Terminal Velocity by M.P. Woodward ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade.

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September 2025; G.P. Putnam's Sons; 978-0593718032
audio, ebook, print (448 pages); thriller

I've mentioned before that I read Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series for nostalgic reasons. I got hooked on the series when I graduated from college and didn't know what I wanted to read as an adult. I'm not as big a fan of the Jack, Jr. books, but I read them because sometimes they intersect with the Jack, Sr. books.

I'm happy to see that the author has dialed back on the torture in the stories. It was just ridiculous what the reader was supposed to believe about what the character could withstand. There's still action and danger.

I found it interesting that this book is set in Pakistan and India. I don't know much about the political goings-on with these countries (either between the two countries or with the U.S.). I have a couple of historical fiction books that have shed a little light on it, but not enough to expect black ops to take place there.

I didn't really enjoy this book very much. I found it somewhat boring. I wonder if real-life issues played a part in it. 

While I've always liked how Jack, Sr. is always fair and makes the right decision, and never had a problem with the "off the books" force that he and a few close associates knew about. It is fiction after all. Even so, I started thinking if it is wise for even such an upstanding person as Jack Ryan, Sr to command a secret force, 

John Clark has always worked in gray areas where he had to determine that the ends justify the means. And I think that was weighing on me. We seem to be living in a time where people in power think it doesn't matter how we accomplish the goal. It just wasn't as fun to read about such events in light of what is going on in the world. Since I can't say exactly what I didn't like about the book, I think it was just my mood at the time.

We get a bit more relationship interactions, which I really liked. I LOVED seeing Gavin in the field. I don't think he's ever been featured in the field. He's always been one of my favorite secondary characters, and it is great to see him a bit more front and center. 

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Donna Huber is an avid reader and natural encourager. She is the founder of Girl Who Reads and the author of how-to marketing book Secrets to a Successful Blog Tour.

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