Reviewer: gvjip79 Signed [Report This]
Date: August 23 2026 7:46 PM Title: Season 2. Episode 8 - Citysitter

::Story spoilers in this review::

Nailed it! I have quite a few theories of where the story is headed, but I'm going to stop predicting plot points and stick to analysis, mainly because I should quit while I'm ahead haha.

I have been reading through all of your work as I wait for more Maxima chapters (I had been meaning to read your Incident stories for a long time but was intimidated by their length, really bad job by me). There are a lot of aspects of your stories that elevates it above 99+% of the content on this site (Maxima is a clear tier above your other work, but it's all excellent), though one I want to focus on for this review is the strength of your character work. Your characters aren't simple archetypes in service of fulfilling a fantasy, they're fully fleshed out with backgrounds, traits, ranges of emotions, they go through meaningful arcs, etc. You create characters that readers get fully invested in, whether they are good or evil (and it's never that simple either with your characters), which makes your stories so much more compelling. I thought this specifically as I worked my way through all of Grove, the women that began the story as more one dimensional by your standards today were given layers and layers of depth and complexity throughout as you clearly gained confidence in your writing and honed your craft. And all of your work has been foundation for you to create by far your most well realized character to date in Zoe.

I considered this as you explored a new and very human emotion for Zoe in this chapter, jealousy. It's only natural that she would feel jealous of Alex, a woman who sucks the air out of every room, block, neighborhood or city depending on her size at a given time, and I applaud your exploration of it here. I recall as I read the passage where Zoe decided to bottle up her feelings of jealousy instead of admitting them to Alex, and I was a ghost yelling at the page 'No, Zoe, please address it, this will only get worse if you let it fester!' Alex is a good person, and she so desperately wants to do right by Zoe for all she did for her. She probably would have either turned down the late night segment or discussed it with Zoe first if she knew Zoe was grappling with jealousy. But she's not a mind reader, and she can't act upon something if she doesn't know anything is wrong.

I also absolutely loved that you slipped in that because Zoe was dealing with her own bout of jealousy, she was then able to detect the jealousy that Lizzie felt towards her, which had likely been there all along. Again, such phenomenal character work.

I was overjoyed to get more time with Zoe's parents, but the primary purpose of this trip seemed to be developing her relationship with Jamie further. I actually find myself identifying quite a bit with Jamie. Not the trust fund kid part of course, but his love language of acts of service and words of affirmation align quite closely with my own (I'm pretty sure that you're familiar with love languages, the passage of Zoe getting Jamie trinkets from her saves across the city was a hint haha). Jamie is such a giver in their relationship, and Zoe a taker (an observation, not a criticism, Zoe deserves it all), but that imbalance has a chance to cause tension in a relationship if unaddressed long term. If I can offer a very slight criticism, I think that this season Jamie has started to straddle the line between an amazing boyfriend and too perfect a boyfriend. It's still completely working for now, but if their relationship stays static after they start living together and spending a lot more time with each other, it has a chance of being less believable. Of course, just as I was beginning to consider this in earnest as I reached the end of this chapter, you then threw out the shower oral scene, providing a bit more balance to what I described above, and I felt dumb. Like with Zoe and Alex, your readers are in safe hands with you. :) 

I also really enjoyed seeing Zoe's reaction to Jamie saying she didn't have it in her to be evil. So well earned (by her and you). 

Finally, I love the confidence that you had putting out a chapter at this point in the story that is almost entirely character development, without a lot of plot momentum, growth, or action, and trust that your readers will stick with it. We all certainly will. Another A+ chapter.

P.S. Have you seen Spider-Man: Brand New Day yet? I have a thought to share, but don't want to color your opinion of the movie at all if you haven't seen it yet.

P.P.S. Please let me know if you are still interested in receiving feedback on your older/completed works, and I will make sure to do so as I continue to go through them.

Author's Response:

Yeah, I would feedback on my other works!  I have not seen Spider-Man yet, I will eventually though as they are one of my favorite heroes of all time. 

