#readerslife

As you can see…A lot of changes have been made. And by changes, I mean the very visual book covers that you can see. The overall plot in stories is a whole other conversation for a later time…

But the book covers recently have been looking a bit…duplicated, if that makes any sense? I mean, with the older books and their book covers, you can actually feel the story through those book covers. See some personality. See a clear difference. But I feel as of lately…the book covers lack substance, depth, an actual person (because obviously that has to be AI) and that feeling that makes every story personal and different. But all I can see with the new book covers is: Wash, Rinse, Recycle & Repeat. I’m not even feeling that excitement I use to feel when I would crack open a new book on choices.

The old art for the older books is what gave choices their charm, popularity and what set them apart from other interactive story apps. I felt they were a bit more personal and wholesome with their art when it came to their book covers—even stories and now…I’m not so sure. Even characters lately are feeling recycled and repeated.😞

I don’t know, is it just me not adapting well to the changes since the change in CEO? Am I just use to a specific way choices just did stuff before? I mean, there is a lot of stuff that I miss from the earlier days of this app, that just feels like it’s being erased now.

Like even with this thing about, voting for a book that would get to see another story is even questionable to me: Endless Summer & The Elementalist are two books that I love with pretty much everything. I adore them fondly. However, I don’t know how comfortable I am with the newest crew taking a world that was built so fondly, lovingly, daringly, and with time just to appease us—or give us what we want. Even more so, without the original team members that helped create it to be the story it is today. It would have been one thing if the writers of the story was there to help co-write it but I highly doubt that’s the case. I would rather, honestly and respectfully not see these two books see another story than watch new creators come up with new ways to disrupt the two books that was beautifully crafted by people that aren’t there anymore. I’m sure, the new team and owner have good intentions by offering this opportunity but I’m not very keen on the idea. Not because I don’t believe in their capabilities but because these books and every other books before the change, are not their world. And shouldn’t be pressed to become part of their world.

I don’t know, what do you guys think? I know, change has to happen because that’s part of life but did it have to change this much? 😞😞

- when a villain is so well written you lowkey start to root for them.

- redemption arcs.

- when the character everyone thought was selfish sacrifices themselves for the greater good.

- comic relief characters who use their humour to mask a deep sadness or insecurity.

- morally grey characters.

- when the tragedy of a character is that they could’ve been saved but no one did.

Writers… I will never get over the way a single line in your draft can suddenly hit like it was crafted by a poet in another lifetime.

You’ll be casually describing a hallway or a conversation and then boom. A sentence appears that feels like it’s been waiting years to be written.

I read moments like that all the time when I’m beta reading or editing. Lines you barely remember typing… Lines that say more than you meant… Lines that stop me mid-page because they’re that good.

It’s honestly magic.