Thank you NetGalley and Putnam for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
Jack and Lissane were expecting to celebrate with a quiet week in Texas – her friend was getting married and had asked them to be in the wedding party. Plus, Lissane just received her upgraded prothesis which required a surgical procedure to implant sensors, so down time really was warranted for the two operatives. When the bride and groom surprised the couple with a trip to India for the actual ceremony though, it was just the beginning of the excitement – retired operatives being picked off in the states, a nuclear threat, and the return of an evil The Campus thought they put behind them a long time ago. Will the First Son and his fiancé find time for some R&R….or will they get pulled into the fray to protect their friends and country again?
Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity is the 14th installment in the Jack Ryan, Jr. series, bringing Ryanverse fans more excitement with the second generation operative. In this work, M.P. Woodward builds off Clancy’s well-developed characters and storyline in a realistic way that feels like it was ripped straight from the headlines. Following the complex political relationship on the Indian Subcontinent, with a twist of religious fanaticism common to the Durand Line, this novel explores the challenges of Americans traveling abroad, experiencing other cultural customs, and a healthy dose of the domestic terrorism readers have grown to love in the Ryanverse!
I give Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity 4 out of 5 stars. Readers who have followed me since we launched Read With Lindsey will know that I am an avid Ryanverse fan, currently reading through the entire series from the start. I enjoy the political science aspect of these novels, the military history and machinery, and the domestic terrorism. Woodward has become one of the more likeable writers taking over for Clancy in my opinion – I attribute that to his experience in Naval Intelligence. With that said, I am baffled with the ending of this book. I didn’t see this coming at all and I’m not sure I agree with the decision to take the story there. I also have trouble with the prothesis surgery and recovery, along with another surgery portrayed in this novel. While medical technology has improved tremendously in recent years, surgery like Lissane’s is not something you can recover from within a few days and go from implantation to fighting the bad guys complete with physical altercations without pain and damage to the incision site. If we can show some of the men in The Campus suffering physical ailments, it feels off not to do the same for Lissane.
I loved Woodward’s last two releases in the Ryanverse and have been anxiously awaiting this newest work. With gun and physical violence, as well as some descriptive scenes recounting a gruesome murder, this should be directed to more mature audiences over 16. Military history, political science, and foreign policy buffs will enjoy this novel as much as I have!
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