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A review by obsidian_blue
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
5.0
So I went on a Patrick Taylor re-read spree on vacation. I didn't want any books that were going to make my head hurt. The first book in his "Irish Country" series still is one of my favorite reads.
Taylor introduces us to Doctor Barry Laverty who has started working for Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. At first it seems that the two doctors will not work well together. However, Barry eventually sees past Dr. O'Reilly's tough exterior and realizes that he and the village of Ballybucklebo are way more than they seem. We get our first looks at Dr. O'Reilly's housekeeper, Mrs. Kincaid and others in the village.
It does make me sad at how much I loved Barry and Fingal in this one. In later works I got pretty exhausted by the both of them. However, in the first book in the series you end up rooting for both of them and feeling sad for Fingal when you read about his past.
The writing in the first one actually grabs you. I ended up totally charmed by everyone we meet.
The setting of Ballybucklebo is one of the most realistic settings in a book I have read. It's honestly up there for me with Stephen King's setting of Derry and Castle Rock, Maine. Ballybucklebo though does not have killer clowns running around.
The ending was great and it definitely leads you to wanting to read more in the series.
Taylor introduces us to Doctor Barry Laverty who has started working for Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. At first it seems that the two doctors will not work well together. However, Barry eventually sees past Dr. O'Reilly's tough exterior and realizes that he and the village of Ballybucklebo are way more than they seem. We get our first looks at Dr. O'Reilly's housekeeper, Mrs. Kincaid and others in the village.
It does make me sad at how much I loved Barry and Fingal in this one. In later works I got pretty exhausted by the both of them. However, in the first book in the series you end up rooting for both of them and feeling sad for Fingal when you read about his past.
The writing in the first one actually grabs you. I ended up totally charmed by everyone we meet.
The setting of Ballybucklebo is one of the most realistic settings in a book I have read. It's honestly up there for me with Stephen King's setting of Derry and Castle Rock, Maine. Ballybucklebo though does not have killer clowns running around.
The ending was great and it definitely leads you to wanting to read more in the series.