[Report This]Date: April 15 2021 4:26 PM Title: Forward
I'm curious if he is going to meet the guy behind the book and how will the author react when he finds out that Nick was able to gain a ability from it.
Author's Response:
Honestly, that’s a path I hadn’t really considered. Certainly some food for thought.
[Report This]Date: April 14 2021 5:26 PM Title: Chapter 23: A Little Aftermath
Good chapter and good writing. I like how we are seeing how Nick is struggling with the relationship between Cassie and Jenny. it would be hard to change how one feels to someone you love for a long time for another person, it will take time. It will be intersting to see how Jenny tries to show Nick that she will love him the way he needs to be loved when small.
for a thought of why he shrinks uncontrollably, He associates women to shrinking. He train himself to shrink so he could fulfill his giant woman fantasy. once he obtained the ability to shrink and use it with his wife, it created a link in his mind to associate women with the need to shrink. Everything was good with his wife for awhile with the erotic shrinking relationship they had while doing it, creating positive reinforcement of the link in his mind to associate women, in certain situation, like lewd or erotic things, to shrink. With such a strong association in his mind about feeling good when small around women, it made it a habit that he shrinks when he sees, dreams, or thinks about women in a sexual way. He can prevent himself from shrinking in those situations if he is preoccupied with something else or emotionally not in the mood but can shrink if caught off guard. That is just my idea of why he can't control his shrinking.
Author's Response:
Yes, Nick certainly had a lot on his plate, and he’s finally coming to terms with how much his shrinking is affecting those around him.
You certainly provide some very good insights on why Nick tends to have his unwanted shrinking spells. When I chose to go this route, I’ve had to do a lot of research to find a commonality that I could use as an explication. I’ll have the results posted in the next chapter.
Thanks for the review and your support!
[Report This]Date: February 28 2021 4:01 PM Title: Forward
Oh man. Things are about to get difficult for Nick now.
Author's Response:
Yes, I think this makes for a good 2nd climax for the story. I’ve pretty much got the next chapter figured out and outlined; I just need to get it written now.
[Report This]Date: February 11 2021 6:24 PM Title: Chapter 19: A Little Relapse
Just found this story a week ago, and now I'm caught up. First off, this is the first story ever on this site that I cared more about the story and little about the fetish scenes. I found myself skipping a lot of the fetish stuff halfway through because I had to know what went on with Nick & Cassie et cetera (fyi, my name is Nick so that's ironic)
First off, I don't know what the original ending was but I am curious. After reading this last chapter, I've come to realize Cassie's character is perfectly written. It makes complete sense, and though others hate her guts I am on the opposite side of things. Jenny had sex with Nick, seduced him, and now he's a cheater while married. Shame on her, and though you've written her very well at the end of the day she still posed JUST as much a threat to Nick while shrunk as Cassie has, especially in this chapter, and for others not to see it blows my mind. Jenny thinks she is a moral person, but she's got her own twisted perspectives the same as anyone else in this story.
Let me break it down:
Cassie - Overwhelmed with her fears and concerns, a deep dark part of herself grew which led to her "snapping" when she attempted to kill Nick. She probably developed some mental deficits, considering how many times she nearly killed her husband by accident, so the way I see it her snapping was that dark pit inside of her that was telling her "it's better off he dies now so I don't have to live in constant fear and anxiety and torment" which as far as I'm concerned is understandable givin the way you've written her character, not to redeem her from her actions however as she still needs to suffer the consequences accordingly (Nick divorcing/separating from her would fit this consequence)
Nick - So entangled in his love for Cassie, it blinded him to the massive red flags she was setting off of her own mental well being. Once he realized Cassie lied to Jenny (which now we realize why, she was terrified of killing Nick so she kicked him out for his own safety, that's an act of the utmost morality because she knew she was a danger to him and took action to protect him from herself)
However now Nick has chosen to sleep with Jenny, and is now a cheater. Given the current circumstances, and his belief that Cassie probably hates him (which we now know isn't the case) it's sensible as to why he chose to go this path. However, it'll be interesting to see what happens once he learns that Cassie has loved him all along, and was actually trying to protect him from herself (assuming this conversation occurs at all, given the massive cliffhanger of this chapter)
Jenny - Finding herself turned on by Nick's powers, and her love for Nick's character and personality and morality, I can totally understand how she's fallen heads over heels for him. However now she has become quite judgemental of Cassie after learning the truth, and continues this judgement even despite hearing Cassie's perfectly reasonable reason for her actions given her current mental instability. Instead of being a good friend and offering help or telling Cassie to GET mental help, she continues to judge and plot against her and hopes that Nick will choose herself over Cassie given all that has happened, and for this reason you have written an absolute masterpiece.