Also, thank you for these reviews, they mean a lot to me.  I absolutely don't want for Zoe to be a taker in a relationship in any way.  The future chapter I have already written I think do a good job of showing tension in their relationship and Zoe's true nature of how she feels about him.  I feel bad for Lizzie not being able to be involved as much as she wants to and Zoe tying to defuse it with humor. 

Thank you for pointing out the character development, Grove View was my first story, but as you can see and as time went on, I really focused on trying to bring more life to characters I write.  Zoe and this Maxima story is the story I have cared about the most and it's the only story that has ever made me like actually emotion writing at some parts. 

Reviewer: gvjip79 Signed [Report This]
Date: August 03 2026 3:44 AM Title: Season 2. Episode 3 - The Woman, The Myth

::Story spoilers in this review, please don't read if you are not up to date with the story, you deserve to read this wonderful story unspoiled as I have::

Wow, I am in awe of the work that you've done here Panzer. If you'll permit me to draw a direct parallel to an event in your story, my awe with your work is comparable to how Jamie must have felt on the yacht towards the end of Season 1. (And please let this not be the last we see of drunk Zoe! lol)

This isn't just hands down the best thing I've ever read on this site, it's honestly one of the best superhero fiction stories I've enjoyed in any medium, with Zoe/Maxima being one of my favorite and well realized superheroes that I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing their story. Perhaps the best compliment I can give is that I honestly think this story could be adapted into a mainstream graphic novel or television show and see success. I sincerely believe this is that good. 

Before I started reading (and I absolutely binged it, I couldn't put it down), I recall seeing the subtitle of this story and thinking how evocative 'Heart of the Sky' is and wondering if the hero could live up to that. I never could have imagined how fitting it actually was. You've created a story about a size changing superhero who's size could never possibly outweigh the immense well of empathy that rests within her. And as she cried, I've often found myself being moved to tears with her (admittedly, I am someone who likes to cry with a fiction story, so I'm not going to pretend I never do it, but it still takes a special story to get me to, which this absolutely is).

I wanted to specifically call out this chapter because it's such an amazing example her empathy. As I was nearing the end of this chapter, I was 100% certain it would end with Zoe helping to clean the mess, it was blatantly obvious because you've done such an incredible job of fleshing out her character that of course that's the action she would take, but that didn't make the act of finally reading it any less moving to me in a way I won't forget for a long time. And to be clear, she didn't do anything wrong to deserve what she went through in this chapter, but her mere presence as a superhero in this world has impacts on people in ways that she could have never have anticipated, and she feels the weight of that so acutely. And this chapter also shows off the boundless creativity present in your writing. When you shared the very humorous and entertaining episode of Maxima performing a rescue while sick, I wouldn't have dreamed that you were at the same time setting up one of the most shocking and devastating gut punches I've ever experienced in a superhero story. 

I could go on and on, I'm really just scratching the surface, but I'll end my review by saying I wish you luck in continuing to write and I hope you can fully realize your vision for Zoe's story. But even if you don't write another word, it's already an incredible achievement. Seriously, well done.

Author's Response:

This review meant a lot, I actually teared up a little bit, thank you

Reviewer: Brynhervor Signed [Report This]
Date: June 15 2026 11:08 PM Title: Season 2. Episode 5 - Voicemail

I can't get enough of this story. May be top 3 I've ever read on this site. Seriously, awesome work. 

Author's Response:

Thanks man!  I appreciate the kind words, she's definitely my favorite character I've ever written. 

Reviewer: Brynhervor Signed [Report This]
Date: June 05 2026 10:39 PM Title: Season 2. Episode 4 - The Other

yesssss! Man, I can't wait for the next chapter!

Author's Response:

Thank you!

