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batboyblog · 2 months

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The governor was firm: Nebraska would reject the new federal money for summer meals. The state already fed a small number of children when schools closed. He would not sign on to a program to provide all families that received free or cut-rate school meals with cards to buy groceries during the summer.

“I don’t believe in welfare,” the governor, Jim Pillen, a Republican, said in December.

A group of low-income youths, in a face-to-face meeting, urged him to reconsider. One told him she had eaten less when schools were out. Another criticized the meals at the existing feeding sites and held a crustless prepackaged sandwich to argue that electronic benefit cards from the new federal program would offer better food and more choice.

“Sometimes money isn’t the solution,” the governor replied.

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The new $2.5 billion program, known as Summer EBT, passed Congress with bipartisan support, and every Democratic governor will distribute the grocery cards this summer. But Republican governors are split, with 14 in, 13 out and no consensus on what constitutes conservative principle.

One red-state governor (Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas) hailed the cards as an answer to a disturbing problem. Another (Kim Reynolds of Iowa) warned that they might increase obesity. Some Republicans dismissed the program as obsolete pandemic aid. Some balked at the modest state matching costs. Others hinted they might join after taking more time to prepare.

The program will provide families about $40 a month for every child who receives free or reduced-price meals at school —$120 for the summer. The red-state refusals will keep aid from about 10 million children, about a third of those potentially eligible nationwide.

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As with Medicaid, poor states are especially resistant, though the federal government bears most of the cost. Of the 10 states with the highest levels of children’s food insecurity, five rejected Summer EBT: Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.

Like the school lunch program, it serves families up to 185 percent of the poverty line, meaning a family of three would qualify with an income of about $45,500 or less.

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Some Republicans, in rejecting the aid, found critics in their own ranks. After Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina dismissed Summer EBT as a duplicative “entitlement,” State Senator Katrina Shealy, a fellow Republican, wrote a column with a Democratic colleague warning that “hunger does not stop during summer break.”

In an interview, Ms. Shealy said the state should not reject $65 million “just because Biden is president,” and perhaps just partly tongue-in-cheek wrapped her plea in Trumpian bunting: “Everyone wants to say, ‘America First’ — well, let’s feed our children first.”

Oklahoma initially said it rejected the program because federal officials had not finalized the rules. But responding to critics, Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, sharpened his attack, calling Summer EBT a duplicative “Biden administration program” that would “cause more bureaucracy for families.”

Tribal governments, which have influence over large parts of the state, stepped in. Already feuding with Mr. Stitt, they promised to distribute cards to all eligible families on their land, regardless of tribal status, while bearing the $3 million administrative cost. The five participating tribes will cover nearly 40 percent of Oklahoma’s eligible children, most of them not Native American.

“I remain dumbfounded that the governor of Oklahoma would turn down federal tax dollars to help feed low-income children,” said Chuck Hoskin Jr., the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.

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some of the most stunning highlights of this story.

All I got to say is, let's feed the children? every single Democratic Governor took the money to feed the kids, every governor who rejected it, every single one, is a Republican. If you don't vote for Democrats you are STEALING food out of kids mouths.

#food #food insecurity #Poverty #politics #school lunch #feed the children #Republicans #2024 elections

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choicesficwriterscreations · 2 months

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CFWC F/AotW - Mar 24 - 30, 2024

✒️ = Fanfic | 📱= Text Fics/Edits | 🎨 = Fanart Ⓜ️ = Mature Content 18+ | 🔥 = Explicit/NSFW 18+ 🏳️‍🌈 = LGBTQIA

AMERICAS MOST ELIGIBLE

Bianca Sandoval x MC Fanart 🎨by @lilyoffandoms

BLADES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

Birth ✒️| Tyril Starfury x F!human!MC - @petalouda85

Blades MC Fanart 🎨🏳️‍🌈 by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

I Trusted You 🎨| Aerin Valleros x F!human!MC - @erixadraws

Tyril Starfury x F!human!MC Fanart 🎨 by @lilyoffandoms for @petalouda85

BLOODBOUND

Be An Amazing Mother ✒️| Adrian Raines x MC - @stanathanxoox

Gaius Augustine Fanart 🎨by @gaiuskamilah

Kamilah Sayeed Fanart 🎨 by @gaiuskamilah

CRIMES OF PASSION

Gridlocked ✒️| m!Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @inlocusmads

Hidden Romance ✒️| m!Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @storyofmychoices

Home ✒️| m!Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @thosehallowedhalls

Lofi Beats To Supress Your Anxiety To ✒️| m!Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @inlocusmads

So Was it Honestly the Best? ✒️🏳️‍🌈| m!Trystan Thorne x MC - @choices-ceri

IMMORTAL DESIRES

Incident in the Ghostland (Chapter 8) ✒️Ⓜ️| Cassius Harlow x Gabe Adalhard - @dreamscapingsblog

IT LIVES ANTHOLOGY

Andy Kang Fanart 🎨 by @artbyalz

Noah Marshall Fanart 🎨by @payroo

Noah Marshall x MC Fanart 🎨🏳️‍🌈by @payroo

NIGHTBOUND

Peacock Princess ✒️| Nik Ryder x F!MC - @ladylamrian

OPEN HEART

Complete Open Heart F/AotW List

THE PRINCESS SWAP

Main Characters Fanart 🎨by @lilyoffandoms

RED CARPET DIARIES

Thomas Hunt x F!OC Fanart 🎨by @/artbyainna (IG) (C: @storyofmychoices)

THE ROYAL ROMANCE

The DeFacto Queen (Series) ✒️Ⓜ️| Liam Rys x MC, Drake Walker x MC - @angelasscribbles Chapter 5: Come Together

