It was happening right in front of her but since it didn’t affect her, she didn’t see it. Returning to work with Elodie’s suicide still fresh on her mind, Wanda finds her client’s funds crumbling. Thomas was left handling her funds while on leave but obviously he was incompetent and inexperienced as he couldn’t even follow the directions that she left for him.   Frustrated at the work that lies ahead plus having to deal with returning to work; Wanda knows it will take months to get her funds out of the red. With no time to breathe, Wanda is told her portfolio is being expanded, with no mention of any benefits to compensate the additional work, Wanda is frustrated. Wanda is going in all directions.   She knew returning after her maturity leave would be hard but something else is different now at work. While at home with her baby, Wanda’s thoughts wander back to work and when she is at work her demands become unachievable. Too much is happening at work as management demands immediate results in her client’s funds, the new expanding job responsibilities in her portfolio are not in tune with what Wanda desires and Wanda is having a hard time adjusting to the pressures from her peers. There are advancements within the company, those only going to certain individuals who sport the label Mr. before their names. There is harassment and pressure, this tension is set upon the other gender who works with the organization. Wanda is feeling the blunt of it now, her eyes are open and she doesn’t know how to react and/or whether if she should.   If that isn’t enough to handle, her baby’s father has returned and she doesn’t want that drama in her life now. She doesn’t need someone to feel sorry for her but she feels that she should really tell him that Nelly is his daughter.

 

Sexual harassment in the workplace does happen and Wanda experiences it firsthand. You can play along with them as they utter their “cute” comments to you, you can ignore them, you can confront them, you can turn them in or you can quit. There are other many other scenarios that you can do but those are the ones that occurred in the office that I worked at. There are many things to consider and Wanda had friends who were attorneys, so she was able to get some legal counsel during her ordeal. I have worked for attorney so watching this novel unfold was interesting and I enjoyed this legal aspect of it. Watching Wanda’s life change, good and bad, is part of life and I enjoyed the author’s portrayal of that. I was not fond of the way that Wanda treated Max, Nelly’s father. There were times, I wanted to reach inside the novel and shake Wanda- a good shaking or screaming at her for acting the way she did.

 

I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

 

#THECREEPSHOW  4 STARS!  AVAILABLE 4/11/16  GREAT READ ABOUT THE GLASS CEILING!  @adria_in_paris  @V_Mpress   First of all, I want to say that it's really a shame that there is a reason that this book could be written to begin with, that being said...

I thought this book was well written and having been one of the first females in a pretty much male oriented industry, I can say that these stories ring pretty true. The author did a great job capturing that and I like how she took female "victims" and had them empower themselves.

I found this to be a great story and an entertaining read which I finished with several fist pumps in the air. I sincerely recommend it as an enjoyable read.

Thanks to Velvet Morning Press for approving my request and to Net Galley for the free e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

Wanda Julienne works as financial analyst at Whilt Investment Services Inc. She was the perfect employee. But now that she has returned after having a baby, the company wants her gone. The colleague who filled in for her while she was on maternity leave made errors that should have gotten him fired. The company expects Wanda to repair the damage in an unreasonable amount of time. They expect her to take on more work. And on top of all this she has to deal with sexual harassment. As a single mother she cannot afford to lose her job. As all these things begin to add up, she discovers she's not alone. Other colleagues (women with children) have experienced similar treatment, but it's all being swept under the rug. Her best friend, Galina, believes she can help, but it won't be easy.

This book seemed to lack depth. Women being treated poorly in the work place is a serious thing, but Wanda didn't really do anything until her friend basically forced her to and that wasn't until towards the end of the book. It was boring to read. And Wanda was so annoying. Always pushing the father of her child away even though she wanted to be with him and keeping the baby a secret from him and getting mad when he went to city hall and declared paternity.. grow up! Annoying!

Finally framed my movie poster for The Shining. :) 

Companion piece to the film of the same name, this collection is an obvious tribute to the EC Comics horror anthologies of the 1950s. The stories are deliberately goofy, but still enjoyable.