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Can Love Happen Twice?

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When Ravin first said ‘I love you . . .’ he meant it forever. The world has known this through Ravin’s bestselling novel, I Too Had a Love Story. But did Ravin’s story really end on the last page of that book?

On Valentine’s Day, a radio station in Chandigarh hosts a very special romantic chat show. Ravin and his three best friends are invited as guests to talk about Ravin’...more

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Published December 15th 2011 by Metro Reads (first published January 1st 2011)

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Apr 11, 2013 V3NisHa rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 14, 2012 Sapphire rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: stories

I waited for such a long time to get to know what happened to Ravin. But what I read made me feel that somehow the author has written the book because he had to write it.I found the soul missing in the book.
Rather than waiting for "what happened next?", I was just waiting for it to end.
When I read "I too...." I was engrossed into the book. It was like I could see what was happening. But it took me a week to read this book! It was that boring.

You feel that the girl in Ravin's life is a pampered m...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Rachita Gupta rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: hope-extinguisher, self-boasting, writing-for-the-sake-of-spilling-in

When I finished reading "I too had a love story", the prequel to this novel, I felt so touched I cried for a week! I literally begged all my friends, bookworms and others, to read the book! The book was simple, plain yet so honest and touching, I read it scores of times and felt the same emotions I felt the first time.
But this book, alas!!This book is a complete extinguisher- it kills all hopes, expectations, and emotions, and buries the author's beautiful talent.
While in the first book, the sou...more

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Nov 22, 2012 Gatha♪☮♫♥M.S Awesome ♥♫☮ღ♬ rated it 1 of 5 stars

I liked the first part-'I too had a love story',better than this.I wish I knew which parts of this book were fiction and which were real,so that I could really rate this book.It was a typical romance.Nothing special.After a great book like 'I too had a love story',the author has to be careful while writing a second book.

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Dec 18, 2011 Snehal Ahire rated it 1 of 5 stars

i really liked his 1st book because it was honest even though simple and predictable, this was a fine read though but not great, i would have preferred something new from him just than sequel.

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May 02, 2013 Priyanka Roy Banerjee rated it 1 of 5 stars

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And…I’m exasperated with the sequel too. It’s not that I had very high hopes on this one, but I had assumed the second book would be at least at par with the first one, if not better. But (<- this is the word I seem to be using the most while writing reviews on Ravinder Singh’s penmanship!) – I am indeed sorry to assure most readers that this is not worth their money, not even at 84 after discount. The book starts better than it ends. The first few pages promise of a lean potential to carry t...more And…I’m exasperated with the sequel too. It’s not that I had very high hopes on this one, but I had assumed the second book would be at least at par with the first one, if not better. But (<- this is the word I seem to be using the most while writing reviews on Ravinder Singh’s penmanship!) – I am indeed sorry to assure most readers that this is not worth their money, not even at 84 after discount. The book starts better than it ends. The first few pages promise of a lean potential to carry the plot forward, but every effort turns futile after the valentine’s-day-book-reading-radio-chat-show chapter. The author drags the story along with the same protagonist Ravin from his previous book. Ravin’s depression due to various reasons is an integral part of the plot, but it is executed quite poorly on paper.

The author has etched the other protagonist in this book very shabbily. I feel pity for Simar, who deserved more and better details in the book than being portrayed as an immature and horny girl.

Ravinder Singh had taken much care in sketching out the character of Khushi in his first book, but this time it seems he almost left Simar to the mercy of the readers. There is no clear picture of who or how Simar is, except for the fact that she knows how to ‘butterfly-kiss’. It rains kisses in all the chapters, as if the author is obsessed with his protagonists kissing to express every emotion. Trust me dear readers, it doesn’t work every time. The climax too, seems to be abrupt and forced. If Simar had a change in heart in coming back to Ravin, it had to be written in a much more convincing way.

There’s also bigger dollops of conversations and dialogues in Hindi than the previous book. I still cannot fathom how writing whole sentences in Hindi help in an English novel. The vernacular flavour can be translated in most occasions, if not all. Its easier to put in Hindi sentences than try and extract their essence into English ones. I guess the author chose the easier path.