All in all, you've impressed me. No one on this website has written a better story of love, instability & chaos than this story. My only complaint is your incorrect usage, spelling and grammar that is a bit littered throughout your chapters (practice makes perfect, do not take offense to this especially if you speak another language other than English which is why this portion won't effect your story rating)
The characters are akin to perfect, and written fabulously. I hate to say it, but nothing I've written here comes close to as perfect as this story (again, not sure how the original ending happened so this is based off your new ending/cliffhanger at the moment)
I sincerely look forward to the final chapter(s) and am very happy to give you a solid five star rating, which I promise you is not given lightly. I've read these chapters on the toilet, before bed, and even slacked at work to read more and more. Most of the fetish stuff isn't even my kink, yet I didn't care and had to continue reading. I only clicked on your story at first because it seemed slightly interesting, and thank God I did because it was a masterpiece.
From one author to another, do not stop writing. I gave up on writing a long time ago, probably will never continue my work ever again. However your story has renewed my imagination, and for the first time in over a year I'm starting to wonder if I've regretted my choice to remove myself from this website.
Thank you, and if you ever want to spit ideas or talk about your story in more depth feel free to email me at my authors email address giantess9669@gmail.com I'd love to chat with you more about this story or any of your future works. Keep up the amazing work.
~Frizzle
Author's Response: Well then, welcome to the party, “Nick”, and thank you for your kind words and generous review.
So, since you missed the drama, I’ll keep it short: You definitely aren’t the first reader to become enamored with these characters, as many have expressed their love of this story and my characters in their reviews. In fact, they became SO invested that I actually changed parts of the story as I went along to appease them. this wouldn’t ordinarily be a problem, but I had outlined the entire story before I even started writing the first chapter, which meant that I had a particular ending in mind. Unfortunately, because my readers became so invested, they didn’t like my original ending, and many of them expressed this in their reviews. So, I decided to write a new ending, and retool my original ending as an “alternate ending”, which I’ll repost at a later time.
I’ll say this, you’re the first reader who is expressed their love for Cassie. Most of the my readers have come to despise her, a few vehemently. Because of this, I expanded Jenny’s role to become a new love interest for Nick. Nick does feel guilty about cheating on Cassie, but I think given the circumstances it’s understandable. Obviously, that doesn’t make it right, which is why he feels so guilty. Now, don’t mistake Jenny‘s action’s as that of someone who also doesn’t feel guilty. Her concern, however, is more Nick’s welfare. Even though they’ve only really known each other for a short while, Jenny feels sympathy for Nick for what he went through. She’s actually a very kind and loving person; she just got caught up in middle of Nick and Cassie’s marital troubles and, after hearing about Nick’s powers, allowed herself to succumb to her urges. Nick and Jenny are both good people, they just succumbed to temptation.
As for your character analysis, you seem to have Cassie pegged pretty well. She does still love Nick, but her love is what’s known as “conditional love”. Basically, she loves Nick when things between them are good, but when things get bad or tough, she tends to show disrespect and disdain for him. Obviously, worrying that every step she takes in her own apartment could squash her tiny husband is certainly frightening and takes an unthinkable emotional toll, and it was only a matter of time before she snapped, but her treatment of Nick went beyond cruel.
Nick is blinded by his love for Cassie, but more blinded by his sexual fantasies. He wants to please her so badly and he doesn’t realize the emotional struggles she’s going through. But she is also not sensitive to his feelings, and not willing to listen or be understanding when he’s in trouble. Given how Cassie treated him, and his desperation for human contact, it’s also understandable why he might seek comfort in someone who would offer it to him. Rest assured, he’s conflicted over how he feels for both women, and feels guilty for cheating on his wife, even though it’s understandable given that Cassie tried to squash him.
All in all, I guess I have written quite the love triangle here, and I think that’s why people have become so involved with these characters and have pressed me for an ending fitting of such a plot. It certainly was NOT what I planned on in the beginning, but I guess it’s really become kind of a masterpiece if I do say so myself.
