[Report This]Date: March 22 2021 5:33 PM Title: Just The Beginning
Wow, great story. I dont usually read gts story for the plot. but this one is really fun to read.
I really like Cassie for being such a gentle titan, and the fact that she also has imperfect life is prerty cool.
I like how wendy and alvin could forgive patricia
overall 9/10
[Report This]Date: June 01 2018 4:57 PM Title: Just The Beginning
Hey Nostory, flipping through my favorites I realized that I had never finished this story before I disappeared for almost a year. So I binge read it last night and was reminded why I had included it in my favorites. The characters:
Alvin: the good man being tortured by life that we all can relate to. He's likable in many ways because of how well he handles what life had thrown at him. His reactions when he was humiliated by Cassie, or told to make up with his sister were all completely natural, and he bounced back each time with grace. I found myself rooting for him at every turn. I was even fearful that something was going to come out of the blue and pull the rug out from under his relationship with Cassie before prom. In the end, he became the exact guy I wish I could be. Not the popular track star hero of the school, but the man who gets noticed by a girl way out of his league because he's just an all around good man.
Cassie: the fucking sweetheart. I freaking love this girl. She's completely 3 dimensional and real, despite also being a freaking angel of a person. She refused to allow Alvin to walk away from her after she humiliated him because making things right between the two of them was more important to her than taking the easy way out. Respect. Then she takes it upon herself to become his protector from bullies too big for him to handle by serving them a taste of their own medicine. But she goes beyond that by actually having his enemy of a sister become his friend again. She even gives the evil stepmother the treatment she deserved. Goddamn this girl has done so much good for him, how can you not love her?
Wendy: the bully of a stepsister who found redemption. I wasn't sure starting from the first few chapters if she would redeem herself. But you hinted at that here and ther in subtle ways that Wendy has her own baggage that she carries with her. That brought her from a cardboard cut out antagonist to a fully fleshed out character with a journey of development. In the end I was very happy for her and how far she had come.
The side characters in addition were a treat to deal with, each one was unique and creative. All in all my friend, my hat's off to you. I'll be coming back to this story from time to time to reread it and enjoy it again.
Author's Response:
Thank you for the lovely review! I had so much fun writing the story and maybe one day I'll return to them, if I have a good idea for a story. I should thank you too, because if you didn't write Who's Really The Bigger Person Here, I wouldn't have been inspired to write this. Now if I could sit down long enough to write the rest of my stories....
[Report This]Date: March 10 2016 5:43 AM Title: Just The Beginning
Ok, so this is it ? I bet this feels good to achieve this story ^^
Anyway, I've already told you what I thought of the story, and this didn't change at all ^^ Even though these last chapters had less action in them, and by action I mean more violent interactions between Titans, Amazons and Humans, the relations between the charachters were really well developped, it was nice.
My favorite part stays when Alvin and Wendy became friendly at new, and since this evenment I enjoyed every time they acted kindly towards the other one. As for the last chapter I was delighted when Alvin gave a hug to his little sister, and her words afterwards, it seemed just so true and realistic.. It was really great :3
I thought we'd see more of Patricia in these last two chapters, and how the recomposed family did cope with the fact that they were reunited once again, but it didn't happen.. But then it would have mean you'd write other chapters to develop the thing, and I think this wasn't your goal in the beginning :) Let's just say things went good for Wendy and her mother, I honestly hope the amazon girl succeded in achieving her last year of school :) I am glad that someone aked her out, even if we don't know him very much. I hope he'll respect her and won't make her sad, although I doubt she can't defend herself against an average human male x) Maybe this could make a sequel, don't you think ?
Nah I'm joking, I know you already have sooo much work to do ! I'm looking forward the sequel to Escape Redux in the first place :P
As many others already told you, this story really was a piece of art, it was wonderfully written and I enjoyed every bit of it. You've definitely found a reader right here man ! ;)
Great job and thank you, again, for sharing your work with the giantess community, I'm glad we count writters as good as you around here :D
See you in another story ;)
Author's Response:
Thank you, its really nice to hear you say that!
Yeah it was awesome to see Alvin and Wendy come together again and I deliberately left Patricia and the kid's relationship unresolved for now, I might get back to it, who knows? The characters here may make future appearances in stories, probably not as leads but in some capacity for sure.
I will work on Escape Redux's sequel for now, along with one BFG story.
Date: March 04 2016 4:02 PM Title: Just The Beginning
Great epilogue to what is, in my opinion, your best story to date! I can safely say I'm gonna miss these characters, but I can't wait for your next story!
Author's Response:
Thank you, its great to hear you say that! Next will be a BFG story while I build up my Escape sequel: Uptown Girl.
[Report This]Date: March 04 2016 8:50 AM Title: Just The Beginning
Nice ending, although there were a couple of chopped off sentences. First, I have no idea what Cassie's father thought she actually was. And, secondly, I have no idea what Cassie wasn't going to let happen. Aside from those nitpicks, I enjoyed this tale old-fashioned love story, immensely.
Author's Response:
Sorry for that, I missed those. Thanks for all the reviews and it is a love story but deals with bullying as well. Hope to see you around on the site!