I still appreciate the humongous effort it takes to write a book and adorn it with finishing touches. Nevertheless, the fruits of such labour might not always be delectable.(less)

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Mar 14, 2013 Ashutosh Kumar rated it 2 of 5 stars

To Ravin's answer to his question asked on the coverpage is NO! It could've been yes but after completely reading this book the answer is sure-sure no. I found something missing in the sequel. Perhaps 'the honesty'. As said in the reviews posted by others somewhere the soul was missing. When I was reading his first novel 'I too had a love story', I got numb during climax. Though we all know that was a true story it was worth reading it. It was so heart-touching and painful that it was really har...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Udits11 rated it 1 of 5 stars

Firstly - I created a Goodreads account just so that I could write a review for this book. I find it difficult to believe that a book such as "Can Love Happen Twice" has an average rating of 3.28. How? I admit I hadn't read the author's first book (I too had a love story) and from everything that I've heard and read, it appears that it was a very enjoyable and touching story. I bought Can Love Happen Twice online, after my mum read about it in the newspaper. It was a short book, and probably too...more

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Dec 20, 2012 ◄○♦☻♦○►[faith.in.God]◘♪♪ rated it 3 of 5 stars

it is a heart touching story about the author who had lost his loved one Khushi on a car accident and then went away to Belgium to find a new purpose of his life. and there he met a girl names Simar who was studying MBA in Belgium. and they became close friends.. they loved the company of each other and so Simar asked about Ravin's past and he handed her the book.. this was how she started falling for him.
Soon, Ravin had to go back to India as his project over there was over.
And when they met a...more it is a heart touching story about the author who had lost his loved one Khushi on a car accident and then went away to Belgium to find a new purpose of his life. and there he met a girl names Simar who was studying MBA in Belgium. and they became close friends.. they loved the company of each other and so Simar asked about Ravin's past and he handed her the book.. this was how she started falling for him.
Soon, Ravin had to go back to India as his project over there was over.
And when they met again in India, both showed the other to their parents, both were quite convinced. but when they talked about marriage Simar always ignored the topic and said she wanted to work for over a year after she study MBA before they get married. and so.. things went from romantic to depressing, they were fighting with each other for months. Simar wanted independence, freedom. she didn't want to live with his parents but only with him, she had had a dream to live there in Belgium with her parents and wants Ravin to join her dad's business and she'd join too. But for Ravin, figuring out from both Simar and her father... he tried to convince Simar with all his efforts and logical reasons that he cannot leave his parents with themselves as they were getting older and that he was responsible to take care of them.
as he failed in convincing Simar, he gave up and surrendered. but soon, Simar's needs list and wants were getting more and more. Simar broke with him. they both suffered, cried. soon, Ravin had to see a psychiatrist, he was fired from his job and once, he ran out of his house, his father after him. he shouted out on the streets barefoot. he got hit by a truck.
after being in the ICU for 3 days, his cndition got better and then, he was shifted to shimla on a rehabilitation centre.
on valentines day, he and his friends were to attend on a radio talk to discuss his first book, but only his friends made it. and so, his 'to be secnd' book was discussed instead of the first.
hearing the radio talks linked by Happy, Simar hurriedly heads to Shimla crying, to see her love, Ravin.
Sweet story(less)

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Jun 14, 2012 Srikanth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Title: Can Love Happen Twice

Author: Ravinder Singh

Genre: Romantic Fiction

TagLine: Book on the lines of SouthIndian-MeloDrama

Rating: 3/5

Can love really happen twice. Do you think being loved is that important in your life that you tend to loose grip of your life if your loved one leaves you. Do you really need a rehabilitation if you are going through a break up. These are some questions I got while I was reading this book. The book had nothing new in it. Having a bright start with the radio...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Apurva Mehta rated it 1 of 5 stars

The answer to this title is 'No, it can't happen twice'. I read 'I too Had a love story' long back.

Have been waiting for the second book since long. During November I got a mail from Flipkart for the pre-booking of 'Can Love Happen Twice' and within next five minutes, the order for the book was placed.When I ordered this book from flipkart, I really had some great expectations from the author, considering his previous book "I too had a love story" was such an amazingly touching tale of love.But,...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Nidhi Khanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

I actually picked this book after all the hue and cry that has been created around it. Thus forcing me to read the preceding one. Being a non romantic book lover, i thought i would have to endure not one but two to figure that deal on this one. I'm glad i did

The first one was strictly average, however the ending is well written in terms of the emotion and not the writing as much. Though even while i say average it does bring tears to ones eyes. The second book though the author seems to have got...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Saurabh Sharma rated it 2 of 5 stars

The second book by Bestselling author Ravinder Singh falls a long way behind his extremely successful maiden novel 'I Too Had a Love Story'. Can Love Happen Twice is an ordinary book, devoid of the raw emotion and charm of the writer's first book and thus fails to create much of an impact on the reader.