Capitulo 3: Adios New York ✒️| Liam Rys x F!MC - @belencha77

Capitulo 4: Bienvenidos a Cordonia ✒️| Liam Rys x F!MC - @belencha77

Capitulo 5: Noche Especial✒️| Liam Rys x F!MC - @belencha77

Once Upon a Time, Book 1. Ch. 1 (Part 7) ✒️| Liam Rys, Drake Walker, etc. - @fadingreveries

WAKE THE DEAD

Close Call ✒️| Troy Hassan x F!MC - @dutifullynuttywitch

CROSSOVER FICS

Bloodbound/Open Heart

Immortal Desires / Open Heart

The Meeting ✒️| Original Characters - @ezekielbhandarivalleros

Immortal Desires/Murder at Homecoming

Murder at Homecoming: Harlow Part 4 ✒️| Cassius Harlow x MaH F!MC - @korgbelmont

Murder at Homecoming: Harlow Part 5 ✒️| Cassius Harlow x MaH F!MC - @korgbelmont

Murder at Homecoming: Harlow Part 6 - Finale ✒️| Cassius Harlow x MaH F!MC - @korgbelmont

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synergysilhouette · 4 months

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Guide to my Rewrites (and other content)

I post a lot of things, and some of those things are rewrites. As such, I thought this would be a nice guide for fans of my rewrites in particular. I'm still adding new things! Lemme know what you think.

Alternate Takes (Disney)

These are projects that have the same characters and settings (for the most part), but different plot points. These particular alternate takes suggest ideas that would've made me enjoy the movie more (or at all) and aren't a fanfic so much as bullet points with pictures.

Aida

Pocahontas

Hercules

The Princess and the Frog

Tangled

Frozen

Big Hero 6

Moana

Frozen 2

Raya and the Last Dragon

Encanto

Strange World

Wish (Note: This is NOT the extensive rewrite I've been working on, entitled "Stargazer". For that, check out this temporary placeholder: Characters/Setting and Prologue/Opening Song)

I also did rewrites for two Dreamworks movies:

The Road to El Dorado

Sinbad

Marvel

Not quite as detailed as my other rewrites, but I thought I'd include them.

Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness

Thor: Love and Thunder

Reimagining Disney Movies

These are projects that take Disney's framework (ie a fairy tale) and create my own characters, plot, setting, and song titles for it.

The Snow Queen

Kingdom of the Sun

Rapunzel

Extensive rewrites

TV shows that I've remade episode-for--episode, perhaps removing and adding some as I see fit.

X-Men: Evolution--New roster, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Roster (Timeskip), Season 4, and Season 5

Miraculous Ladybug--Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4 (currently working on Season 5; been dragging my feet with that!)

Wolverine & the X-Men--New Roster, Season 1

Anime as comic books

Yes, this is a topic. I remember when I was in this headspace, and it was really fun. I basically reimagined what if popular anime had been created as superhero comic books that golden or silver age.

Dragon Ball

Naruto

Anime rewrites

Black Butler

Naruto (Part I)

Bucchigiri?! (Pending)

High Card: Season 1

Video Game Rewrites

These aren't quite as detailed as my usual rewrites.

Bayonetta

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Fire Emblem: Fates

Fire Emblem: 3 Houses

Kingdom Hearts

Mood Boards

Just something I've made for fun to inspire others! Not an expert on making them, but it was still something I wanted to do.

My Wish rewrite (temporary)

Disney's Swan Lake

Disney's Hansel & Gretel

Disney's Rumpelstiltskin

Disney's Red Riding Hood

Sub-Saharan Disney musical

Disney Superhero Film

Japanese Disney musical

Actors who could play Disney villains

Choices: Stories You Play

REALLY into this game for a period--but it started to get awful when "Witness" came into play. Here's a list of reviews (which I've stopped doing) as well as concepts for new books (originally on Reddit before I got banned).

"Before I Say I Do"

"Celebrity Status"

"Summoned to Court"

"Arkikara"

"Fairy Godparent"

"Hierarchy: Scheming University"

"Willow Falls"

"Late at Night"

"Spellcaster"

"Four"

"America's Most Eligible" (Review)

"Desire & Decorum" (Review)

"High School Story" (Review)

"Rules of Engagement" (Review)

"The Freshman" (Review)

"Queen B" (Review)

My OCs

This section covers my original characters for a few fandoms.

Fictif

The Arcana (Pending; I had a couple, but I've decided to mak a new one--plus I can't remember the Reddit accounts I first made them on, lol)

Hogwarts Legacy

Baldur's Gate 3 (Pending)

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the-unconquered-queen · 3 months

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For ongoing series, they count as completed if you're up to date, but it's up to you if you want to include a series' shorts/extras (like holiday specials) or not for 'completed'. (So, for example, if you've read the one available chapter of The Deadliest Gambit, then you've "completed" The Deadliest Game, but you decide whether you consider The Nanny Affair as completed if you haven't read The Dalton Affair.)

Full list under cut because why not, but you can just vote for an approximation/your best guess if you'd rather.

(In short, spin-offs like RoE/TRR and HSS/HSS:CA are each counted as their own separate series, TRR/TRH/TRF are all counted as one series, and finally ILitW/ILB and Untameable/Unbridled are counted as the same series respectively)

Series listed in the alphabetical order of the Choices library: A (1) Across the Void, (2) Alpha, (3) America's Most Eligible, (4) A Very Scandalous Proposal;

B (5) Baby Bump, (6) Bachelorette Party, (7) Big Sky Country, (8) The Billionaire's Baby, (9) Blades of Light and Shadow, (10) Bloodbound;

C (11) Crimes of Passion, (12) The Crown & the Flame, (13) A Courtesan of Rome, (14) The Cursed Heart;

D (15) The Deadliest Game, (16) Desire & Decorum, (17) Dirty Little Secrets, (18) Distant Shores, (19) The Duchess Affair;

E (20) The Elementalists, (21) Endless Summer;

