The Wild Country Paperback – July 2, 2012

I noticed Bobby Underwood on GoodReads when he started following my reviews, and enjoyed his book Requiem. As a holiday promotion, he offered free downloads for a number of his books, which I eagerly leapt on like a cat on a laser dot. Thanks to the author for the wonderful chance to read most of his library!A disclaimer - I haven't read many, if any, Westerns. It wouldn't be my go-to genre, but with how much I like the first book I read by the same author, I wanted to give this one a try.The writing is lovely, both matter of fact and elegant, describing the beautiful country and the people. Wyn, the hero with the white horse and white hat, chasing down the demons of his past, is a strong "good guy" in the classic Western style. He just wants to get the job done that he's been working on since he was a child and marry the woman of his fantasies.In the style of an old Western movie without a huge budget for casting, every character relates to each other to tie the story together neatly at the end. In writing, however, this feels like an awful lot of coincidental ties between characters that seemed too convenient.The genre is captured nicely, but in modern times it reads almost as sterotypes: the strong white hero helped by his Apache friend with broken English, the girl he pines for, the bad guys he has to defeat, the awful things happening to the women in the story. At some points I nearly needed my smelling salts, the assaults on females left me feeling faint. (Joking. Somewhat - it seems that being a woman in this story meant something bad was certainly going to happen to you, as your lot in life.)The writing about the scenery and landscapes is lovely, but it could have done without the multiple references to the wild country. I got it the first few times, though it is sometimes magic to see where the title of a book emerges in the text.Would I read more from this author? Absolutely! But I'm not as eager to read the sequel to this as I am other styles of his work.

Once I started to read the storyI couldn't put the book down until I finished it. Now I am looking for other books written by Bobby Underwood.

I loved this book, and if I had to guess, the author, Bobby Underwood, had as much fun writing "The Wild Country" as I did reading it. If you like classic westerns, you will like this one. Reminiscent of Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey, all the elements of a good western are here.The story begins with tragedy. A young boy, Wyn, and older sister, Marla, watch as their mother and father are murdered by a bunch of outlaws. Later the same day, Marla is kidnapped by the outlaws' leader and Wyn left to fend for himself.Wyn, as he grew older, went off to rescue his sister driven by revenge. The story is built around his travels, and the people he sought and met, both friend and foe. Their are tragedies, camaraderie, romance and humor. Of course there's Wyn's highly intelligent white horse, Tony. The writing is highly descriptive where the wild west's beauty and dangers are there as if you could taste, see, feel and touch them.I highly recommend this book, and if you are like me, nostalgic for the wilder days of the west, you'll like it too.

This book has two things I enjoy, the first being it's a western the other is it's a story about revenge. This book is not very long so it can be read in a few hours. It tells the story of a man called the Ghost Rider, he's travelling wherever he must to find his sister and kill the men responsible for his parents murder. Overall I enjoyed the book, what I would have liked to be in the book was what happened to Wyn in more detail after his parents death and how he became the man many people feared and respected. One thing also that was a surprise was the connection most people had with one another.

BU has written a western novel with a murderer who I travels a far and wide to complete the murders he has planned and been paid for. A young man spends a lifetime looking for the killer, but as he makers his search his friends close his tracks. The young man visits SFO and finds the man their but is startled when he murders one of his call girls. The chase ends in SBA. By the ocean. The murderer is connected to a flame and then burns to death. This is a classic western that far exceeds a good novel rating. This read is an excellent read for the genre.....ER

WOW!!! What an awesome story. The way all the different characters interacted with such a bad person and still came away able to find healing is amazing. The way Wyn was set on the path of vengeance at such a young age but was able to help so many people and make lasting and deep relationships is heartening. That he was able to find love and such supportive friends shows that you don't have to have the same blood to be a family. I would recommend this story for any older reader as there is violence and some mature elements.

A western that touches a man's soul and shows how perseverance pays off in the end.Inspiring, gripping in an odd sort of way love story. I couldn't put this down until after the surprised ending.

Such a super great story of a rescue attempt and the tragic circumstances along the way. As you travel with the "Ghost Rider" through the wild West, I felt so much apart of the story and the descriptive scenes, one could almost smell the pines, water, and yes dust too. Of course for the love of horse Tony the very smart horse is like frosting on the cake. Thank you For this marvelous, well written and clean Western story.. I'll be looking for more books by you, Bobby Underwood. I felt like this book stayed with me for days. !

A good investment of your time, entertaining, and the western history reminds me of reading a Louis Lamour western novel.

Very good as you thinking about who will kill or be killed reads like for once the baddies will win

Good story line, beleivable cast. Not the usual round up story. You feel the vastness of the old west and it's lawlesness

Cannot read as my kindle is playing up and I cannot find a phone number to finwrongd out what is wrong