The story is simple. Ravin, who lost his girlfriend in a road accident just three days from their engagement, is still trying to recover from the terrible loss. He moves to Belgium for a project...more The second book by Bestselling author Ravinder Singh falls a long way behind his extremely successful maiden novel 'I Too Had a Love Story'. Can Love Happen Twice is an ordinary book, devoid of the raw emotion and charm of the writer's first book and thus fails to create much of an impact on the reader.

The story is simple. Ravin, who lost his girlfriend in a road accident just three days from their engagement, is still trying to recover from the terrible loss. He moves to Belgium for a project and there meets a beautiful and cute Indian girl, Simar. Simar is pursuing her MBA. As both come closer they eventually fall in Love. After a few months together in Belgium, Ravin comes back to India as his project reaches completion. Back in India Ravin meets Simar's parents and Simar also comes to India to meet Ravin's. They plan to get married but there's a small problem, Simar is simply not ready to make the move as she feels insecure about adapting to Ravin's family and their lifestyle. Similarly, Ravin too is not prepared to completely conform to Simran's demands of moving to Belgium and away from his parents. Things reach a dead end, sadly Ravin is too brittle to take the loss once again and falls into deep depression. It finally seems to be the end of the story for Ravin but is it? Well, you need to read to find out...

So, as I said the story is simple. It is the age old problem of a couple having different view points and being unable to come to a consensus leading to a break up. Having said that the author could have still done a better job at exploring the motives and view points of the characters involved rather than simply giving us one side of the argument and a half baked theory for why Simar wants what she wants. The characters are stereotypes for the genre particularly Simar. She only has to look good, be cute and be somewhat mean in the end. The situations too are similar to what one usually finds in such books, such as the the girl not knowing how to cook and the boyfriend helping her in the kitchen, and the shopping spree that ends with Ravin covered by a pile of clothes over him. In short the novel offers nothing unpredictable or new. The old mixed with a little too much melodrama really weakens the book.(less)

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May 13, 2013 Arjun Kumar rated it 3 of 5 stars

Can Love Happen Twice? is a continuation of I too had a love story (http://infotracking.wordpress.com/201...). In this part of novel, We come to know how Ravin is get rid of the tragedy happened in his life.

New thing in Can Love Happen Twice? :

I seen so many new things in this novel like ravin’s friends narrates the story in Valentine’s day show in RED FM, The Scenes in Belgium And a different girl “Simar”. Here only I came to know there is a name called “Simar” For girls.

About Story:

Again its a...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Anuja rated it 1 of 5 stars

starting from the beginning, this book was a turn off. since this was his 2nd book a little improvement in narration was expected but alas it wasnt delivered.
it lacked substance, the fire that would keep the reader wanting to know more. instead, all i wanted to do was finish the book as soon as possible and get done with it.
here again we had a beautiful story but it went down the drain. too much physical chemistry, excessive description of the events at the chinese restaurant and more importantl...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Deepika rated it 3 of 5 stars

It feels like the author desperately wanted to write this book!!!
But I wanna know what happened to Ravin after Khushi...!
Its good... But something was missing...!!
The end was kinda expected....

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Mar 30, 2012 Devina Dutta rated it 2 of 5 stars

Bad....!
I had heard a lot about Ravinder Singh's bestselling book "I too had a love story" and wanted to give it a try. Unfortunately (for a whole wide range of reasons), the book shop had his sequel"Can love happen twice?". i bought it, only to regret it later.....
Filled with unnecessary promotion of his maiden novel and amateur english, this novel was, to say the truth, horrible to the core!... Unreasonable and unbelievable incidents occur making the reader ask himself one question again and a...more

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Feb 08, 2013 The Raven rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: run-away-quickly

Rightfully earns a place in my Run Away Quickly shelf. I really tried to finish this but bad writing just turns me off. And the repeated self plugs and self praise for his first novel "I Too had a Love Story" did nothing to help either. In the very first chapter, he compares his first book to a modern day equivalent of the Taj Mahal. Wtf???

There are obvious attempts to fill more pages because the author was unable to come up with something interesting. From the very first paragraph. Where Amarde...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Srijan Gupta rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Mar 10, 2013 Imran rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ravin is such an awesome author. His first book " I too had a love story " completely made me his fan leaving me speechless, in tears. His love towards "Khushi" made me realise the true definition of Love and the second book " can love happen twice" is one good book to read. I've always had a question "why can't love happen twice" nevertheless I came to know I was true that love may happen twice, through this book.