F (22) First Comes Love, (23) Foreign Affairs, (24) The Freshman;

G (25) Getaway Girls, (26) Guarded, (27) Guinevere;

H (28) The Haunting of Braidwood Manor, (29) The Heist: Monaco, (30) Hero, (31) High School Story, (32) High School Story: Class Act, (33) Home for the Holidays, (34) Hot Couture, (35) Hot Shot;

I (36) Immortal Desires, (37) It Lives;

K (38) Kindred, (39) Kiss of Death;

L (40) Laws of Attraction, (41) Lovehacks;

M (42) Most Wanted, (43) Mother of the Year, (44) Ms. Match, (45) Murder at Homecoming, (46) My Two First Loves;

N (47) The Nanny Affair, (48) Nightbound;

O (49) Open Heart;

P (50) Passport to Romance, (51) Perfect Match, (52) The Phantom Agent, (53) The Princess Swap;

Q (54) Queen B;

R (55) Red Carpet Diaries, (56) Ride-or-Die, (57) Rising Tides, (58) Roommates with Benefits, (59) The Royal Masquerade, (60) The Royal Romance, (61) Rules of Engagement;

S (62) Save the Date, (63) Ship of Dreams, (64) Shipwrecked, (65) Slow Burn, (66) Sunkissed, (67) Surrender;

U (68) The Unexpected Heiress, (69) Untameable;

V (70) Veil of Secrets, (71) Villainous Valentine;

W (72) Wake the Dead, (73) Wishful Thinking, (74) With Every Heartbeat, (75) Witness, (76) Wolf Bride

#playchoices #I think I'm at 57 #as for the list I think the only thing I counted differently to the app was HSS:CA as its own series instead of putting it under HSS #unconquered queries

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a-cloud-for-dreams · 8 months

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Ok so I've recently been on a mission to read as much of the Choices catalog as possible since there are so many underrated books on there besides the boring smut ones. I think my last reading list is a lil outdated, inaccurate, and harder to find, so for my convenience I'm making a separate post.

My goal is to knock out the single books before starting the series for efficiency's sake, so most of the books on the priority list are single books

Priority

Kindred (CURRENTLY ON)

The Crown and the Flame (CURRENTLY ON)

Immortal Desires?? I've been curious about it for awhile

It Lives Beneath (ALREADY STARTED...)

A Billionaire's Baby (diamond mining)

Endless Summer (ALREADY STARTED...)

Murder at Homecoming

Secondary

Guinevere

With Every Heartbeat

Laws of Attraction Series

America's Most Eligible

Red Carpet Diaries

Rules of Engagement

Break Glass in Case of Emergency

The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir

The Freshmen Series

High School Story

Feel free to recommend more books that you feel like recommending!

Current MC & OC List

Jasmine Nefaletzi (Kindred)

Velaska Prescott (It Lives Beneath)

Natasha LeNoir (RCD)

Summer Reverie Layne (ES; OC)

Minerva Kallias (MAH)

Saoirse Lemoncello (TBB)

You can find the full list of my MCs and OCs on my pinned post!

Completed Books and Mini Opinions

The Elementalists: I LOVED this series it had flaws but it was super fun to play!! I love my powerful MC and my sarcastic twin, and I'm a sucker for elemental magic systems and magic centered schools imao

A Courtesan of Rome: AAAAAAAH WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK BESIDES HOW AMAZING IT WAS!! I feel like this was a historic book that felt accurate y'know and ofc ACOR MC is literally *chef's kiss* just an absolute baddie we have no choice but to stan <3 she had all of Rome on her knees as she should!!

Crimes of Passion 1 and 2: I think objectively the original book was better but this one was more replayable/entertaining solely because of the Thorne siblings but i wish the mystery and the plot twist were handled better in Book 2 specifically

Bloodbound Series: UGH IT WAS INCREDIBLE!! It still had flaws and I would have added/rewritten things but it's definitely one of the best and most satisfying series PB has ever written

Ride or Die: IT WAS AMAZING A+ I'm so sad the sequel got canceled it deserved so much more :(

Nightbound: IT WAS PRETTY GOOD i miss them already and want a sequel now. It's very replayable which I always appreciate

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lover-also-fighter-also · 2 months

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P.S there are some books I didn't cover as the polls have a limit of only 12 options. I know it lives within is not pixelberry made but considering its a fan favourite I put it up in the options too

#choices #pixelberry studios #choices ame #bloodbound choices #choices the crown and the flame #desire and decorum #choices endless summer #choices the freshman #choices high school story #high school story class act #choices the royal romance #the royal heir #rules of engagement #choices it lives in the woods #choices it lives beneath #it lives within

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cadybear420 · 3 months

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Cadybear's Choices Reviews: The Masterlist + Ranking of Choices stories (Note: List is subject to frequent updates)

(Keep in mind, I'm initially posting this as purely the tierlist without links. As I start posting my reviews, I'll begin to fill it out with the links to the reviews.)

I've been compiling a Google Doc of reviews for all the Choices stories I've played and I figured, it's about time I started sharing them. So here's where I'm going to be collecting them all.

This collection of links to my reviews will be organized in a tierlist-style format. This tierlist is subject to changes.

Notes:

All reviews are subject to updated versions, ie. re-reviews, and its place in the tierlist may change as well. If I have to make a re-review for a story, it will get its own brand-new post. However, all reviews of a story will be included in the list.

Stories that are part of an anthology or are spinoffs will get separate posts. For example, ILB gets its own separate post from ILITW, HSS:CA gets its own separate review from OG HSS, Unbridled gets its own separate review from Untameable, Rivals with Benefits gets its own separate review from Roommates with Benefits. But I will still compare them to their respective predecessors in their reviews.

