A review by horchata
Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Every time I picked up this audiobook I was fully engaged in the story and in comparing it to Baltimore in the weeks after the Uprising. I couldn’t help but imagine what life would have been like back then under the dome. Jamal stole the show for me; a compelling lead read in a compelling way by Kevin R. Free. I got to the end and immediately messaged a friend to see if there was a sequel waiting for me. (Not yet!) I do think the book felt rushed. The relationships therein  were constrained by its shorter length, and things felt more like a stone skipping across a pond, touching briefly on a character beat here and then here and then here again until it fell through the surface down below. Movie pacing, I might call it. But engrossing all the same!