Shannon's Review - The Wily O'Reilly by Patrick Taylor

Title: The Wily O’Reilly: Irish Country Stories
Series: Irish Country 9.5
Author: Patrick Taylor
Illustrator/Book Cover Design: Gregory Manchess
Genre: Fiction, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Ireland
Publisher: Forge Books
Received: Bought
Release Date: February 2014
Pages: 336
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Shannon’s Thoughts:

These official short stories were later turned into the well-loved Irish Country Doctor series of books. Piece by piece the stories put a shine on what it is that readers love about the characters.

If you have a problem remembering details about books especially series then you will not mind the repeating of some of the stories. As for me, I have not read the whole series and I have been reading them out of order, which I love I can do that and not be confused. I love reading about the two doctors and their first meeting and inevitable friendship. Love...love… the elder doctor’s dog and cat, they are too funny. Their quirky housekeeper Kinky.

There is really nothing I dislike about the short stories. I have seen what other reviews say about it being repetitive because these stories are all in the 9 previous books but for me, it is a nice refresher.

I love the Irish Country Doctor series because it makes me feel like I am in Ireland among my favorite people. I will continue to read the series. This is actually the fifth one I have read and this book 9.5 in the series.

Shannon's Review - An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor

Title: An Irish Country Christmas

Series: Irish Country #3

Author: Patrick Taylor

Genre: Fiction, Holiday, Christmas

Publisher: Forge

Received: Bought

Release Date: October 2008

Pages: 496

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Shannon’s Thoughts:

In the third installment to the Irish Country series we happily retreat back into Dr. Barry Laverty and Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly lives around the Christmas holiday.  As they share the practice that Dr. O’Reilly started their bond is getting stronger.  Dr. Laverty hopes that his girlfriend, Patricia, can make it to spend the holiday with him and Dr. O’Reilly rekindles an old flame.  Meanwhile the characters in town are a loveable and sometime silly group of Irish folk.

I love this series not only because you don’t have to read it in order but it reminds me of how Ireland feels when you visit it.  It is magical, friendly and relaxing. It feels like going home to me.  Of course my heritage has a lot of irish in it so it is only natural for me I guess.

Some people complain that the books are getting redundant and have formula but I do not feel that nor would I mind if it was.

The Irish Country stories are a nice cozy and warming stories that feel real to me. They are plausible stories that usually end with a happy ending. I have realized something about happy endings.  I use to get bored of them but now I realize I like them more than any other ending. If your life were a book which ending would you like?  Not many of us get happy endings and it is what I hope for and if I don’t get it at least I live briefly in a book that does.