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Skies Surround Us (Dome 1618 #2)
by
Melanie McFarlane
Publication
Date: November 21, 2017
Publisher: Month9Books
Nat
leaves her home, Dome 168, just as they begin to colonize on the outside. She
travels with Evan to his home, Dome 569, to deliver a replica of the immune
serum and allow Evan to report back to his mother, Caroline. But when they
arrive, members of the “New Order” take them into custody and Nat and Evan are
separated, once again.
Thankfully
she is reunited with her uncle, Alec, who takes Nat under his protection. But
Nat has a lot to learn about Evan’s home, a progressive dome that colonized on
the outside over a decade ago. There are many rules in Dome 569 put in place by
Caroline; some that come with sharp and sometimes deadly consequences when
broken. Here, Nat learns of the struggles that can come with change, and how
tearing down the old ways doesn’t always make things better overall. In the
process, she uncovers truths that could tear down the kingdom Caroline has
sacrificed to protect, and in turn puts Nat at risk.
Will
Nat be able to protect Evan from the lies, or will he succumb to them for the
sake of his family, just as his mother did many years before? As Nat uncovers
the secrets of Dome 569, will she be willing to give up her morals and values
to pay the price for freedom, or die fighting for what she believes in?
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My Review:
Evan has been trying for a while to get Nat to go with him
to his home Dome 569 to meet his mom and so that Nat can be with her uncle Alec
again. Nat keeps putting him off but when a bomb explodes Nat is convinced that
maybe it is time to leave and take the serum, a cure for the disease that put
everyone in Domes in the beginning.
When Nat and Evan arrive at Dome 569 things are not exactly
like Nat expected them to be. Dome 569 is run in a whole different way than
Dome 1618. The leader of Dome 569 cared more about ruling and being in control
than she did the people. The rules were very strict and didn’t matter if it was
an adult or a child the rules were the same and the end result was carried out
the same.
Nat figures out real quick that there were a lot of secrets
going on at Dome 569 and that the people were not being treated the same. There
were homeless people adults and children all, living in the streets or old
abandoned buildings.
Nat is determined to find the truth and expose the whole
thing. But when she learns the truth how far is she willing to go to expose it?
Will she keep the secrets to keep from hurting a few or will she expose the
truth to save many? What they are doing is wrong but what can one girl do?
I love this series; I love the characters and the world that
has been created for the people who live in the domes. I can’t seem to get the
people and the domes out of my head. It is like when you get a song stuck in
your head. It is filled with so many twist and turns with lots and lots of
secrets with lots still left unturned. I can’t wait to read more in this
series. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time.
I would recommend it to anyone who loves to read dystopian
books or who just loves a good mystery.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Melanie
McFarlane is a passionate writer of other-wordly adventures, a little
excitable, and a little quirky. Whether it’s uncovering the corruption of the
future, or traveling to other worlds to save the universe, she jumps in with
both hands on her keyboard. Though she can be found obsessing over zombies and orcs
from time to time, Melanie has focused her powers on her YA debut There Once
Were Stars, and her YA urban fantasy Summoner Rising.
She
lives with her husband and two daughters in the Land of Living Skies.
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3 comments:
A helpful review thank you.
I'll have to check out the first book in this series.
Sounds So Awesome.
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