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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
Omg I was so ready for a great ending but no one died and it was so unrealistic and then no one had any consequences and I love a little dark lit and I was hopeful but then no one died tragically
i was going between one and two stars but i think i only would've gave it the two out of sympathy for the tv show. jesus christ, someone really saw potential in this and made it a better story, cause the book itself is absolute shit.
it feels like none of the characters are real humans, nobody fleshed out except the main characters, and even they seem to fall so flat and you just feel nothing for them. it feels like everyone keeps saying that their motivations are serious, this game is very serious, but in reality, it's all talk and there is no real gravity to that situation.
and the relationships that i loved in the show and was so excited to read more about... nat and dodge have absolutely no development, he's obsessed with her but also not really, she's using him but i guess she likes him kind of, and they're not even friends at any point in time
heather and bishop on the other hand, you're told they're friends, you're told they're supposed to have this deep dynamic and understanding between them but it's just simply not there
at least it was short
it feels like none of the characters are real humans, nobody fleshed out except the main characters, and even they seem to fall so flat and you just feel nothing for them. it feels like everyone keeps saying that their motivations are serious, this game is very serious, but in reality, it's all talk and there is no real gravity to that situation.
and the relationships that i loved in the show and was so excited to read more about... nat and dodge have absolutely no development, he's obsessed with her but also not really, she's using him but i guess she likes him kind of, and they're not even friends at any point in time
heather and bishop on the other hand, you're told they're friends, you're told they're supposed to have this deep dynamic and understanding between them but it's just simply not there
at least it was short
A bit of a disappointment, really. Truly wanted to like it more. So the story is about a dead-end town Carp of 12000 residents. Each year, the high school seniors pay a dollar a day into pot - whether they like it or not. The day after graduation, graduated seniors are allowed to play in the game of Panic - a series of "games" intended to play to their greatest fears. The games last all summer and are prepared by 2 unnamed and unknown judges. At the end of the summer, the final joust is played which determines the winner. The winner receives the pot - minus incidentals for costs and payment to judges. This particular year, the pot is $67k.
So Heather is the main protagonist - and she's pretty annoying until about 2/3rds of the way in. Her best friends Nat and Bishop always seem a bit shady. Sure it's for the suspense, but you never even really get the sense that they're truly friends. Enter the odd-ball, Dodge. Dodge has his own reasons for playing the game and is thrust into this threesome quite artificially and, despite never having truly spoken to any of them all through high school, ends up being allies with them.
Overall, the book didn't adequately flush out the characters, had too many distractions, and didn't set the mood for each individual challenge. The overall book was good, but the details were lacking. It's a book that once read was good, but only after digesting the concept as a whole. Chapter by chapter it was quite tedious at times.
So Heather is the main protagonist - and she's pretty annoying until about 2/3rds of the way in. Her best friends Nat and Bishop always seem a bit shady. Sure it's for the suspense, but you never even really get the sense that they're truly friends. Enter the odd-ball, Dodge. Dodge has his own reasons for playing the game and is thrust into this threesome quite artificially and, despite never having truly spoken to any of them all through high school, ends up being allies with them.
Overall, the book didn't adequately flush out the characters, had too many distractions, and didn't set the mood for each individual challenge. The overall book was good, but the details were lacking. It's a book that once read was good, but only after digesting the concept as a whole. Chapter by chapter it was quite tedious at times.
Liked but didn't love. It was certainly a page-turner, but there were some annoying contrivances in the plot. Oliver is good with the suspense though - definitely felt a lot of dread through many of the challenge scenes.
Can I just start by saying that panic was a really, bad book. As I said before its a bad rip-off of the Hunger Games. So basically, the story takes place in the state New York in a little town called the Carp. Right after you finish senior year there is this game called Panic. In the game there are a series of life threatening challenges that contestants have to do. they narrow down contestants until there is only one remaining. whoever wins gets something like 50,000 dollars. you can choose to enter or not by jumping off of a cliff.
The main character is a girl named Heather who is devastated that her boyfriend broke up with her right before she was about to say "I love you" (I eye rolled at that part). Her best friend, Nat, was planning to enter right before Nat jumped off the cliff, she decides to jump to because she hates her miserable life without her boyfriend. And then later she runs away from home and wants the money so that she can take care of her little sister who is usually a moody brat. Apparently she loves her more than the whole entire world(eye roll).
The other main character, Doge, (in my opinion) should not have been a main character at all. All he does is plan revenge on this guy who paralyzed from the waist down. she was in a car with the guy and I wasn't exactly sure but it had something to do with Panic. All he does is complain and complain about how that dude ruined his life and that he wants to kill him. And his point of view was only there a quarter of the time. Most of the time it was in Heather's point of view. Overall, I thought his point of view was just to make the book longer.
So that's how it begins.
On my personal opinion? I thought the book was really childish. It went with the stereotype of teenagers doing stupid life threatening things. At first I thought that this book took place in the future and then I realized it took place in the present. I thought at least the 21st wasn't that dumb.