Stories that change their titles midway through the series but retain the storyline of the same MC will not be getting separate reviews for each title change. TRR and TRH will be reviewed together, all of TFS will be reviewed together. But this is subject to exceptions (eg. I might end up separating TRR and TRH reviews from each other)

Purple titles are stories I have played, and am able to create a substantial review for (generally due to having last played them recently).

Pink titles are stories I'm in the middle of playing or replaying. Keep in mind that some of these playthroughs may be on hiatus.

Uncolored titles are stories that I have played, but the review for it may not be very substantial or informed, as I played them a couple of years before I started collecting all my reviews together. I'm still making some form of review for it anyways because I would like to provide some context to the ranking I gave it. That, and, if I do get to playing it and re-reviewing it, I can have two reviews side-by-side to see how my opinions may or may not have changed.

Titles with a 🍇 next to them are reviews that are very long and detailed and "juicy". Like, the ones that are lengthier and/or more highly opinionated than others.

Diamond Tier: Choices’ Bests, 10 stars, YAAAAASSSS!

The books and series that clearly had the most effort and heart put into them. They’re not all perfect obviously, but they do feel like actual choice-making interactive stories, and they’re easily the most enjoyable of the bunch. These are the stories that other Choices stories should take notes from.

*Blades of Light and Shadow- Book 1 (have yet to start Book 2, and Book 3 is on its way)

Endless Summer

High School Story (OG Trilogy) 🍇

It Lives in the Woods

It Lives Beneath

The Heist: Monaco

Platinum Tier: Exceptional Quality, 9 stars, YES!

They probably didn’t have quite as much meaningful player interaction put into them and/or weren’t quite as enjoyable as any of the Diamond Tier books. But they’re still really high quality and very respectable, and even possible contenders for being moved up to Diamond Tier after I give them a replay.

A Courtesan of Rome

BloodBound

Mother of the Year

Murder at Homecoming 🍇

Perfect Match

The Crown and the Flame

*The Royal Romance- Book 1 (have yet to play the rest)

Gold Tier: Memorably Fun, 8 stars, WOOO!

They’re maybe not really the best quality stories, but they were fun to play and had elements that kind of gave them their own unique charm. Maybe it’s just an absolute wild ride of a story, or maybe it’s a guilty pleasure story. They’re memorable, maybe even iconic, and certainly worth replaying.

Across the Void

America's Most Eligible

Baby Bump 🍇

Bachelorette Party

*Dirty Little Secrets (currently playing, but it's on a good track so far)

Hero

LoveHacks

Ride or Die 🍇 (plus the original review from when I had it on Wood Tier)

The Haunting of Braidwood Manor

The Phantom Agent

Silver Tier: Enjoyable. 7 stars, Yay!

The “vanilla is still a flavor” of the app. The stories that were mostly simple and straight-forward and didn’t greatly wow me or stick with me, but were still at least fun to play and could be worth a replay. Pretty good as “cozy” stories.

*Crimes of Passion- Book 1 (have yet to play Book 2, and Book 3 is on its way)

The Freshman Series- Special Date Side Stories (have yet to play the actual main series and the holiday side stories)

Home for the Holidays

*High School Story: Class Act (if you pretend it’s not a HSS spinoff; see Bronze Tier for full review)

*Immortal Desires- Book 1 (Book 2 is on its way)

*Open Heart- Book 1 (have yet to play the rest)

Shipwrecked

The Cursed Heart- Book 1 (have yet to start Book 2)

The Freshman Series- Special Date Side Stories (have yet to play the actual main series and the holiday side stories)

The Princess Swap

With Every Heartbeat

Copper Tier: Decent, Average. 6 stars. Eh.

The “just okay” stories. Far from terrible, but not much about them that really stood out to me. Not much interest in replaying them, unless maybe I need something completely mindless to play or want to give them a second chance.

Distant Shores

Nightbound

Bronze Tier: Unsure, Mixed Feelings, It’s Complicated. 5 stars. Ehhhhh.

The stories that are mixed bags. They aren’t really terrible, as there are some things they did right, but there’s also… so much that they did wrong. A lot of these could probably use a replay for the sake of giving it a second chance and forming a more solid opinion on it.

High School Story: Class Act 🍇

Laws of Attraction

Rules of Engagement 🍇

**The Nanny Affair- Book 1 (see Stone Tier for full series review)

Wake the Dead

Wolf Bride

Stone Tier: Truly Mid, Lacking in Substance. 4 stars, Meh.

I don’t really dislike them, but there’s next to nothing they give to us. They’re just so empty and flavorless. There’s “vanilla is still a flavor”, and then there’s having no flavor at all, and these books just have little to no flavor.

Ms. Match

Roommates with Benefits

Slow Burn

**The Nanny Affair- Book 2 (and the sum whole of the trilogy tbh 🍇

Wood Tier: Boring. 3 stars. Bleh.

The absolute snorefests of the app. Not only did they give nothing, but they were terrible at holding my interest and attention. They’re so poorly paced that even if they did have something of value, I completely missed it because I was either completely zoning out and/or I felt actual mental distress trying to follow the story. At least with the Stone Tier books, I could actually pay attention to the story without feeling like my brains were going to have a nuclear meltdown.

A Very Scandalous Proposal

**Sunkissed (played 5 chapters before quitting cause it was so boring)

Rotting Flesh Tier: Annoying. 2 stars. Uuuuggghhhh.

The stories that are legitimately painful to play through. Just downright frustrating and groan-worthy. They aren’t quite the worst, but they only do very little right. And it’s even more tragic because these premises maybe could have been done right. There are ideas for decent stories here, but they’re completely neglected.

My Two First Loves 🍇

**The Nanny Affair- Book 3 (see Stone Tier for full series review)

Witness

PooPoo Tier: Literally the Worst. 1 star. AAAARRRRRGGGHHH.