Please forgive any grammar mistakes. I really do try to be grammatically correct and use vivid imagery and descriptive language in my stories, But sometimes my auto correct feature changes the tense of some of my words without my realizing. I do try to proofread each chapter before the final posting, but there’s obviously some things that I miss.
I would invite you to check out my other stories that I’ve posted, especially Babysitter Trouble, and leave reviews as well. Also, with Babysitter Trouble, I’m trying to write an alternate ending where one of the characters turns into a giantess. I really want it to be to the same standards as my other works, but growth stories aren’t my forte, so I don’t have much experience writing them, and any input would be appreciated.
For now, thanks for reading!
Date: February 11 2021 2:21 AM Title: Chapter 19: A Little Relapse
I am glad you decided to redo the ending, a lot of readers were very passionate about this story and it's characters, myself included.
For the moment I will be reserving more indepth feedback for another chapter, as like you said this was mostly a rehash of the previous version.
I also am keeping myself from getting too worked up, as well as my expectations. Though I do still hope for an ending that Nick deserved after all of his hardships.
Also please note, I do not regret my previous reviews or my criticism I put within them. It was my honest opinion and thoughts after having gotten so invested and interested in the characters and plot, and I pointed out my issues with them, as did many others.
Author's Response:
Yes, and I do apologize....to you especially. You’re one of my most avid readers and I value your input immensely. I’m not too sure how similar the next chapter will be yet; I know of where I want to end up, but the trouble is getting there. It might even take a couple of chapters to make it there, but we’ll make it. I don’t wanna make the story too much longer, but I will for the sake of a better ending.
On a sidenote, it’s great that you’re posting the old ThomThumb stories. I look forward to reading them again.
[Report This]Date: February 08 2021 1:31 AM Title: Chapter 18: A Little Rendezvous
I love this story and get excited everytime I see an update. I love the foot crush stuff, especially the one chapter where he was crushed between her foot and the sandal's insole. Keep it up!
Author's Response:
Well, I’m glad you like it. “Feet”, especially soles, are one of my favorite tropes, so unless there is a very specific short storyline, you’ll most definitely see it in all of my stories.
Date: February 07 2021 9:38 PM Title: Chapter 18: A Little Rendezvous
Thank you for listening to our feedback and for changing ending of this story.
I really appreciate this.
Here I would like to say one more thing.
Please don't discouraged by all this feedback about previous ending. Please stay positive and continue to write new stories.
I think that you received all this feedbacks due to extremely high quality of your work as whole. When you create masterpiece you create great expectation :)
Normally when I read story and find some ending really bad, I just shrug my shoulders with some disappointment and move on.
In case of your stories, you manage to really pick my interest, you manage to make me empathize with character. To sum it up you manage to make me care about story.
I really like your stories and have very high opinion about them and you as an author.
I didn't like previous ending but I would still rate this story as 5 stars.
I eagerly awaits for next chapters and new stories.
You are really a great author :)
Author's Response:
Well, I do apologize for this whole mess, and I certainly appreciate your continued support and kind words. I’m taking this all in stride, and I promise to deliver a better ending. I just don’t want everyone to simply expect a happy ending every time, but I certainly understand people wanting one in this case. Obviously, my readers, like yourself, wouldn’t be so passionate about this story and it’s characters if they didn’t like how I wrote them.
So, just a reminder, the original deleted ending will be tweaked and reposted as the “alternate ending”, and I’m currently writing a new ending.
Date: February 07 2021 12:28 AM Title: Chapter 18: A Little Rendezvous
I've been mostly silent and watched the drama build over this story. While I understand the frustration many people felt, your ending was one you planned from the beginning. You definitely wrote yourself into a hole with the extra content you ended up putting in, but the only thing I feel you did wrong was failing to make sure your ending happened in a sensical way. Like many people said, your execution of the last couple chapters didn't make sense and felt forced. If your end goal was always for that result, it's your job to make sure you get there in a way that makes sense. You're not obligated to give people a happy ending and many of the reviews in those deleted chapters were immature, entitled, and whiny. You got people invested and that's a good thing, but that doesn't mean readers should belittle the writer for not getting the ending they wanted. Like I said before though, that could have been avoided if you'd taken a few steps back and rethought the way you wanted to get there, as it certainly seemed like you went to that ending abruptly just to say "I can do what I want with my story", which was also pretty immature in my eyes.
Best of luck with the new ending though!
