A review by kayswear
The Western Star by Craig Johnson

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. I loved the TV series. Maybe I shouldn't have started with #13 but it's what was available from the library. The story presumed that the reader is familiar with the characters and setting, so descriptions and explanations were scant. The setting bounced back and forth every page from the beginning of Walt's career to the end with some of the same characters, so it was confusing at first to track the timeline, and it seemed a bit artificial as a device to increase tension. But my biggest gripe with this book is that very near the end something catastrophic happens, and it isn't resolved at the end - presumably it's addressed in book #14. Again, it seems sort of forced as a means to sell the next book.