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Review: Winner Take All - Laurie Devore

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Review: Winner Take All - Laurie Devore - January 2018 I was drawn to this book by the bright colors on the cover, and that does sound corny since there are matches on the cover of the book . In this book, we meet Nell who is very competitive and seems like your strong feminist type who won't put up with anything. She is in to win and currently sits at second on the grades scoreboard. Her mother is the first female principal of her school and she feels it is her responsibility to be the best. Coming first is Jackson, he is the guy everyone wants to be and the guy every girl wants to be with . He is also smart and wealthy. Nell is the only one who doesn't crumble under his spell when he challenges Nell that he can make her fall in love with him. Nell is not backing down from the challenge accepts. Of course we see Nell's personality starting to change when she's around him, and unfortunately, Jackson will prove Nell wrong as he twists and manipulates her and...

Review: Geek Actually - Episode #8 - A Dox on Both Of Your Houses - Cathy Yardley

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  Review: Geek Actually - Episode #8 - A Dox on Both of Your Houses - Cathy Yardley - July 2017 Taneesha is still getting doxed, and things are escalating, and she is feeling like there is no hope of it ever stopping.  She vents to her friends about what is happening on their chat line and Christina decides to take things into her own hands and play the Justice Queen and get some revenge on the guy who doxed her. Christina hops onto Reddit and starts a conversation line and releases Steven's details. This causes Steven to go to HR, and Taneesha called in, and one thing leads to another, and they are both suspended with pay. This got me thinking as Taneesha tried to go to HR and nothing was put into place, and then a male goes and wham bam investigation time. A Dox on Both Of Your Houses focuses on Gender inequality as it's not just Taneesha being discriminated as a result of Aditi's Jezebel article, Michelle has been called in to apologize to ...