Author's Response:
Yes, I realize now that my original ending simply didn’t make sense, but it wasn’t just that I initially had a sad ending in mind, nor that I didn’t listen to my readers, it’s that I didn’t go where the story took me. Sure, a few minor changes and additions to the story shouldn’t have made a difference, but they did, and they made it in a BIG WAY! And you’re right, I should’ve taken the time to take some steps back and rethink where the story was taking me. Now, I have a few ideas on how the story should end, but I’m taking the time to consider all my options. I had intended for the story to end in Cassie and Nick’s apartment, but now, I’m not so sure. This time, I’m gonna go where the story takes me. When I started writing “Babysitter Trouble”, I had an ending in mind, and that the ending that I wrote. But the addition of Rachel, Mrs. Carson, Noreen… they were all additions that I made along the way, and I think they worked, if I do say so myself. With this story, Jenny was supposed to be a throwaway character, and look what ended up happening! Everyone seemed to fall in love with these characters, and they deserve a proper ending....which I plan to give them....ALL OF THEM!
Thanks for the well wishes!
[Report This]Date: February 06 2021 4:53 PM Title: Forward
Having read the original ending, I may have argued and said that it isn't a bad closure completely but I get why other readers here may have felt soured on it. I may say personally that I like the whole " Too much of a good thing is a bad thing" sort of plot point. For Nick, it was learning to change size in the first place.
I think extending Jenny and Nick's time together was well needed however since it did seem a bit abrupt that she would want to be with him after one encounter but I can't say it hasn't happened before in GTS story history.
Honestly, you could make a small arc on the love crossroads that's in motion as of the ending of the latest chapter.
P.S. I owed you a review of Babysitter Trouble and forgot how I was going to preceed with that. It might come back to me at some point.
Author's Response:
Well, that is kind of the ending I was going for, but with Jenny coming into the picture and taking a much bigger role, and everyone’s vehement hatred for Cassie, there was a real push for something different. I think the new ending is going to involve Nick and Jenny trying to keep from being found out the next morning, and there will most definitely be some more action to finish out the last chapters.
I look forward to reading your review of Babysitter Trouble.
[Report This]Date: February 06 2021 4:08 PM Title: Forward
I also saw the last chapter but this review is still for the story as a whole as well as something to use to pass an idea along. Im a vore lover. I love vore and even though this story didnt have it until now, ive loved this story. That being said i hope you do bring the vire alternate ending in, but do wish it has most of a chapter dedicated to it.
Ilove detailed vore stories and think it would be great if nicks potential final moments inside cassie or whomever could be heavily detailed on his journey inside: what its like, his thoughts and emotions and how he comes to terms with his fate and maybe even falling in love with cassie again as he spends time being slowly absorbed inside her. Maybe his time inside her is long and painful, but it creates a final intimacy for him.
Please consider this. ^^
Author's Response:
Oh, the original ending isn’t just “going away”: I’ll repost it with a few tweaks as an alternate ending at some future date, and I’ll certainly take your suggestion of a more detailed inside view/journey into Cassie into consideration.
I’m actually glad that you took the time to review the story as a whole, and I hope you review it again once the entire story and the alternative chapter(s) is(are) completed. I take it you liked this story slightly better than Babysitter Trouble, and hope that you check back for future stories.
Date: January 08 2021 5:44 PM Title: Chapter 18: A Little Rendezvous
This is reall great story.
All three you stories are really great.
Your describtion of all events is really good. I also like this positive vibe in your stories. Even with ending of this chapter I still have small hope for good ending for nick :)
Author's Response:
Well, thank you for reading my stories, and thank you for the review.
[Report This]Date: January 07 2021 4:29 AM Title: Chapter 18: A Little Rendezvous
Yes....yes....(breathes a sigh of relief)
I cannot express how much of a relief this chapter was to read.
The connection between Jenny and Nick was so palpable here. Not just the physical connection, but also emotional and genuine feeling.
Jenny's concern for Nick was so good to see, how she was worried for him, but also enjoying exploring a sexual partnership with him.
(The sex scenes showcased your writing once again in writing tiny/giant sexual content so well. I loved it!!)
And Jenny reinforcing Cassie's horrible behaviour, her deplorable actions and fucking abusive actions towards Nick. She didn't sugar coat it, as said in previous reviews she abused Nick, she belittled him and gaslighted him, and straight up tried to KILL her husband.
