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Tom Clancy’s Line of Demarcation is a great addition to the Jack Ryan Jr. series. Woodward did a great job in continuing the story. Another classic Tom Clancy story.

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Another great read in the Clancy legacy. A fun fast paced read that you won't want to put down. Well developed story with lots of action. The book follows Jack Ryan Jr. and the Hedley Group in South America, Guyana. The book works in past Clancy stories with Chavez and Clark's past coming back to haunt them.

A fun read and highly recommended and looking forward to more by Woodward.

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Another great addition to the Jack Ryan series. Buckle up for a gripping geopolitical thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat. Tom Clancy-style action and suspense await! M.P. Woodward is one of my favorite writers in this Tom Clancy book series and I highly recommend.

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LINE OF DEMARCATION was a major disappointment to me. It falls far short of the standard we have come to expect from the Tom Clancy universe.

The novels that have been published within that universe aren't character studies or subtle explorations of moral dilemmas. They're narrative driven. But the narrative here simply isn't engaging enough to carry a complete novel and, worse, it sometimes slides into the realm of the somewhat confused and slightly rambling without enough drive behind it to make it worth trying to untangle what is actually going on. On top of that, a lot of the writing is downright clunky and irritating to read.

If the publisher expects people to keep reading novels derived from Tom Clancy's classics, they're going to have to do a lot better than this.

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Jack Ryan Jr. is using his white hat side persona to try and make money for Henley & Associates but it doesn’t take long for the black hat side to be needed. As usual someone is trying to take over a smaller country. Through the usual people coming to help they try to find a solution. This is a great read!

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This is exactly the type of book I have come to expect in the Jack Ryan Jr series. A story that begins with business but ends up being one about spycraft and action. Woodward once again hits a home run with this new entry into the Ryanverse. I would have read this in one night if I had less self control. Fun and enjoyable book!

I received a free advanced copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Excellent entry in the Clancyverse. Shadow State was fantastic, but Line of Demarcation kicks it up another notch. Fast paced and authentic, close to reality plot coupled with Woodward’s knowledge of the clandestine world make for an excellent JRJ adventure.

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An action-packed hardcore Tom Clancy worthy geopolitical thriller with great pacing and cinematic depth. M.P Woodward does a terrific job at amping up the stakes while connecting the series through the years.

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A bit long, but this is another winner in the Jack Ryan series. You don't need prior familiarity with the series, but it might help strengthen your enjoyment of the book. As always the plot is strong -- it really holds together well and feels carefully planned -- and the action is high adrenaline. I flew through this one. Highly recommended for fans of thrillers.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance e-galley; all opinions in my review are 100% my own.

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The 13th Jack Ryan, Jr by M.P. Woodward, continues the thriller action series imagined by Tom Clancy so many years ago. Woodward continues his excellent execution of the Clancy characters while adding in a new supporting cast to move the story forward. The usual suspects, Pres. Ryan, Foley, Clark, Ding all join into the mix as Jack Ryan, Jr tries to stay legit and trouble comes calling.

Line of Demarcation is set in the Caribbean and Venezuela with the Russians trying to establish their dominance and bring down the good ole USA. Jack, being Jack, finds himself right in the middle of the fight without even knowing it. And true to form, he fights his way out as the Campus gets involved to bring peace to the situation. If you like drug lords, Russians, communism and the good guys battling to take them down,, you are going to love this book. I am a fan of M.P. Woodward and look forward to the next installment of Jack Ryan, Jr.

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this was a strong thirteenth book in the Jack Ryan Jr series, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed getting to read this. The characters continued to feel like they belonged in this story and was engaged with the tense atmosphere that I was looking for. M.P. Woodward wrote this well and left me wanting to read more.

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The story flowed well and the characters were well developed. I recommend this book and look forward to more from this author.


****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****

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