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Lordy. We’re arguing/snarking over height now? Because why, exactly? FFS.

#Endless Summer #choices stories you play #Ain’t nobody got time for that #Don’t get it

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Jake’s Relationship Development Masterlist (Updated) 

Hi, this is a chapter by chapter analysis of every step in Jake’s romantic relationship with MC, and I (try) to go in as much depth and detail as possible to fully appreciate the character that Pixelberry has given us. Here is all that I’ve done so far (I’ve created a new masterlist because the old got super messy) : 

Book 1:

I Chapter 1 I Chapter 2 I Chapter 3 I Chapter 4I Chapter 5 I Chapter 6 I Chapter 7 I Chapter 8 I Chapter 9 I Chapter 10 and 11 I Chapter 12 I Chapter 13 I Chapter 14 - Love Scene Pt1 I Chapter 15 - Love Scene Pt2 I I Chapter 16 - The Finale and Recap I 

Book 2: 

I Chapter 1 I Chapter 2 I Chapter ¾ I Chapter 5 I Chapter 6, 7, 8 I Chapter 9 I Chapter 10 (Love Scene) I Chapter 11 and 12I 

Bonus Chapters: 

What makes Jake a good character? (Short Essay) 

PSA: YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ ANY OF THE CHAPTERS IN ORDER. START ANYWHERE YOU LIKE!

Coming Soon: 

The rest of Book 2, Book 3, Jake’s Character Arc essay 

Note: If you want to read the chapters at a later time, I suggest you reblog or save the link (click the top right corner).

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ATTENTION ALL JAKE STANS!!

I know you all are sad. Heart broken because of what happened. I am too. And so, I have thought of something.

I’ve decided to make a team. The members can only be Jake Stans. This dream team’s name is ‘Jake Lovers’. We will have eachother and adore Jake together always. We will keep each other happy. We should cause we are a family here. This team will bond us all. So please, let’s all be together and adore Jake.

Anyone can join. Anyone. Feel free to join guys. Jake stans only.

I’ll be tagging a few people:

@lahuertasprincess @sophie-summer @xo-endlessmayhem-xo @itsagoodluckkiss @scgdoeswhat @choicesyouplayandmore @choicessa @choicesmarvel @drakesass @mechaspirit @endless-vall @endlessflame @endless-jake @raventear @skyila86 @jakelovesmc

And everyone else. Reblog/comment on this post to let me know if you want to join. Feel free to send me an ask too. Please spread the word. Let’s do it. ‘Jake lovers’ will be the best team. :D

-@princesstopgun

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I’m still salty.

#endless summer #choices stories you play #play choices #I’m mad at you #jake mckenzie #jake x mc

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Additionally, I take issue with the fact that Jake’s future wasn’t addressed at all in the third ending. He is basically the only one whose ember of hope was rendered impossible, due to the death of both Mike and Lundgren. If there wasn’t a trial or a witness to testify against Lundgren’s crimes, how was he supposed to clear his name? And if his name wasn’t cleared, then he’s still a wanted fugitive who could never reunite with his mother and sister. So he essentially lost his best friend, his wife, and his future, which is pretty lame and doesn’t inspire me to go with the selfless third ending. Everything felt rushed, abrupt, and sloppy.

The Endless Summer finale was half-assed and here’s why.

Precursor, I mean no disrespect to PB or their employees. I genuinely am grateful to each and every one of them for giving us such an incredible story. This is just my opinion on the finale and how it could’ve been done better.

So not only am i devastated that Endless Summer is officially over, but now i’m also devastated that the so called “finale” we were given was a big slap in the face. And while I still believe there should have been a happy ending, that’s not why I’m upset. I’m upset because this was not a well executed ending. This was lazy.

Honestly, Book 3 as a whole felt very lazy. The plot was a mess, important details such as the identity of Estela’s father and MC’s origin were just thrown at us with little explanation, the ending fight with Rourke amounted to practically nothing, and the endings were half-assed and felt very disrespectful to these amazing characters who deserve better than a lazy ending like this. And don’t even get me started on how Book 3 was about 4 to 6 chapters shorter than the two previous books, because that’s enough of a problem in itself.

But let’s specifically talk about this “finale” and why it is the most upsetting of all. Despite the fact that it only took about 10 minutes to read (and that’s including the collection of the Endless’ memories that had absolutely ZERO effect on the story other than to serve as makeshift bloopers), there was hardly any closure! I chose to stay on the island for the rest of my life, and all i get to see is the next day where everyone’s either playing football or building a sandcastle and then making me feel bad about my choice? NO. They’re on the island FOREVER. Why wasn’t there a scene set a few years in the future where we see how far everyone’s come? You can’t just abruptly end the story with them being all like “Welp I guess we’re stuck here,”. We want to see what their futures are like on the island! We want to see a few years later when they’ve really built a life and made La Huerta their home, not just the next day! This decision was MAJOR. It will affect the rest of the catalysts lives, and this lazy ending didn’t feel very significant at all.

But aside from the so-called finale, let’s talk about some other things that fell short. For instance, the handfasting. Now I for one wanted this since Book 1 because to me, it made sense when I thought about it from the catalyst’s perspective. These kids are trapped on an island and may die before they can get back home, so of course if they fall in love with someone, they’re gonna want to make use of all the time they have with them. But what irritated me is not that the wedding happened, but that it felt inconsequential. In 2 of the 3 possible futures, you wouldn’t even be with your LI, because they either forget you or you’re dead, and in Option 2, you see absolutely NOTHING about your marriage except for waking up with them the morning after your “fight” with Rourke. And let’s not even start on the fact that to begin with, the only way to even get married was to raise your relationship with your LI, which can only be achieved through premium choices. You’d think after all that work and ACTUAL DIAMONDS spent throughout THREE BOOKS to make this happen, you’d get a little recognition of your marriage in each ending. But no. It was tossed aside almost immediately.

