Book Review # 120 The Ascent Of Love : Rooprashi

Blurb:

When Taara met Vedant, she fell in love for the first time. However, she could not perceive that a feeling as pure as love can turn into something so toxic for her. 
As she decided to leave her love behind and climb peaks of the world, she knew that the love for the peaks was not hers either. 
As she questions herself and is inept to understand why she is not able to forget her past, her ascent to the peaks was making the difference apparent to her. Something she already knew. 
Had she found a new love, or was love back in an old package to spite her again? Does a difficult mountaineering course in Kashmir prove to be the turning point in her life? Will she be able to complete her 'Ascent of Love' the way she intended to, or will a hailstorm change the plan of her life?

My Take:

Written against the picturesque Kashmir and trekking in the backdrop the author has weaved a love story, a story that we all connect to. Simple and something we keep seeing around us happening all the time.

Taara, an ambitious girl has worked hard to achieve what she has. Falling in love with Vedant, she sees everything and life with tinted glass, not realizing how toxic the relationship is. Losing out friends, social life etc for an ever dominating guy she slowly realizes her self worth and breaks off.

Vedant, a rich guy who is used to have a last word always, falls in love with Taara. But in a relationship he too needs to make sacrifices and cannot curb the rights of the person we love is something he is unaware of. Add to that his habit of drinking and behaving irrational and unreasonable. 

They fall in love, have their happy moments, fights,make up etc. But one day Taara breaks off with Vedant. Cut to present both come face to face on a trekking course. What happens when meet after 5 years of breakup? Why did they breakup? Will cupid strike or have they moved on? Read the book to find.

The story jumps from past and present. The switch could have been smoother. It sounds abrupt at times. A one time read. This one has captured the essence of trekking beautifully. The passion with which the author incorporates the minute details of the mountains and trekking is commendable.

I would rate this 3.7/5.