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* It is a rare case when a reader is so engrossed in a book t...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Swapnil Kotecha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Things would have been simpler for humans if we were born with only brains...
The addition of HEART has brought in all the complexities... or has it brought all the pleasure...
Whether it brings in so much pain, so much grief or just allows us to discover the beauty of life...
Is love the way of life??? or a perfect storm that comes in to destroy...

Undoubtedly, being in love is a fantastic feeling... but can love knock at ur door again???

"Can Love Happen Twice?"

a sensational book by Ravinder Singh....more

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May 28, 2012 Anand rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I started reading this book, it sounded boring to me as typical it was like other love stories.Bt whn she starts to refuse to marry him giving out primary reason lyk wanna live only with u and not with ur family a tinge of astonishment run down by spine since the same events are happening to me after getting married for me now. I loved a girl for more than 5 yrs and got married to herself too. But she gets disgusted wen I speak abt my parents about staying with us after retirement.I had won...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Moiz Izzy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Compared to his first book.. WHich I remember praising a lot.. This was nothing.. A sad cliche in which the author appears extremely narcissistic. Its is story that has been told many times before.. It is very detached from reality and as a reader I could hardly find a shred to hang on to so I could relate to the book.. In contrast to his first book where you actually felt everyting he was feeling, this was a pathetic attempt at a novel.. And was clearly done for fame that comes with it and not...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Daljit rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book seems to be written simply to en-cash the popularity of the first book of the author. The story starts with too much of boasting about the first book and it's popularity. So much that in one of the radio shows it becomes the most popular show ever in the history of India for a span of 5.5 hrs. It sounds unrealistic. Then the story also is below average. The previous book had some emotions attached to it. You could feel the emotions of the author in his writing. This book on the other h...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Faiz HuNk rated it 4 of 5 stars

hmmmm........ having some words to share about this book........ Firstky the author need no specific introduction, the national bestseller... "RAVINDER SINGH"

About the book, it is an intresting story of ravin...... I wanted to rate it 3/5 but gave it 4 star. the extra star deserved only to the unexpected twist in the end,for the feel of love, simply for RAVIN......

When compared between the two books of ravinder singh, I Too Had A Love storywas hurt touching and just mind blowing....... had muc...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Gopi Gopez added it

wat to say abt dis book... most awesome book s dis..... still reading nd lik to read

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May 21, 2012 Mandeep rated it 2 of 5 stars

the book is good for the amateur readers....but for a veteran reader it becomes quite boring and too plainton. i feel that Ravinder singh has consciously tried to follow the same lines of falling in love, creating romantic scenes that particularly appeal to the immature lovers and then creating a tragedy; treading the same line of path of his earlies maiden book 'i too had a love story'. while the previous book appealed a lot to the readers as it was a true tale this one fails to do so for its i...more

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Nov 15, 2012 Aryaansh Sood added it Recommends it for: read it atleast once

Recommended to Aryaansh by: myself

This Book enlightens the fact that most of us would be searching in our lives.
The fact of moving on...the reasons being different , but of-course the road isn't.

The book revolves around a love story, ofcourse it had to be between ravin and some other girl,
how they met , fell in love and how they separated out .
the author doesn't forget me to remind me of "Khushi" and his first book ...somewhere between the lines.

Will she understand his love and come back ?
What happens when she is gone ?

To know...more

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Apr 11, 2013 David rated it 2 of 5 stars

at the library on asking about bestselling indian authors was recommended this book. it was a quick read, the pace was good. and even though one kept wondering on how Ravin could talk about himself with such superiority, you should then remember to let that pass; tell yourself again that Ravin called this book a work of fiction. He does use his earlier tragic love story(i too have a love story) to bring more gravity to this tale. He brings in the relationship question of this generation and ofte...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Dhriti Govind Raj rated it 4 of 5 stars

A good one yet again by Ravinder Singh. The concept is touching again, but this time around the book captures an essence of the "modern day love story" wherein you tend fall in and out of love at the drop of a hat and very surprisingly, it hardly any effort doing so.
Ravinder gives light to the present scenario of love stories, which makes it a good read as you can relate to it pretty well.
Again, a must read, I should say. But don't expect too much out of "Can Love Happen Twice?" as it can defin...more

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