Reviewer: lightwing Signed [Report This]
Date: May 24 2026 1:54 AM Title: Season 2. Episode 2 - New Look

This has been quite a ride. More than once I've wanted to reach in there and give Maxima a hug.  You really are great at writing the psychological aspects of characters, the details, the story flow.  It really feels like this could be a book on its own.  I really like size stories that are more story than smut, believe it or not. It engages me far more than just fan service and makes me keep coming back, eager to see what happens next.  I also like the fact that Maxima isn't invulnerable. She's super tough and has a healing factor but she can still be hurt, and therefore might have limits.  Finding out what your character can't do is pretty important when writing a good story.

Another comment I have about Maxima is her character growth. She's more confident, more open, and her friends really helped with that. The value of friendship and love, cliche as it may sound, counts for a lot.  Keep up the great work! 

Author's Response:

Thank you.  Yeah, I often want to give Zoe a hug as well.  I really appreciate you say that it could be a book, sometimes I think about writing a real one someday lol.  Yeah, I really wanted to go for something opposite of smut, yeah there are some elements here and there of the giantess fetish side of the smut, but I'm trying to write it in a way that has actual consequences for Zoe.  And yes, she's not invulnerable and I'm glad you brought that up because we're going to see some tougher moments for her.  

Reviewer: Panzerhunter Signed [Report This]
Date: May 21 2026 10:36 PM Title: Season 2. Episode 2 - New Look

#megamelons made me laugh

Author's Response:

Thank you lol, it made me laugh too, but you know the internet would explode if that happened for real lmao

Reviewer: Yhio565 Signed [Report This]
Date: April 24 2026 6:55 PM Title: Season 1. Episode 1 - Harmonia

Respectfully, this is far and away better than any of your other stories, imo... the dreams, fears, struggles, and humanity this time around creates a paradigm where we truly care about these characters, and the story.... I dont know if you plan for Zoe to eventually become a villain, (nor am I asking) and in many ways I hope she doesnt in this story, but the fact that I feel confident that if thats your intention, her finally being broken and beaten down and betrayed, or whatever tragic events befall her, will feel earned, and is so much more real and better than: 'Girl Grows and shes gonna Destroy Everything in Her Path!!!' 

Excited to read more!

Author's Response:

I don't take this as disrespect at all, in fact, this is the story I put the more care into I feel.  I really like writing Zoe as a character, more than almost anyone else I've written, which is why this story probably means the most to me out of all of the stories I've written.  Thank you for the encouragement.  Zoe absolutely has an excuse to be evil if she wanted to, but we will see where he journey goes!

Reviewer: Brynhervor Signed [Report This]
Date: April 21 2026 10:03 PM Title: Season 1. Episode 10 - Trial

Another excellent chapter - I'm very eager for more and would love to see this continue for some time yet! 

Author's Response:

And more you shall have

Reviewer: Simon454 Signed [Report This]
Date: March 26 2026 5:13 PM Title: Season 1. Episode 6 - Land of Burning Sand

Chapter description: The leaset violent US involvement with the least amount of warcrimes.

You did a great job, trying to make her use gentle means for the fight. I presume she will let her rage flod the next chapter. 

Author's Response:

While I don't outright call Zoe being from the US, this story takes place in alternate world with different countries and Zoe is from what would be like an alternate reality US-like country.  

Zoe's rage will come through for certain things in future chapters, I promise.  

Reviewer: Panzerhunter Signed [Report This]
Date: February 15 2026 11:58 PM Title: Season 1. Episode 3 - A Bright Future

Intrigued by the premise and the threat of revealing her identity or forcing her to war. How would all the people in her old life react? And will she be pushed to do things she'll never be able to forgive herself for? 
If she goes off the deep end, I hope Hall, McCarthy and Cynthia get what's coming to them. Regardless, it would take the most virtuous person in the world to go through the torture they subjected her to and not end up a monster.
Can't wait to read more.

Author's Response:

I wanted Zoe to be the type to overcome the bad that has been done to her, but we'll see how far she can bend before she breaks.  The challenges will get more serious for her soon enough, just trying to plot and world build for now.