Review: Can't get enough of Jess... (No spoilers)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
I loved Westerns on TV as a kid - Rawhide, Bat Masterson, The Rifleman, Have Gun Will Travel, and of course, no Sun night was complete without Bonanza (& Ed Sullivan but that's another story).  I'm sure my love of horses and riding was influenced by Westerns as well.Reading the first Jess William novel drew me in - I had to know what this young man was going to do next. I've tried to read the books in order and recommend the same to others.  The story arc is much stronger that way tho some of the books can stand alone.But Jess is best understood when you know what's happened to him and how he reacts to various situations. Are the stories realistic?  Not even close but that doesn't diminish them for me in the least. Jess is almost the Wild West version of Batman in many ways.  And the suspension of belief necessary to enjoy Batman certainly doesn't diminish one's involvement in his stories one bit.If you enjoy the Old West, some good ol' fashioned shoot-'em-ups, and seeing the flawed but essentially good guy try to stay on the moral high road while no good bad guys keep trying to pull him down then you'll enjoy the many adventures of Jess Williams.