Nevermore: ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Life Below Stairs, Sooley

Nevermore 7-7-26      Reported by Rita

 

ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain – A Coach's Mental Health Guide with Proven Strategies by Tracy Otsuka

ADHD is one of the most common neurological disorders in the United States--yet a staggering 75 percent of girls and women remain undiagnosed. Due to the gender gap in medical research, which does not account for symptoms manifesting differently in women [and leads] to increased problems with anxiety, depression, working memory, sleep, energy, and concentration. many ADHD women are left to navigate a society that fails to understand their struggles and gifts. But what if every woman had the resources and support to uncover the hidden wonders of her neurodivergent brain?

I love that this is told from personal experiences and focuses on strengths instead of the negative aspects of ADHD. Very informational.      -HM       5 stars

 

 

Life Below Stairs by Alison Maloney

UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties. DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff painstakingly devoted to ensuring the smooth running of the household. Brimming with family secrets, society scandal, and of course elaborate parties, dresses, and social customs, the world of an aristocratic Edwardian household as depicted on the hit show Downton Abbey has captivated millions. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running: the servants? 

It was eye-opening; I really enjoyed it.     -CD     5 stars 

 

Sooley by  John Grisham

After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called off the bench, the legend begins. 

This is a great book for basketball fans. I enjoyed it.     -NH      4 stars

 

 

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A Cute Little Murder by Molly Harper

Cherokee Medicine Man: The Life and Work of a Modern-Day Healer by Robert J. Conley

A Fabulous Thru-Hike: 3,100 Miles on the Continental Divide Trail by Derick Lugo

Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline

The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Kline

How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) by Jessica McCabe

The White Album by Joan Didion

American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac Fitzgerald

Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen

Nevermore: Sooley, An Event in Autumn, In Her Defense

 

Nevermore 6-23-26

Repoerted by Rita

 

Sooley by John Grisham

After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called off the bench, the legend begins.

Overall, I found it to be a good book that I genuinely enjoyed, even though the ending left me a bit disappointed.     -MS     5 stars

An Event in Autumn: A Kurt Wallander Mystery by Henning Mankell

After nearly thirty years in the same job, Inspector Kurt Wallander is tired, restless, and itching to make a change. He is taken with a certain old farmhouse, perfectly situated in a quiet countryside with a charming, overgrown garden. There he finds the skeletal hand of a corpse in a shallow grave. Wallander's investigation takes him deep into the history of the house and the land, until finally the shocking truth about a long-buried secret is brought to light. 

This was a good book. I love the Wallander series.     -DC      5 stars

 

 

In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka

The whole country has been riveted by the beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing her daughter’s therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary for her own financial gain. Jean insists Mary’s traumatic memories arise from her upbringing and her time studying at a prestigious art school in Rome; wounds only Jean’s therapy can heal. But as the trial unfolds, it’s Augusta “Gus” Bird, Anna’s former employee, a seemingly insignificant bystander, a nobody, who holds the key to unraveling the tangled web of lies and deceit.

It was AWFUL. I only finished it to fill a square for Summer Book Bingo.       -LK       2 stars

 

 

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The Family Man: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh by James Lasdun

How to Do Hard Things: Actual Real Life Advice on Friends, Love, Career, Wellbeing, Mindset, and More by Veronica Dearly

Below Stairs by Margaret Powell

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison

If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss

 

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