Nick is finally escaped from the Cassie-fog of delusion, she is in the WRONG, he does not have to apologize to her! She's an abusive cunt who does not deserve him, and finally he is seeing the toxicity he was becoming complacent in, hell was craving to return to.
He's free from that delusion, and is now free from wanting it.
And Jenny pointing out everything she did, and reasuring him was so good to read. Jenny feels like an avatar of all the compassion and love that Nick should have gotten from Cassie, but was denied.
I am once again happy for this story, happy for Nick, and now for Jenny as well. Like the previous chapter I have finished this and am filled with excitement and happyness (instead of blind rage and a desire for vengeance.....well not so much XD I still want to hurt Cassie, but at the same time I am relieved for Nick)
Thank you for giving us Jenny, she is the partner Nick deserves, and is finally getting.
Now let's get those divorce papers going! XD
Author's Response:
Well, if nothing else, you’re proof that I know how to write my characters well. I really am glad that you take the time to review my story, regardless of whether you do or don’t like what happens. In retrospect, I really do wish that I’d introduced Jenny earlier in the story, There’s so much more I could’ve done with her character.
[Report This]Date: January 05 2021 12:17 PM Title: Chapter 17: A Little Unexpected
I'm so sorry for the lateness of this review, the holiday season was busy for me, and I honestly didn't see this updated.
Yes....yes YES ok, this chapter did fufill a lot of my desires for Nick.
He's finally FINALLY breaking through the Cassie-delusion he held, and realizing what a fucking asshole she is.
Jenny, she seems like a breath of fresh air. And a genuinely kind soul that Nick can connect with.
I'm saying it now, divorce the cunt (aka Cassie...I have many insulting names for her I call her in my head when reading this), and get together with Jenny.
Jenny who seems like a decent person, who is willing to explore Nick's abilities without judgement or condescension.
And Nick needs some positive relationships in his life.
I loved Jennie's reaction to learning Cassie lied, like yes!! Turn the tides, form a mob on Cassie and chase her out of town.
I really really really want to write my own little (pun intended) revenge fic on Cassie!! She deserves to suffer, she deserves no empathy or kindness (unlike Nick who does)
Cutting off my review here as I don't want to go super Rant mode!
But this is the first chapter in some time that ended with me happy, like genuinly happy for Nick and his prospects with Jenny.
Author's Response:
Well, as I said in another review response, I never expected Jenny’s character to go past the mailbox conversation, but I realized that there were some story arcs and character development I could do with not only her own character, but with Nick’s as well. In retrospect, I kind of wished I’d included her in a few earlier chapters; there certainly could have been some “fun” and “interesting” tiny encounters with her...
I’m glad you liked Jenny’s reaction to Nick’s story. The Conversation between her and Nick was the hardest part of this chapter to write: it had to hit certain plot points, but also had to flow smoothly and seem believable. I certainly hope it was.
Date: December 24 2020 12:54 AM Title: Chapter 17: A Little Unexpected
Well I can't wait to see if Jenny is sincere or if this is a set up to see if he he's going to be faithful. Hope he gets some good footplay before the end! Very interesting turn of events!
Author's Response:
To be perfectly honest, Jenny is as sincere as they come. Her character was always going to be in the story initially, But I hadn’t planned on her going anywhere past the mailbox scene. Due to the animosity towards Cassie’s character, and Other comments and reviews I received, I decided to expand her character a bit. I had always planned for Nick to come back to his and Cassie’s apartment in the middle of the night, but Jenny wasn’t supposed to be there, initially. I kind of developed a plan for her, and I hope you like how it turns out.
[Report This]Date: December 22 2020 4:16 PM Title: Chapter 16: A Little Guilt, With a Side Of Salt
What is going to pass in the next chapter?, I am a bit excited for reading it. This story is so good, is one of my favourite stories, I wish that you keep writing it. How many chapters are left to finish this story?
Author's Response:
Well, I’m really glad you’re enjoying it, and I certainly appreciate the review and your “favoriting” the story. While I know that you and several others would like it to be longer, there’s only about two or three more chapters left, but I’m sure you’ll like them nonetheless.
Obviously, I don’t want to give too much away and let you read it for yourself, but I can tell you that the next couple of chapters weren’t initially intended to be included in the story. They were last-minute additions inspired by several of the reviews I received. I’m still pretty sure the story is going to end as I initially intended, but with these late additions and changes, it still might be up in the air.
Thanks for reading, and feel free to send in more reviews.