The absolute dogshit stories. The biggest doodoofarts of the entire app. The complete bottom of the barrel. The stories that had me actually verbally raging and close to throwing my phone into the nearest wall. Everything about each of these is doomed from the beginning. Anything that could have been done right or even decently is done terribly. Rotting Flesh tier is merely the equivalent to prune juice; this tier however is the equivalent to bleach.

Surrender 🍇

Untameable 🍇

First Comes Love 🍇

The Billionaire's Baby 🍇

#choices stories you play #choices #choices game #choices stories we play fandom #choices stories we play #cadybear's choices reviews #cadybear's rankings

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animedublove · 3 months

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Final Post for Choices FanWorks Day is my top 10 Choices MC. Huges thanks to @choicesfandomappreciation for making such a welcoming space and it has been fun seeing everyone's post so her we go.

1) The Elementalists MC

2) BloodBound MC

3) Kenna Rys (TC&TF MC)

4) Across The Void MC

5) Kindred MC

6) The Perfect Match MC

7) America's Most Eligible MC

8) The Freshman MC

9) Crimes of Passion MC

10) Foreign Affairs MC

#choices stories you play #choicesfanworksday #playchoices #choices game #choices fandom

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songsfordustmites · 8 months

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America's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors. People Weekly. July 10, 2000.

"Steve Burns, 26, actor, Brooklyn.

Burns' fans have a habit of drooling all over him. Literally. As the host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, the 5'6" actor charms some 10 million tots each week. Yet when it comes to captivating grown women, the Pennsylvania native says he doesn't have a clue. 'It's never been easy for me,' says Burns, who's dating again after a long-term relationship ended recently. While admitting that his nice-guy TV persona can be an asset, 'even that gets scary,' he notes, 'because [then] it's, 'I bet he's great with kids.'' (Never fear: He does want kids someday: 'That's my goal, definitely.')

Looking for: 'A cross between Christy Turlington, Gwen Stefani and Janeane Garofalo.'

Caveat: 'He can annoy you until you want to scream,' says his mother, Janet, 58."

Burns' comment on the picture choice from his interview on WKDU 91.7 FM Philadelphia December 3, 2003:

"But the picture they used was so dumb, my god! They did this whole photo shoot and I was getting changed between things and I was just wearing this tank top and they're like, 'oh, let's take a picture of you in this tank top,' and I went, 'oh yeah,' and made a muscle. And of course they used that picture..."

#steve burns

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poorchoicesallaround · 8 months

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choices chronology

(a complete timeline of the debut of all choices books since 2016. mini stories/short stories have an asterisk beside them, and only books with exact debut dates are included. vip books are included with their early access date, not their public debut.)

