Name of the Book : Pursuit of the Inevitable (A Mahabharata fiction)

Name of the Author : mythooolover

Reviewer: Greninja

Chapters reviewed: 16

Plot of the Story :

Pursuit of the Inevitable (A Mahabharata fiction) is a Mahabharat time travel fiction, revolving around Ijay a teenage boy living in kaliyug who gets teleported to Dwapar Yug when he comes out of a stationary store and is about to get hit by a truck. In Dwapar Yug he becomes a 5 year old but has a brain of 18 year old.
Story starts with an 18 year old Ijay waking up to an El Clasico match.

He has a younger brother Nikshay and an elder sister Deeksha. He spends his time on discord in roleplay mahabharat servers and reading mahabharat fanfiction on Wattpad. He is a big fan of Barcelona while his younger brother Nikshay (also Nick) supports Madrid. The sibling trio enjoy El Clasico and are always enthusiastic about it. 

After some days Ijay eavesdrops on the conversation between Arushi (Ijay's mother) and his grandmother and gets to know that his mother is hiding  a secret from him and that suspects that the secret might have something to do with him. Lost in thoughts, Ijay goes to stationary store to grab the print out of admit card. He feels dizzy dur to the overwhelming thoughts that course through his mind. Suddenly, a truck appears in sight and Ijay couldn't move because of his condition. Driver tries to apply brake but it was too late. An eye blinding glow shines out of nowhere and a time portal opens up, Ijay is teleported to Dwapar through that portal.

In Dwapar Yug his physique becomes that of a five year old but his mental capabilities remain that of an eighteen year old boy. His first interaction in Dwapar Yug is with Great Rishi Vyas himself. Maharishi Vyas tells Ijay that he must find his own destiny. He gives him clothes that are more suited for Dwapar Yug.
He wanders in the jungle and gets wounded very severely, one of the Pandav brothers get to know about a boy wounded in the woods and he informs his father king Pandu.
Generous and kind king Pandu finds Ijay and decides to adopt him.
He is adopted by King Pandu as his own son and accompanies Pandav princes in their journey.

Good Points of the story :

One of the attractive points of the story is the bonding between the pandav brothers and Ijay.

This is evident from many instances in the story. When Ijay complains to King Pandu that Bhrata Bheem ate his share of sweets is really adorable and depict a sweet yet mischievous bond between the Pandav brothers.
Also Ijay is very friendly and easily grows close bonds with his siblings. He also likes to tease his brothers sometimes. One such incident is when pandavs arrive in hastinapur upon Pandu's death, all the pandav brothers are required to wear jewellery as it is important for the royals but Ijay instead of wearing it, starts jumping and running here and there. Yudhisthir tries to tell him its importance and instructs him to stop his mischief.

The relation between the two Queens, Kunti and Madri has also been well described.

This story beautifully illustrates brotherhood and rivalry as two sides of the same coin. Depiction of strong emotions has been done very subtly.

The story is quite fast paced and major developments happen over a quick period of time.
The bonding and relation between pandav brothers and Queen Kunti and Madri have been described in a very sweet manner. Also the inside jokes add humor to the story. The way Ijah transforms from a clueless boy to a bold character is very charming. The development of the plot is very well done and gives a smooth reading experience as one progresses to next chapters.

Upon reaching Hastinapur, pandavas are welcomed by everyone except the kauravas. They make it clear on the very first day that they cannot be on good terms with pandavas.

Negative points :

While the author has explained about the inside jokes in the first part of the book, still it gets difficult for the reader who are not aware of the inside jokes of the discord server to comprehend what is being talked about.

Like in chapter Chapter 6, new moon :
A reference has been made which seems like a reference from the activities from the server -
When Maharani Kunti says that they are leaving for - HASTINAPUR- THE KANDPRADESH OF DWAPAR.
I couldn't make out what "kandpradesh" here means. A dedicated glossary for such words would be appreciated.

There are some grammatical and spelling errors here and there. Although the plot is well written but transition from one scene to other can be made more subtle, sometimes it appears as if there is some part which has been intentionally missed or the author wants the reader to guess it own their own.

The flow of story is very sudden at some points. I understand that the story is very fast paced and things pick up at a very high speed in all the chapters but the transition from one scene to the other can be made more smooth.

There are also many spelling mistakes in the book which can be corrected for better readability.
Here I'm listing some of these so that they can be corrected:

In chapter 7 - Hastinapur : In the line -

"AS THIS WILL BE THE BEGGINNIG OF A NEW END, THIS WILL THE BEGINNINF OF THE "PURSUIT OF THE INEVITABLE".
Here the spelling of "Beginning" is incorrect in the second part and also the grammar has been messed up in the second part. This line comes at a very crucial point in the story and I feel that this line could be worded in a much better way to mark the end of one part of the story and start with the another.
It breaks the flow of story and often makes the reader disinterested in reading further.

Again in chapter 7 - Hastinapur :

"But they were surprised to be meet by only a few rishis, a regal lady in widow's white and six young men in forester's grab."

There is grammatical error in this line.
The verb "Meet" here should be in past tense and "met" should be used instead.
Also the "a" after "few" should be omitted.

In chapter 7 - Hastinapur

"Though unwillingly but the guard fearing the sage's anger sent the word to the reagent of the kingdom."
In this line there is punctuation error. There should be  a comma after "guard" and I believe that the word "reagent" is not supposed to be used here as it provides no context to the dialogue and rather seems like a typing error.

In chapter 7 - Hastinapur

"Everyone took the sage's blessings while their eyes eagerly waiting to get a glimpse of Pandu's family."

In this sentence, tenses are not used correctly. "Waiting" should be replaced by "waited" and also the "the" before "sage's" can be omitted.

There are many more grammatical and spelling mistakes in other chapters but it is not possible for me to list each one of them as I also have to take care about the length of the review.

I have mentioned some from chapter 7 so that you can get an idea about what type of mistakes you are making in each chapter throughout the whole story.

These small yet noticeable mistakes can be corrected by careful editing in order to provide a better reading experience.

Overall Impression :

The book is a must read for Mahabharat time travel fans. The story gives a unique blend of humor and mystery elements. Character development is fast yet engaging.
If you are looking for something to binge read then this book is for you, with 16 chapters and fast story development, this story will keep you hooked on your device screens.
I enjoyed reading it and would recommend to those who are looking for a short read.