Date: December 17 2020 4:41 PM Title: Forward
It’s sad that this story is coming to an end, I don’t want it to end, will you do something like part 2?
Date: December 17 2020 6:06 AM Title: Chapter 16: A Little Guilt, With a Side Of Salt
hi, how many chapters do you plan to release? I hope this story never ends.
Author's Response:
Believe it or not, the story is coming to an end very soon. I’ve only got about 2 to 3 more chapters to release, but they’re going to be doozies! I’m hoping to have a next one done by the end of the week, and I’d like to finish the story by the end of the year.
Date: December 11 2020 11:09 PM Title: Chapter 16: A Little Guilt, With a Side Of Salt
Hi :D
Firstly, I want to thank you for the length of this chapter. A nice long chapter to sink my teeth into was gladly appreciated.
I'm sorry for not reviewing sooner, but was busy with my own writing.
Now, I am overjoyed that Nick is gaining control of his power. My precious baby is finally getting some semblance of control back in his life, and I am happy for him.
*sighs*
Now, onto the pit of anger and rage that is Cassie's character.
I still find her character to elicit such feelings of anger from me, and her lines and dialog in this chapter did little to sooth me.
The fact she still feels Nick has to be forgiven being a glaring example of this.
And Nick's almost fanatic reaction to her even agreeing to talk to him.....Nick sweety, you don't need her, nor should you have a desire to return to her.
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While we're here. The the reviewer ConceptorJoe, you have outlined everything that I hate about Cassie in a well detailed insightful character study there.
And I agree with every word he said.
Cassie is not some stressed downtrodden wife pushed to her limit.....she's an abuser.
She mentally, emotionally, and physicaly abused her husband who was powerless to stop her.
And then gaslighted him into thinking it was his fault. This chapter shows how deep her manipulation goes as Nick is so focused on pleasing CASSIE, so desiring to return to CASSIE, learning to control his powers FOR CASSIE.
His whole worldview is eclipsed by his 'wife' (and I use the term on paper only)
Who has hurt him, and abused him, especially like in chapters 12, 13 and 15 like ConceptorJoe said, as well as in other chapters.
Taking away the book because she wanted to 'punish him' was something that made my blood boil....well any of Cassie's action have done that, it's hard to pick a specific one.
She seriously considered killing, or hurting her partner....
And as ConceptorJoe said, it's the same with me. I am still loving this story and your writing, don't get me wrong.
But at the same time I am frustrated and sick of Cassie's attitude, and seemingly no one pulling her up, no one saying she's an abusive character who doesn't deserve her husband.
She should be in prison.
It's so frustrating for me reading (and re-reading this story) with her having no comeuppance, and Nick continuously fawning over her and willing to put his own life and wellbeing in jeapordy just to be back with a woman, who has treated him with abuse and disdain.
I love this story, but at the same time when I saw this chapter had been posted I was a bit hesitant to read it, as I was 90 percent sure Cassie's behaviour would put me in a bad mood.....and it has.
Nick's control over his powers did make me smile, and I was happy for him, but thay happyness was dashed when Cassie's content appeared.
Cassie cannot come out on top, or with a happy ending, she does not deserve one nor desevre to be in a relationship after what she's done.
If I was aware of what she was done (and could prove it) she would be going to prison for her actions.
*Takes calming breath*
Anyway, I hope you have a good day.
(Oh and just pointing this out, you writing font is very tiny, and hard to read at times. I have tried increasing the font size with the site option of 'text size' but it doesn't work?)
Author's Response:
Well, you certainly developed a hatred for Cassie, and it’s well-deserved. You’ve recognized her as being abusive, both emotionally and physically, and like most of my other readers, you are telling Nick to leave her and move on, that she doesn’t deserve his love, and that you can’t understand why he pines for her and wants her back. In essence, you now understand what it’s like whenever you, as an outside observer, see a woman in an abusive relationship, and how frustrating it is to see that woman pine for her abuser, make excuses for them, and go back to them time and time again.
I’m sorry if you’re having trouble with the font, I’ve been having some issues trying to get it formatted whenever I copy and paste it, Especially recently.
[Report This]Date: December 11 2020 7:22 PM Title: Forward
Hi there, thank you for continuing to write this story. Obviously your characters have elicited passionate responses from some of your readers, and I just wanted to contribute my thoughts. Namely, about Cassie.
