I enjoyed the book or at least the story line.
However….as someone who has read every book in the series, the astounding lack of understanding of previous painstaking character development almost ruined it for me. A newcomer would not care for example that Col. Howard had long ago been promoted to general and retired. Much time had been dedicated to his personality and beliefs, and all were ignored in this latest book. Same for Sgt. Hernandez having been promoted to Lt. and then Capt. his personal characteristics are not at all as previously established. Same goes for Alex Michaels. No wife ?!(Toni) no son (Alex Jr)?! Why bother even using the names if not to draw on what had been so carefully developed.
So sad and frustrating.