And to top things off, let’s examine the “epic battle” between the catalysts and Rourke. Rourke has opened a vortex to FUCKING CONSUME THE WHOLE REALITY, and how do we defeat him? We punch him once and he gives up. Great job everyone. This is unfair to Rourke as a character, because this whole time, he has been worked up to be this powerful agent of chaos, but the final battle was literally nothing close to that. Fuck, we fought Lundgren more in that chapter than Rourke, and Lundgren wasn’t even introduced until halfway through Book 2 and rarely made appearances after that. We’ve dealt with Rourke before. We know what’s he’s capable of. The idea that he would just give up so easily is quite frankly ridiculous. Rourke was about to get everything he had been working for over the whole series. Why would he just give up so easily? That is so unlike his character.

There are several other things we could talk about as well, such as the embers and how they didn’t contribute to the story at all other than the fact that you could speak with Vaanu if you collected them. We could talk about the meaningless plot holes that will never be resolved, like the purpose of Kele and the whereabouts of all the hotel guests who HAVE STILL NEVER BEEN FOUND! We could also talk about how Endless Summer has gone on AT LEAST THREE HIATUSES, two of which occured in Book 3 only A FEW WEEKS APART! We could talk about the shortcomings all day, but there is really just one thing that needs to be said;

PB. DO BETTER. DON’T DO THIS AGAIN.

This was an incredible let down for me. Endless Summer was one of the most popular series on your app. The amount of fan connection to this series is something that will probably never be matched again. The amount of fan art and fan fictions for this series was astounding. And don’t forget about the amount of money that i know was spent to buy diamonds just for this series alone, and i know because i purchased diamonds ONLY for this series. It’s a shame how far this series fell over it’s course. This series deserved so much better than the disrespectful ending it got.

I also want to bring up the fact that so many fans have been tweeting you and messaging you BEGGING for another book, even if it’s just a 5 chapter epilogue like RoE: Newlyweds. I just want to know why RoE, a book that is pretty much despised among this fandom, gets a sequel when maybe TWO people asked for it, but Endless Summer does not, even though there are a CRAP TON OF PEOPLE asking for more?

Anyway, these are just some of my thoughts about the total shitstorm that went down today. Of course, I mean no disrespect to the people at PB. I really do appreciate your work and am grateful to you guys for giving us such an incredible story, but I really thing this could’ve been done better. This was just not the quality of work you usually put out, and it sucks as not only a reader but a genuine fan of you guys to see this happen.

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Me too 😭😭😭

its been like, 2 hrs. I MISS JAKE

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😭

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SAMESIES

I’m not even sorry.

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YUP.

my selfish ass decided to stay on the island bc i did not spend half my wallet to die in the end honey

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All right, ya’ll. I’m going to be a selfish cow and keep my husband and everyone else on this island forever and ever. We’ll be one big happy family and make s’mores and drink Mai Tais. It’ll be fun 😭

#endless summer #jake mckenzie x mc #jake mckenzie is everything #choices stories you play #i’m so sorry #i’m the worst #they’ll get over it eventually

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@playchoices

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I haven't even played the last chapter yet, and I'm already dying inside.

#ES 3 #Jake McKenzie #Endless Summer #playchoices #I don't care if they're fictional

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Calling all Choices Fanfiction Writers!

Do you enjoy writing fanfiction for your favorite Choices characters? Do you want to get exposure to your stories through out the fandom? We are proud to introduce the Choices Fanfiction Library. You can browse the library anytime @choicesfanficlibrary.

Adding your stories to the library is simple and includes these easy steps:

1. Submit a link to your fanfiction or fanfiction masterlist via Submit, Ask, or Message at @choicesfanficlibrary or with one of the moderators at @everythingchoices @toglidethroughlife @kenjkats or @sophie-summer

2. The moderators will try to check your blog occasionally for new stories, but this is if time permits.

3. Keep track of all the likes and reblogs you’ll receive from all the wonnderful Choices fanfiction enthusiasts.

It’s that simple. The library will not steal or take credit for anyoone’s work. We are simply here to reblog stories so the fandom has one place to go to find stories they are interested in.

So what are you waiting for? Submit your links today and show off your talents to our wonderful Choices fandom!!

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I’m re-blogging this, because I totally called this twist and I’m in denial about the three ending options. This will now be my head canon 😭😭😭

Endless Summer MC Appreciation Week

Well, this fanfic is currently untitled, and I will probably end up tweaking it a dozen more times, but I wanted to get it posted in time for MC Appreciation Week.

A few quick things: I named my MC Leah. This story was written to reflect the theory that she is the creation of Vaanu and has sacrificed herself at the end of Book 3.

Keep reading

#Endless Summer #jake mckenzie x mc #endless summer fanfic #jake mckenzie #choices stories you play #playchoices #jake x mc #I’m still so upset #I know they’re fictional

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You and me both.

it’s been 2 days and i’m still salty about endless summer

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General mood today after replaying the handfasting chapter and the newest one back-to-back:

#endless summer #choices stories you play #jake mckenzie x mc #WHHHHY?!

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So this is going to be me until next Friday’s Endless Summer finale. 😢😢