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Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered. But before it even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol...the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out. Alone in a strange place, Jamal doesn't know where to turn...until he meets hacker Marco, who knows more than he lets on, and Catherine, an AWOL basic-training-graduate, whose parents helped build the initial plans for the Dome. As unrest inside of Baltimore grows throughout the days-long lockdown, Marco, Catherine, and Jamal take the fight directly to the chief of police. But the city is corrupt from the inside out, and it's going to take everything they have to survive.
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0A book about racial discrimination in Baltimore, Survive The Dome brings a futuristic element with The Dome, where there's a barrier between the city and the rest of the world and all forms of communication is cut off. The police brutality in this novel reflected the harsh truths in the real world, where even kids are harassed by the police for fitting a certain type of profile.
Although it was bit of a slow start, I devoured at least 40% of the book in 2 days. It was that good and the ending suggests that there might be more books to come. I'd love to read another story on Marco, Jamal and Catherine.
Although the characters are queer (Marco and Jamal are gay, and there's a hint of Cat being aroace), the book isn't about a coming out story! I think it's the first time I've ever read a book like this and that goes to show that there needs to be more LGBTQ+ representation in books that don't specifically mention coming out to friends and family.
A definite 5 star read from me! Possibly my favourite book that I've read so far this year!
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