2016

the crown & the flame, book 1 - august 17

most wanted - august 17

the freshman, book 1 - august 17

the freshman, book 2 - august 22

* chris: luxury getaway - august 22

* james: masquerade ball - august 22

* kaitlyn: the perfect date - august 22

the crown & the flame, book 2 - september 7

rules of engagement, book 1 - september 22

* the freshman: love bites - october 19

* the freshman: snowed in - december 7

endless summer, book 1 - december 15

the freshman, book 3 - december 22

#lovehacks, book 1 - december 22

* the haunting of braidwood manor - january 4

2017

* the freshman: game of love - february 8

rules of engagement, book 2 - january 25

the crown and the flame, book 3 - march 29

the royal romance, book 1 - april 13

the freshman, book 4 - may 3

#lovehacks, book 2 - june 2

endless summer, book 2 - june 30

hero - july 12

the sophomore, book 1 - july 12

high school story, book 1 - september 7

the royal romance, book 2 - september 22

high school story, book 2 - october 6

it lives in the woods - october 18

* the freshman: hartfield horror story - october 18

the sophomore, book 2 - december 6

home for the holidays - december 13

red carpet diaries, book 1 - december 15

endless summer, book 3 - december 22

2018

high school story, book 3 - february 28

perfect match, book 1 - february 28

the royal romance, book 3 - march 2

bloodbound, book 1 - march 30

the junior - april 9

veil of secrets - june 1

red carpet diaries, book 2 - june 13

rules of engagement, book 3 - june 21

america's most eligible: season 10 - june 27

desire & decorum, book 1 - july 30

across the void - august 20

perfect match, book 2 - september 5

the senior - september 14

big sky country - september 21

high school story: class act, book 1 - october 8

it lives beneath - october 10

the elementalists, book 1 - october 24

* rules of engagement: newlyweds - november 8

a courtesan of rome - november 14

the heist: monaco - december 10

desire & decorum, book 2 - december 17

2019

america's most eligible: all stars - january 16

ride-or-die: a bad boy romance - january 25

high school story: class act, book 2 - february 11

open heart, book 1 - february 22

the elementalists, book 2 - march 15

passport to romance - march 20

wishful thinking - april 15

nightbound - april 24

bloodbound, book 2 - may 17

platinum - may 30

red carpet diaries, book 3 - june 7

the royal heir, book 1 - june 22

sunkissed - june 26

bachelorette party - july 18

big sky country, book 2 - july 27

desire & decorum, book 3 - august 4

mother of the year - august 30

america's most eligible: wedding edition - september 18

save the date - september 29

the royal masquerade - october 18

high school story: class act, book 3 - october 30

bloodbound, book 3 - november 9

* the royal holiday - november 19

* the elementalists: winters past - november 27

baby bump, book 1 - december 9

hot couture - december 19

with every heartbeat - december 19

* bloodbound: dark solstice - december 21

* desire & decorum: first winter - december 22

2020

the royal heir, book 2 - january 24

blades of light and shadow, book 1 - january 29

a very scandalous proposal - february 5

open heart: second year - february 29

witness: a bodyguard romance - march 16

distant shores - april 3

the nanny affair, book 1 - may 13

the unexpected heiress - july 22

queen b, book 1 - june 26

my two first loves - july 27

the royal heir, book 3 - august 21

ms. match - october 3

rising tides - october 28

baby bump, book 2 - november 20

foreign affairs - december 30

2021

open heart: third year - february 19

slow burn - march 26

laws of attraction - april 27

the nanny affair, book 2 - june 18

the royal finale - july 28

shipwrecked - august 27

queen b, book 2 - september 22

wake the dead - october 27

surrender, book 1 - november 26

crimes of passion, book 1 - december 22

2022

untameable - february 25

the princess swap - march 25

the cursed heart, book 1 - april 27

immortal desires, book 1 - may 25

the nanny affair, book 3 - june 24

murder at homecoming - july 29

the phantom agent - august 31

guinevere - october 26

wolf bride - december 23

kiss of death - november 25

surrender, book 2 - december 28

2023

getaway girls - january 25

roommates with benefits, book 1 - february 24

first comes love - march 29

the duchess affair - april 28

kindred - may 26

crimes of passion, book 2 - june 28

the billionaire's baby - july 26

dirty little secrets - august 18

blades of light and shadow, book 2 - september 1

alpha - october 13

(if you see an errors, please let me know!)

#choices #playchoices #i mostly made this so i could compare different eras of choices #thought it would be nice to share it with the public #there are sooo many freshman books god kill me #anyways my main takeaway from this? capitalism kills art

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Outfit Replacements (America's Most Eligible Book 3)

Last book for my MC's.

I do think that out of the three book in the series that book three has the best outfits. There is also not as many outfits in this book as books 1 and 2.

Again, some outfits were paired together in photos so the formatting might be weird.

Again, the sprite photos are from Choices Wiki

"Initial Outfit":

It's fine. Again, not my favorite as there are other starting otufits I like more.

Below is what I think Charlie would actually wear.

"Garden Goddess":

It gives me prom vibes. But I don't like it.

Below is what Charlie would actually wear.

"Sequined Starlet":

It's good but it is not Charlie's style. Both with the pattern and the jewelry.

Below is what I think Charlie would wear instead.

"Busty Babe":

Again, not my favorite. mostly because of the jewelry but it just doesn't work for me.

Below is what I think Charlie would wear.

"Daughter-in-Law":

Charlie doesn't really like the short tight dresses. And if she wears a dress with flowers on it, it is small flowers, not big ones like on this dress.

Below is what I think Charlie would actually wear.

"Sin City":

Again, I think the jewelry ruins the outfit. It's also supposed to be for a bachelorette party and I don't feel like it is.

Below is what I think Charlie would wear.

"Wedding Dress":

Like my common theme, I don't like the sleeves.

Below is what I think Charlie actually wore to her wedding.

"Wedding Dress (Simple)":

For a simple dress, it is not bad. But it does give me nightgown vibes.

Below is what I think Charlie would wear instead.

#americas most eligible #outfit replacement #america's most eligible book 3 #catherine “charlie” howard #charlie howard

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choicesiswhatlifeisallabout · 1 year

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Hey! I'm trying to decide which book to (re)read first, so I'd like to ask. What are your top 5 favorite Choices books and/or top 5 books you are still yet to read (if that makes sense, lol). Sorry, clearly I'm bored..

#1 America's Most Eligible

#2 High School Story

#3 Desire and Decorum

#4 The Elementalists

#5 The Freshman Series

Honorable Mentions

#6 Shipwrecked

#7 Perfect Match

#8 Rules of Engagement

#9 Veil of Secrets

#10 Endless Summer

#11 Red Carpet Diaries

#12 Open Heart

#13 The Haunting of Braidwood Manor

#14 Big Sky Country

The Top Five books that I'm looking forward to read

#1 The Unexpected Heiress

#2 The Royal Masquerade

#3 A Courtesan of Rome

#4 Blades of Light & Shadow

#5 Foreign Affairs

#america's most eligible #High School Story #desire and decourm #the elementalists #the freshmen series #Shipwrecked #perfect match #rules of engagment #veil of secrets #endless summer #red carpet dairies #open heart #the haunting of braidwood manor #big sky county #the unexpected heiress #the royal masquerade #a courtesan of rome #blades of shadow and light #foreign affairs

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CFWC Writer of the Month - June 2023: peonyblossom

Each month CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers, and this month’s writer of the month is @peonyblossom We hope you will enjoy learning more about them and their work below! The writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.

Quick Links:

Tumblr Blog: peonyblossom Blog Masterlist AO3

How do you want to be known on Tumblr? Peony, Jay, or Ethan

1- When did you start playing Choices? What was the first book you played?

I started playing Choices when it was first introduced after I saw the promos on HSS and HWU. Ofc the first book I played was High School Story!!

2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?

I joined the Choices fandom because of Thomas Hunt LMAO. After playing the Thomas dates in HWU, I looked him up on Tumblr to see if there was any fan content, and there was (HUGE shoutout to @lovealexhunt and @gutsfics because their works were the first ones I saw). Through following a few Thomas Hunt fan accounts, I found some other stuff in the fandom, like CFWC, and decided to read some other really popular stories, and it just snowballed lol.

3- How did you pick your blog name?

I wanted something that wasn’t fandom-specific so I could post content for any of the many fandoms I’m in. And peonies are my favorite flower!

4- Pull up the first post in your archive, and tell us about it!

The first first post in my archive is a reblog of a One Direction fanfic. My first original post was about the show Miraculous Ladybug.

5- How long have you been writing fanfiction?

Ooh. A long time. Sixth or seventh grade, so nine or ten years?

6- What is your favorite Choices book, and what is your favorite Choices book to write about?

My favorite Choices book is America’s Most Eligible, but my favorite book to write about is Red Carpet Diaries/Hollywood U. I think I just like reading and writing about stories in the film industry since that’s what I do, lol.

7- Share the first fanfic you wrote with us. Do you still like it, or would you change it if you were writing it today?