You're obviously aware that her character is extremely unlikeable, both because of the many reviews and the fact that it is intentional. In your responses to reviews, you seem to focus on the “conditional love” that she shows Nick, but I think you should take it one step further and call her behavior what it is- abusive.
The mental abuse and manipulation is pretty evident. If she knows that Nick shrinking is uncontrollable and not him purposefully disregarding her wishes, but doesn’t care, that’s mentally abusive. Especially when the “punishment” is the cold shoulder, lack of affection, and general hostility. Even taking away the one thing that might stop the uncontrollable shrinking (the book), and thus her apparently unbearable stress of watching where she’s going, makes her either stupid or straight up abusive (or both).
Then, teased in chapter 12 and blatant in chapter 15, is the physical abuse. Taking advantage of an unbalanced power dynamic to intentionally cause your partner physical pain or displeasure is abusive, even if it’s “only” during heated moments. It seems like people moved on real quick from the fact that Cassie tried to seriously kill Nick. She threatened to kill him in ch 12, tried to gaslight him into thinking it wasn’t serious in 13, then actually tried to in 15. Even if she was facing an internal conflict, a serious part of her was willing to kill her partner. I wonder if she left that little detail out in her retellings to Jenny. Again, abusive.
I bring this up because it goes into why I feel so frustrated when reading this story. Maybe others feel similarly. Nobody in the story acknowledges that what she’s doing is screwed up. People had to come to the reviews to confirm that you realize how frustrating her character is, because the text itself honestly doesn’t imply that. That Nick is so desperate to get Cassie back, and both Cassie and Jenny downplaying how serious the issue between them is. Abusive characters getting away with being abusive, while acting morally superior about it, is extremely frustrating to experience as a reader.
Now, you’ve hinted at Cassie getting comeuppance, changing the ending based on the reviews, Nick ending up in a good place, etc. My only recommendation is to get there sooner than later lol, because this story can feel exhausting. I think the fact that people are so passionate and invested in this story is a testament to your writing, but the annoying characters distract from it in my opinion. I seriously hope that Cassie does not come out “on top” by the end, because that would be SO unsatisfying. Maybe it’s the point you’re trying to make, and if so that’s a valid one, BUT as a reader I wouldn’t be very happy about it lol.
Sorry for the long review, I figured I might as well get it off my chest, but I hope you found it somewhat helpful. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing where it goes from here, and I hope you’re staying safe in these difficult times.
Author's Response:
I know people are irritated with Cassie‘s behavior, and yes, what she’s doing to Nick is definitely abuse—Both emotionally and physically. Despite the obviously unusual and stressful situation, she’s being irrational, unkind, uncaring, and downright cruel to Nick. In many other giant of stories that I’ve read, the writer wants you to know almost right away if a giantess is going to be cruel or gentle. I think it’s Cassie’s transition from kind and gentle, to cruel and unloving which makes her character so... well, let’s just say that you all love to hate her!
I know it seems like Cassie’s behavior just seems to get worse and worse, but I’m not trying to torture my readers. I know that sometimes my stories can just seem to be a spaghetti of scenarios, with one leading right into the next (and come on, this is erotic fiction, so that’s the point), but I also want them to be endearing and somewhat realistic.
but I promise you, this torture won’t go on forever, we really are coming down to the last few chapters, and I think the next one will throw you for a loop, and will touch on a few things you mentioned above.
Date: December 11 2020 2:29 PM Title: Forward
I can't wait to see what happens next. Maybe it's just me but it seems like Nick is rushing into this in a misguided attempt to win Cassie back over, I mean he's only just now figured out how to control his shrinking and hasn't really even practiced it extensively yet. So he has no idea if it will continue to work or not especially under stress. I'm actually hoping that a shrunken Nick gets to encounter a drunk Cassie as that could be pretty dangerous for him and lead to some interesting scenarios.
Part of me feels like Cassie would probably be happy to crush him and move on with her life after her reluctance to talk to him and then going out to bars. Really can't wait to see where you take things next. Is it still going to be an emotional rollercoaster like you mentioned before?
Author's Response:
It’s true, Nick may be rushing back into things, and getting caught up in his excitement, But it certainly wouldn’t be the first rushed decision he’s made when it comes to his marriage. Besides, it actually set up the next chapter which, yes, it’s going to be the emotional roller coaster I promised (or at least, that’s what I hope). It’s Also going to be a very huge deviation from where I was initially taking the story, so I hope you enjoy it.