Reviewer: AmyBrooke Signed
Date: October 25 2021
Title: Chapter 1: It's Fine, Mom
Chapter 1 – Great character development with good dialogue that sets up the rest of the story and builds suspense. I enjoyed the gentle interactions, work dialogue, talking about the shrinking method, the actual shrinking scene itself, and the cliff-hanger ending that makes us want to keep reading.
Chapter 2 – We learn more about their relationship. Good, detailed conversations that establish their rapport. We know shrinking is coming and we have an idea of how, so it is building. She is feeling desperate and wants to keep him, so her personality is starting to shift.
Chapter 3 – It seems that she is ready, willing, and able to justify her shrinking of him if that is the goal without a plot twist. I have a feeling that his response will not be as loving as she believes. The idea for the mother-son weekend is presented and accepted. It makes sense that she would want to know the risks involved and all information on shrinking that she can get while looking for another person to give her advice in her hurt emotional state. I enjoyed her imagining how tiny he would be in her hand.
Pluto, you have talent and please feel encouraged to continue writing if it is not distracting from your real life because that always takes priority, and a writer needs to feel inspired to create. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creations and characters with us.
- AmyBrooke
Author's Response: Thank you so much for the very kind review! I'm really glad that you're enjoying the story so far, and I truly appreciate your kind words and detailed thoughts for each chapter. Your observations are completely right, and I hope you enjoy how everything progresses from here.
I really, really enjoy writing, so I have every intention to continue. Getting my ideas out there is very fun, and I absolutely love seeing what people think. Reviews like yours are by far my favorite part of the process, so thank you again. Although life stuff happens, and certainly has to take priority, my genuine love for writing will always keep me going. You're very welcome for sharing my ideas, and thank you so much for reading them. I hope you enjoy where the story goes from here!!
-Pluto