Hal;’Idimea Hilo I

Super.

Pretty thin connection to the Jack Ryan series.

Couldn’t finish.

I’m sorry, but it may be the last. The story was contrived, characters were flat (really introduced just to be killed and by mid story you figured that out). Oddly written with seemingly endless unnecessary descriptions of military equipment. I kept wondering if it was mostly written by the co-author so an elderly Clancy can still use his name to sell books. I’ll probably go back to give one of his books from his earlier years a chance, but if it’s like this one, I’m moving on.

Murder. Mayhem. No mystery. Not worth a skim.

Everyone should read this and then remember who our enemies are.

I thoroughly enjoyed the pace and story through the first three quarters of the book. The final chapters though felt rushed through and lacking content.

Good

This was not the well-written, well-researched, well put-together book that one usually expects from Tom Clancey. Several times I thought about not reading any more, but kept reading, hoping in vain that it would improve. I will try to research better any future books by Clancey before investing in another.