Author Vik Azeem's, Quixotic enchants readers with a jocular tale of a hopeless romantic's journey to finding both love and himself. Somewhat reminiscent of the literary classic, Don Quixote, this delightfully charming, narrative is rife with wit, charm, hilarity and the clash of the dreamy expectations of an eternally chivalrous romantic and a cold, romance - inhibited reality.
A chuckle filled read from the beginning, the story follows the comical romantic adventures of protagonist Kevin, who, is aided and encouraged by his best friend and side-kick, Larry. Readers are invited into Kevin's world right after high school, during a pivotal experience as he struggles with divulging his feelings to the object of his deeply burning affection - Ashley. It is during a last minute ditch effort (at which he fails miserably) that he unexpectedly comes into contact with an irascible gypsy who claims to “curse” his love life.…show more content… He experiences more misses than hits within his pursuits which in turn compels him to continue fostering his belief in the gypsy's curse working against his achieving the love life he wants. Because of his seeming bad luck in relationships, Kevin begins feeling a bit forlorn, and almost gives up on his unreal expectations of romance and happiness. Then one fateful day he meets Jenny, a witty, assertive, snide and romantically reticent woman who re-sparks a romantic fervor in Kevin. Always the relentless romantic, Kevin, pursues her accordingly, he's kind, chivalrous and thoughtful to a point, but as before, things begin to take a bad turn. However, this relationship fail because or the curse of a crotchety old witch or is it somehow Kevin's fault? Kevin confused, and hurt looks for a second chance with Jenny to cure his romantic malady, which also leads him to discovering a bit of truth about