Waiting Game / peonyblossom / AO3

I still like it! But, if I were writing it today, I would probably make it third person instead of first. It’s still cute, though!

8- What is your favorite fic that you’ve written?

Okay, probably a tie between What If It’s Now? and Love Lost.

9- Do you have a fic that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to be but found could use a little more love?

I think there are a few I thought would’ve gotten a little more attention when I first posted them, but by now, I don’t really think that anymore.

10- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

FLUFF. I mean, I pretty much only write fluff right now; I just love it so much!

11- Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?

Oh yeah. I think I see myself the most in my RCD/HWU MC, Jackie. In the HWU Universe, she’s a film student, like me, and in both universes, she’s an actor, like me!

12- What element of writing do you struggle with most?

Finding the time to do it 🥲 Other than that, probably just get started. I tend to psych myself out, especially with bigger projects.

13- Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?

So. Many.

14- If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to read your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you recommend they read first?

It depends on who it is, but I’d probably let them. As for what I’d recommend, it also depends on the person. Honestly, might just send them my AO3 and let them decide ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

15 - Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing?

Probably more than I know! I’m sure there are plenty of authors who influence me subconsciously. But, I would say I tend to be influenced by classic novels like The Great Gatsby and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

16- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series?

Forever Sounds Perfect! I would love to just watch Ethan propose to Sydney 🥺

17- Do you write original fiction?

Yeah! I mostly do screenwriting, but I also do fiction and poetry writing.

18 - What other hobbies do you have?

Hiking, reading, and yoga!

19 - What’s your favorite emoji?

🥰 or 🫶

#choices fic writers creations #cfwc writer of the month #playchoices #writer of the month #peonyblossom #june 2023 #choices fanfic #playchoices fanfic

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Choices Review: America's Most Eligible

I've decided to take on the challenge of giving my reviews of the Choices books I've played, whether I have a lot to say about it or not. I'll pick a series I'm a fan of: America's Most Eligible.

For those who don't know, book 1 of the series has you playing a last-minute contestant for a reality TV show where the winner wins $100,000. Book 2 focuses on you returning for All-Stars season (which, like many all-stars TV shows, mostly brings back the most recent cast), and book 3 focuses on a wedding competition starring you and your LI versus two enemies that definitely aren't in love.

Book 1 was AWESOME: it was sexy and your choices mattered--but there were issues, in my opinion. The boy next door from last season (I'll just use his default name: "Adam") is supposed to be the bad boy. Occasionally he's seen brooding, but I never really bought into his tough guy act since he's a sweetheart IRL. I get that this is because we spend a lot of time with him off stage, but I wish it was sold a bit better, especially if he's trying to keep himself from crushing on MC--which brings me to another thing. Regardless of if you like him or not, you'll find he has an interest in you, be it platonic or romantic. If you're into him, it feels like love at first sight. If not, it can come off as creepy. I was into him, so it didn't matter, but I realized how weird the situation would be be if I wasn't. This is because the same is said for Jen, a member of the crew who shadows you and advises you on what to do on the show. She means well, but she's not supposed to take a romantic interest in you at the risk of her job. It's especially disturbing when she tries to subvert this by suggesting you practice kissing her for a kissing competition on the show. Along with this, the "your choices mattered" statement I made is kind of untrue. If you make a LOT of choices that please your castmates, they'll become allies, and thus they'll vote for you to win. But the issue is that this takes FOREVER, and thus your only way to win is by doing a unanimous vote. If you have two or less allies (which I did), this costs 50 diamonds, making it one of the most expensive choices on the app! Someone let me know if they had enough allies to only have to pay 15 diamonds.

As for book 2, it was pretty much the same, just with a few new characters, though more insanity and less sexiness. Doing an all-stars season, you meet some new faces, but unlike the previous season, where you could make out/sleep with several of your castmates, it's just condensed to your 4 main love interests and two other characters (one of them being a new face). As such, the passion doesn't feel as naughty and feels a bit more streamlined. Then towards the end of the book, one of the villains gives you a somewhat sympathetic backstory. While they brush it off, you can take it how you want. It's felt kind of out of place, given this feels out of nowhere and undeserved. And AGAIN, you can't win unless you buy your way to a unanimous vote. Overall, it was a fair successor, but not quite as good.

For the final book, you and the LI you chose to marry compete with another duo in a wedding version of AME. Since you're locking it down, the sexy moments are reduced, despite the fact that I'm sure AME would encourage infidelity and last hurrah's for ratings. I was EXTREMELY disappointed by we get a broad stroke of MC's life outside the show. Their mom is featured and they pick from multiple options on whether their dad is involved in their life or not. They also get a fill-in-the-blank profession that makes it feel even more inconsequential. It was a shame that we couldn't get a chapter of two of MC at their job or with their family for a better fleshed-out backstory. Possibly worst of all, the writers of the book decided to make the two new romantic lovers from book 2 become serious love interests who have feelings for you. I have to mention who they are before I dive in deeper: Bianca and Slater. Bianca as a love interest makes sense since she was there since book 1, but it feels weird if you chose to eliminate her early and spent most of your time with Teagan instead in book 1, only for Bianca to replace her in book 2. Along with this, Slater being in love with MC feels like it was just made to create drama; they're very playful in book 2 to the point where it's difficult to see them wanting to lock down MC after all the issues between them. And the writers decide to make it a rough decision; in contrast to "Red Carpet Diaries" where you're allowed to get married and have an open relationship, polygamy and open relationships are not an option here. It's very disappointing, especially when this is supposedly intended to be blackmail material against you at the last minute.

Overall, I love the series, but the quality did seem to go down with time. Book 3 feels completely different in tone, and doesn't sizzle like the previous books. But hey, it was GOC and interesting, so I can't be too upset!

