a fairly unlikable guy. But he also is exposed to others who begin to make an impression on him. Among them, Shona. She slowly starts to I infiltrate his psyche and while working together they become friends. Eventually leading to more. Not my typical read. It is written primarily from Rohan’s viewpoint. We see his evolution from workaholic to something more. That something more influenced by his evolving feelings for Shona. Interesting read. This isn’t a steamy, erotic novel. It is a slow moving sweet tender story. I am not suire how to explain it compared to my usual reads. It has a surprising conclusion but also hauntingly satisfying. I received a review copy and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.