I'm currently reading The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips and i've learned some new words! Interesting read so far.

• Swot - Noun - a person who works or studies hard [variant of sweat]
• Boffin - n. Chiefly British Slang -  A scientist, especially one engaged in research.
  
• Auxters - A Scottish slang for armpits
  
• To Wellied - n.   pl. wel·lies Chiefly British
  A Wellington boot. Often used in the plural. - (in the book he defines it as " drunk" or "wearing enormous gumboots"
  

From Booklist
A follow-up to the well-received The Rossetti Letter (2007), Phillips once again simultaneously follows seventeenth-century and twenty-first-century mysteries. A serial killer is loose in seventeenth-century England. Are his gruesome crimes random, or are they part of a royal conspiracy? Hannah Devlin, a rare female physician, becomes convinced of the latter. Meanwhile, in twenty-first-century Cambridge, England, Clare Donovan finds Hannah’s diary. Shortly thereafter, an academic rival is murdered. Are the crimes connected? Both women work to solve their mysteries, while also becoming embroiled in parallel romances. Although the twenty-first-century plotline and ending are the weaker, both sets of mysteries and romances are engaging. An excellent afterword answers questions about historical accuracy
and literary license. A novel sure to appeal to readers of Philippa Gregory. --Marta Segal Block

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

 

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser:

"When did medicine become solely a man's province? I follow my mother's recipe book as the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, and I have often found it superior. I shall save my modesty for when I am in jail".
From The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips

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Under This Unbroken Sky: A Novel

"There is a black and white photograph of a family: a man, woman, and five children. Scrawled on the back, in tight archaic script, are the words Willow Creek, Alberta, 1933. This will be their only photograph together"

It goes on to describe the picture, how they are posed, what they are wearing and their future.

As soon as you read it, your hooked. The curiosity is so strong that I couldn't put it down, I had to see what happens to this family.

It’s a story of 2 family's , immigrated from the Ukraine to Canada, in the 1930's. One family with 2 kids and a dad that is never home. The other family with 4 children and a father who returns from being in jail , "600 days and nights. Four hundred and eighty thousand steps paced in an 8x8 foot cell", as he recalls.

Theodor and the oldest son Myron, prepare the land to sow the wheat . It’s a back breaking job, plowing, clearing the rocks. It takes them 4 days to finish 1 row.
It also tells of the children working on their chores, washing the clothes, tending to the animals, preparing the food.

They have some fun times and some very bad times and then the happiness goes away.
The story never gets boring, so many twists and turns and oddness. There were parts where you laugh with them, punch and yell and scream, cry and wish you could hold each child and tell them its going to be ok.

I read this for the Barnes and Noble First Look Club. I didn't really post anything on the boards, I didn't feel I had anything more to contribute, there are so many great posts. To read the posts go to: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/bn/board?board.id=UnderThisUnbrokenSky

There are also some photos posted on the message board from the National Archives of Canada . After looking at them, I was able to picture the family and their living conditions more vividly.


Awesome read, I highly recommend!

About the author:


Shandi Mitchell spent her childhood on a military base in the Prairies but now makes her home on the East Coast of Canada. Her award-winning films have been featured at festivals across North America, and Under This Unbroken Sky is her first novel.

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Mephisto Club, the (2006) [Novel] by Tess Gerritsen

Series: Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles Part: 6 Summary

(From the publisher):

Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. PECCAVI The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It’s a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O’Donnell–Jane’s professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club. On top of Beacon Hill, the club’s acolytes devote themselves to the analysis of evil: Can it be explained by science? Does it have a physical presence? Do demons walk the earth? Drawing on a wealth of dark historical data and mysterious religious symbolism, the Mephisto scholars aim to prove a startling theory: that Satan himself exists among us. With the grisly appearance of a corpse on their doorstep, it’s clear that someone–or something–is indeed prowling the city. The members of the club begin to fear the very subject of their study. Could this maniacal killer be one of their own–or have they inadvertently summoned an evil entity from the darkness? Delving deep into the most baffling and unusual case of their careers, Maura and Jane embark on a terrifying journey to the very heart of evil, where they encounter a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they have ever faced . . . one whose work is only just beginning. Original title: The Mephisto Club Original languages: English

 

Novels:

• Call After Midnight (1987)
• Under the Knife (1990)
• Whistleblower (1992)
• In Their Footsteps (1994)
• Keeper of the Bride (1996)
• Life Support (1997)
• Bloodstream (1998)
• Surgeon, the (2001)
• Apprentice, the (2002)
• Sinner, the (2003)
• Body Double (2004)
• Vanish (2005)
• Mephisto Club, the (2006)
• Bone Garden, the (2007)

Series:

• Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles

This book was hard to put down! I just had to keep reading to find out what would  happen next.
Jane and Maura are called to a bloody horrific murder. Body parts, blood everywhere.  Religious symbols and writing, what do they mean? Meanwhile, Lily is running for her life in Italy. Running from "satan"  or better known as Dominic her cousin .