#choices #playchoices #choices stories you play #choices stories we play #choices app #choices game #pixelberry studios #pixelberry #america's most eligible

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ROMANCE CLUB AND CHOICES

Currently Playing on Romance Club

Arcanum - On-going (Waiting)

Heart of Trespia - On-going (Waiting)

Kali: Call of Darkness - On-going (Waiting)

Vying for Versailles - On-Going (Waiting)

Dracula: A Love Story - On-Going (Waiting)

The Flower from Tiamat's Fire - On-Going (Waiting)

Path of the Valkyrie - On-Going (Waiting)

Theodora - On-Going (Waiting)

Sins of London - On-Going (Waiting)

The One - On-Going (Waiting)

Hell and High Water - On-Going (Waiting)

Desert Rose - On-Going (Waiting)

Completed Books on Romance Club

Rage of The Titans (Adrian Route ; Divinity Path) ✅

Legend Of The Willow (Kazu Route ; Fire Fox) ✅

Heaven's Secret (Malbonte Route ; Angel Path) ✅

Seduced By The Rhythm (Brandon ; Passion Path) ✅

Chasing You (Alexander Route ; Logic Path) ✅

Sails In The Fog (Sebastian Route ; Diplomacy & White Magic Path) ✅

On Thin Ice (Hodge Route ; Light Path) ✅

Sophie's Ten Wishes (Benedict Route ; Wallflower Path) ✅

Wave Patrol (Jake Route ; Daring Path) ✅

Shadows of Saintfour (Michael Route ; Caution ; Starve Inner Demon Path) ✅

Moonborn (Max and Victor Route)✅

Currently Playing on Choices

Slow Burn - Currently at Chapter 4

Law of Attractions Book 2 - Currently at Chapter 1

Murder at Homecoming - Currently at Chapter 2

The Phantom Agent - Currently at Chapter 1

Surrender

Completed Books on Choices

Across The Void (Sol Route ; Peace Path)

America's Most Eligible (Adam Route)

A Very Scandalous Proposal

Bachelorette Party (Reed Route)

Big Sky Country (Sawyer Route)

Blade of Light and Shadow (Tyril Route)

Blood Bound (Adrian Route)

Crimes of Passion (Thyrstan Route)

The Crown and The Flame (Raydan Route)

A Courtesan of Rome (Marc Anthony Route)

The Cursed Heart

Desire and Decorum (Ernest & Prince Hamid Routes)

Distant Shores (Edward Route)

The Elementalists (Beckett Route)

Endless Summer (Forgot who I ended here, Needs a Replay)

Foreign Affairs (Tatum Route)

The Freshman Series (Chris Route)

The Haunting of Braidwood Manor

The Heist : Monaco (Forgot who I ended here, Needs a Replay)

Hero (Forgot who I ended here, Needs a Replay)

High School Story (Michael Route)

High School Story : Class Act (Rory Route)

Home for the Holidays (Nick Route)

Hot Couture (Marco Route)

Immortal Desires (Cas Route)

Law Of Attraction (Book 1 - Gab Route)

It Lives Book 1(Lucas Route) Book 2(Tom Route)

Love Hacks (Ben Route)

Most Wanted (Forgot who I ended here, Needs a Replay)

Mother of the Year (Thomas Route)

Ms. Match

My Two First Loves (Noah(Bad Boy) Route)

The Nanny Affair (Book 1)(Book 2)(Book 3)

NightBound (Cal Route)

Open Heart (Bryce Route)

Passport to Romance (Ahmed Route)

Perfect Match (Hayden Route)

Platinum (Raleigh Route)

The Princess Swap

Queen B (Ian Route)

Red Carpet Diairies (Matt & Thomas Routes)

Ride or Die (Logan Route)

The Royal Masquerade (King Regent Hunter route)

The Royal Romance (Prince Liam Route)

Rules of Engagement (William Route)

Save The Date (Justin Route)

Shipwrecked

Sunkissed (Nate Route)

The Unexpected Heiress (John Route)

Untameable

Veil of Secrets (Forgot who I ended here, Needs a Replay)

Wake The Dead (Eli Route)

Wishful Thinking (Jaime Route)

With Every Heartbeat

Witness: A Bodyguard Romance

Wolf Bride (Bastien Route)

#romance club #rc #choices #choices game

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doeblossom · 1 year

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I like "Choices" too! What's your favorite book or book series from there that you like to play? My favorite book is "The Haunting of Braidwood Manor", and my favorite book series is "Endless Summer".

oh hey, nice! THOBM was alright for a short book. i'm enjoying the royal romance, of course i love the ones that deal with princesses, but one i was REALLY surprised to enjoy was laws of attraction.

for laws of attraction, they tried REALLY hard to make me spend diamonds with the romantic choices, but i never did those ones lol. i farm for diamonds in other books with the stunning character: Ms. Farming ForDiamonds. i just really ended up liking solving the mystery! also 1) im not into girls, 2) dating my boss is at best inappropriate, at worst illegal, and 3) the firefighter COSTS MONEY TO DATE :(((. also im upset that you cant date beau. LET ME DATE HIM >:(

my only gripe with the game is that it always involves alcohol, and it can drop sex scenes on u at surprising times. (luckily with TRR there havent been any, but the amount of times my character gets propositioned/given drinks is too much. i replace these with offering to watch a movie and being given soda lolol)

im also playing a high school story and the freshman rn. i hate that its forcing my character into a sorority but w/e

additionally, ms. farming has had her own games. i used her for THOBM, Bachelorette Party, America's Most Eligible, and the Nanny Affair. the odd name is to make sure i dont get attached, and so that i'm less uncomfortable when the book content is questionable/triggering. i just zoom through the book to get the diamonds at the end, so i dont remember many of the books' details.

#tmi tuesday #i have so much more to say #but you know #thats how these kinds of games are #doe's rambles #answered #foodielovethealicorn

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