Reviewer: realRS Signed
Date: October 25 2017
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Izzellah
This was an astonishing series, and I love it. With a committment to character exploration over kink you've created a very real world, one whose path I never guessed.
I had trouble getting around to reading the last few chapters, which always puzzled me. The story subject is one of my absolute favorites (bratty little sister trains shrunk big sister), the writing is stellar, and I even had a personal connection to it. So why wasn't I dropping everything once a new chapter came out like I did with the first few.
The reason I had trouble getting myself to sit down and read is that your characters have such ugliness to them. Not buried deep down, not presented as sexy and fun flaws like I do with my stories, but right at the surface and driving their actions. They have real trauma, and in many ways were people who the more I learned about them, the more I realized that I didn't really like them, and wasn't on their side. They definitely stopped fulfilling my kinky fantasies, and in some way I resented that loss.
Having now finished, I love the Izzy, Sabrina and Gloria, ugliness and all. They are beautiful developed women, and I'm glad to know them.
Great ending, loved watching Izzy give in to her submissive side and embrace pethood, especially since I knew it wouldn't last. I feel bad for Sabrina, even though she made things so much worse by giving in to her cruel and abusive traits. I admired Gloria's wisdome in recognizing that Izzaleah was going to fight for freedom until it killed her, so she might as well have a backpack. And I cheered Izzaleah as she climbed the desk, fully aware that she was barely capable of even the first pathetic step to freedom but not letting that stop her, suicidal odds or no.
I look forward to the next volume, and fully expect to have my fantasies ruined by the ugly truth about people.
Author's Response: Oh! I didn't expect to find anymore comments on this one.
Hey it's realRS!! First just....thank you. This story wouldn't exist if not for your permission and of course the seed of an idea planted in Erica's House. Thank you!!!
So I've been dying to know your opinion on this and I must say "ugly" is never how I thought of these characters but it somehow fits. I would prefer to say "real" but that feels self aggrandizing to me. But yeah I really wanted to stay loyal to the characters I imagined and blah blah writing blah blah. Not just do kink even though that might have gotten this more popular. I don't actually know what people want to read. I'm really happy you liked the story ugliness and all. Let me tell you though ........Small 2 (working title) I haven't even started it but it gets to places I think. Deeper valleys and higher summits, but that's just hot air for now. Gotta do more in MAJOR/minor. See you on the next round!