Mixed in is the Janes family problems and Mauras love life.

If you like thrillers, this one is highly recommended.

On a scale of 1-10  this one is definately a 10.

Prayers for the Dead (1996) [Novel] by Faye Kellerman Series: Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Part: 9

 

Summary :

Original title: Prayers for the Dead
Original languages: English

• 1 : Ritual Bath (1986) by Faye Kellerman
• 2 : Sacred and Profane (1987) by Faye Kellerman
• 3 : Milk and Honey (1990) by Faye Kellerman
• 4 : Day of Atonement (1991) by Faye Kellerman
• 5 : False Prophet (1992) by Faye Kellerman
• 6 : Grievous Sin (1993) by Faye Kellerman
• 7 : Sanctuary (1994) by Faye Kellerman
• 8 : Justice (1995) by Faye Kellerman
• 9 : Prayers for the Dead (1996) by Faye Kellerman
• 10 : Serpent's Tooth (1997) by Faye Kellerman
• 11 : Jupiter's Bones (1999) by Faye Kellerman
• 12 : Stalker (2000) by Faye Kellerman
• 13 : Forgotten, the (2001) by Faye Kellerman
• 14 : Stone Kiss (2002) by Faye Kellerman
• 15 : Street Dreams (2003) by Faye Kellerman
• 16 : Burnt House, the (2007) by Faye Kellerman
• 17 : Mercedes Coffin, the (2008) by Faye Kellerman

 

Azor Sparks, a well known heart surgeon is found brutally murdered.  Azors 6 adult children, his biker buddies and his research team are under suspicion.  Twists and turns and a surprising end makes this a very entertaining story.
On a scale of 1-10 i would give this a 9.  Due to some parts were a little drawn out but gave the story more depth.

Now onto:   The Mephisto Club By Tess Gerritsen

Novels:

• Call After Midnight (1987)
• Under the Knife (1990)
• Whistleblower (1992)
• In Their Footsteps (1994)
• Keeper of the Bride (1996)
• Life Support (1997)
• Bloodstream (1998)
• Surgeon, the (2001)
• Apprentice, the (2002)
• Sinner, the (2003)
• Body Double (2004)
• Vanish (2005)
• Mephisto Club, the (2006)
• Bone Garden, the (2007)

Series:

• Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles

Its windy out there!

 

• 1 : Ritual Bath (1986) by Faye Kellerman
• 2 : Sacred and Profane (1987) by Faye Kellerman
• 3 : Milk and Honey (1990) by Faye Kellerman
• 4 : Day of Atonement (1991) by Faye Kellerman
• 5 : False Prophet (1992) by Faye Kellerman
• 6 : Grievous Sin (1993) by Faye Kellerman
• 7 : Sanctuary (1994) by Faye Kellerman
• 8 : Justice (1995) by Faye Kellerman
• 9 : Prayers for the Dead (1996) by Faye Kellerman
• 10 : Serpent's Tooth (1997) by Faye Kellerman
• 11 : Jupiter's Bones (1999) by Faye Kellerman
• 12 : Stalker (2000) by Faye Kellerman
• 13 : Forgotten, the (2001) by Faye Kellerman
• 14 : Stone Kiss (2002) by Faye Kellerman
• 15 : Street Dreams (2003) by Faye Kellerman
• 16 : Burnt House, the (2007) by Faye Kellerman
• 17 : Mercedes Coffin, the (2008) by Faye Kellerman

I really enjoyed te love story between Chris and Terry. As always , Kellerman does a terrific job with details and she must do alot of research . Rina didn't play a huge part in this one, just the loving doting wife of an overworked, dedicated detective.
So on a scale of 1-10 , 1 being the worst and 10 awesome, i would give this one a 9. So next up is Prayers for the Dead!

2 Layouts done today. I like how the Tobey came out. I don't really like the other one. I'm going to work on it.