Game Over

by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker

Let's take a journey into the world of Vera Wright-Turner, who leads you to wonder if she will play or be played. Will she learn that love is all she needs or will the love she has be too much for her to stand?
Only knowing the life of gold diggin', hustling men and rejecting love, Vera has suddenly found herself in a world where her game has "flipped... and slipped through her fingertips."
While trying to retrace her footsteps in search of where her game could be, Vera discovers that the love she has for Dr. Taj Bennett won't let her go, the hatred that she has for her drug addicted mother is not easy to live with, and ghosts from her past won't seem to die.
Get ready, get set, and run with Vera as Tu-Shonda Whitaker spins a plot explosive, passionate and humorous tale that is destined to be an urban classic!

316 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2001

About the author

Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker is the award winning, Essence bestselling author of Flip Side of the Game and Game Over.
She is also a contributing writer to the anthologies: Cream and Kiss The Year Goodbye.
Whitaker was awarded the Ella Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois International Award for fiction writing. Her most recent title, The Ex Factor has been featured in several magazines such as Vibe Vixen and Romantic Times Book Review as one of the hottest, sensual, and humorous tales released this year.
Whitaker lives in New Jersey with her husband and their children.

Reviews

[Angelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can you say IMMATURE.....These were supposed to be woman at least 32 years of age and older.....Some of the dialogue in this book was quit ridiculous to have a grown woman 50 yrs old walking around all the time yelling "Show me wha'cha working wit".......Was a bit much and the conversation that took place between Vera, Angie Shannon and Lee was so crazy at times that you just wanted to skip parts of it...The best part of this book to me was Dr. Taj Bennett he was a good man that worked his way out of the projects and made a better life for himself and NOT by sellings drugs oh but don't let the lab coat fool ya he had just enough THUG in him to let you he was the MAN......This was a decent enough read if you just wanted to laugh at Aunt Cookie and Uncle Boy....other times Rowanda and Vera made you want to shed tears for what mother and daughter had been through.....All in all it was a DECENT read but be sure to read Flipside of the Game first because that's were it all started......

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.

[Lesa Divine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was funny is so many ways. I was cracking up so much. Also book was so sad in so many ways.

Vera has finally learned her lesson she has finally grown up to finally give her heart to Taj and to also open up to her mother. It took a minute but, her and her mother finally got a great relationship after her mother got cleaned up. Her mother wanted to do it for herself so she can be in Vera's life and also Vera and Taj's baby girl Skyy.

Vera and Taj has they falling outs but, it got better. Also Vera friends had a lot of issues also when it came to men but, they learning also. I liked how Vera and her friends was close but, also they was there for each other know matter what even when they had there falling outs with each other.

Vera mother Rowanda got herself together and found her a man to learn her and for her to love.

Overall book was great funny and I liked it. :) Great book

[Chelsea · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't. I really just could not. I could pick through the vernacular and understand most of what was being said...then it came down to what they were actually saying. It was raunchy and immature and the girl kept reminding us she was 32. Oh boy...
And, I didn't like how everyone pitied the mother but couldn't see Vera's point of view. Her fiance even said, "So what if she threw you in the trash when you were a baby...that was years ago!" WHAT?!
Plus, the publisher just threw this book together. There were grammarical and spelling errors that had nothing to do with the vernacular. (EX: Shannon signed when she was supposed to have sighed".) Or there would be a quotation mark in the middle of a sentence.

I couldn't even make it halfway through this one. :/

[Odilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

To me this book was very good. I like these what you guys call "Street Books". I think that they are very interesting and that they kind of teach you what your life could be like if you put yourself in certain predicament and certain things that you shouldnt follow so your life could go along a straight path.

Alot of adults say that children our ages (14) should not be reading these books but my mother lets me and i am happ she does because like I said it teachs me new things as i read them and even things i never knew. So afterall they are not that bad. So, for those who reads these kind of books i recommend this book.

[LALOVELYTEE · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well i didn't get that far in the book to actually know what happened to the character. In my opinion this book is boring. Triple Crown books are suppose to be interesting and full of drama but this book is the opposite.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sitting on the side of the tub, hiding from the family to finish the book good. I woke up at about 4am to start reading this book,went to work read it on my breaks & lunch, came home from work & did nothing but read this book. It was that good.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Talks about love and the ups and downs of life.

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part 2 couldnt have been any better! You go Tu-Shonda

[Marchey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the sequel to the Flipside of the Game and it is better than the first.

[Brianna]

I read this book more times then i did "Flip Side of The Game" this book is a sequal to it and its 1 of my favorite books

[Danielle M]

This is one of my favorites I think tu-shonda did an exceptional job she stayed very true to the characters and it flowed very nicely the book is funny and I love it

[Melody Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book on life stuggles really inetersting. It has lots a drama but not as much as the second part to it. i liked it ! yes i would read it again ,

[Alysia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was ok. I liked part one better and it had a good story plot. Maybe just not the types of books I typically read. But not the worse book I've read!

[Danielle M · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was even better than the first one. I just love these characters and I love watching the drama unfolds and how they deal with there issues

[Akia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It's full of drama, love, ups and downs, and comedy. I never wanted to put it down. Real page turner