So overall, the idea was non reasonable and idiotic and the characters just complained about how their life sucked. (Bella Swan anyone?). There language really annoyed me because only people who are asses talk that way. And honestly? I thought that this book was a complete waist of my time. There were a couple of things that I liked but right now I can't remember them right now. So if you want you could read this book but I wouldn't recommend it.
I mean [a:Lauren Oliver|2936493|Lauren Oliver|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1291156327p2/2936493.jpg], You are such an accomplished and talented author. I absolutely LOVED your [b:Delirium|11614718|Delirium (Delirium, #1)|Lauren Oliver|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327890411s/11614718.jpg|10342808] series and i think you could do so much better.
The main character is a girl named Heather who is devastated that her boyfriend broke up with her right before she was about to say "I love you" (I eye rolled at that part). Her best friend, Nat, was planning to enter right before Nat jumped off the cliff, she decides to jump to because she hates her miserable life without her boyfriend. And then later she runs away from home and wants the money so that she can take care of her little sister who is usually a moody brat. Apparently she loves her more than the whole entire world(eye roll).
The other main character, Doge, (in my opinion) should not have been a main character at all. All he does is plan revenge on this guy who paralyzed from the waist down. she was in a car with the guy and I wasn't exactly sure but it had something to do with Panic. All he does is complain and complain about how that dude ruined his life and that he wants to kill him. And his point of view was only there a quarter of the time. Most of the time it was in Heather's point of view. Overall, I thought his point of view was just to make the book longer.
So that's how it begins.
On my personal opinion? I thought the book was really childish. It went with the stereotype of teenagers doing stupid life threatening things. At first I thought that this book took place in the future and then I realized it took place in the present. I thought at least the 21st wasn't that dumb.
So overall, the idea was non reasonable and idiotic and the characters just complained about how their life sucked. (Bella Swan anyone?). There language really annoyed me because only people who are asses talk that way. And honestly? I thought that this book was a complete waist of my time. There were a couple of things that I liked but right now I can't remember them right now. So if you want you could read this book but I wouldn't recommend it.
I mean [a:Lauren Oliver|2936493|Lauren Oliver|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1291156327p2/2936493.jpg], You are such an accomplished and talented author. I absolutely LOVED your [b:Delirium|11614718|Delirium (Delirium, #1)|Lauren Oliver|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327890411s/11614718.jpg|10342808] series and i think you could do so much better.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*Received from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review*
A unique and intriguing plot idea though sadly did not deliver. I love the cover. It is simple and yet there is something about it that just grabs me and screams 'read me!'.
Panic is a dangerous game played through many generations in the town of Carp. The majority of graduating seniors join, each paying a dollar a day into an account throughout the senior year towards the winning jackpot. Those who run the game are secretly picked out of the remaining seniors, creating the challenges and putting all their lives at risk. Panic tests fear and courage, but will also manipulate those playing without them even realising.
The characters in this novel ruined it for me; I was unable to connect with them from the word go. We saw the game from two perspectives, first was Heather who came across as an incredibly selfish and some-what proud character. All she did was moan and weep whilst going-on about how hard everything was instead of trying to do something to make it better; she just continuously felt sorry for herself. Then we had the perspective of Dodge who was rather peculiar. One moment he could be rather sweet and the next he would say the strangest of things and turn instantly to revenge; he seemed to be driven to cause violence. The thing that struck me most was all the characters decisions, yes they are incredibly crazy for playing the game, but it was their decisions that had nothing to do with the game. Its as though they took no considerations for the danger they were putting themselves into or any consideration for others.
The idea of this plot was incredibly intriguing and certainly made you want to pick it up every time you saw it, however it sadly all fell rather flat. Yes it was a teeny tiny bit creepy at a point or two however the rest felt incredibly over-the-top and exaggerated that I felt I could not take it seriously. The direction of the novel was predictable and uninteresting, it felt rather obvious the direction that the plot would go in.
Disappointing, Panic had an intriguing idea however sadly did not live up to my expectations.
A unique and intriguing plot idea though sadly did not deliver. I love the cover. It is simple and yet there is something about it that just grabs me and screams 'read me!'.
Panic is a dangerous game played through many generations in the town of Carp. The majority of graduating seniors join, each paying a dollar a day into an account throughout the senior year towards the winning jackpot. Those who run the game are secretly picked out of the remaining seniors, creating the challenges and putting all their lives at risk. Panic tests fear and courage, but will also manipulate those playing without them even realising.
The characters in this novel ruined it for me; I was unable to connect with them from the word go. We saw the game from two perspectives, first was Heather who came across as an incredibly selfish and some-what proud character. All she did was moan and weep whilst going-on about how hard everything was instead of trying to do something to make it better; she just continuously felt sorry for herself. Then we had the perspective of Dodge who was rather peculiar. One moment he could be rather sweet and the next he would say the strangest of things and turn instantly to revenge; he seemed to be driven to cause violence. The thing that struck me most was all the characters decisions, yes they are incredibly crazy for playing the game, but it was their decisions that had nothing to do with the game. Its as though they took no considerations for the danger they were putting themselves into or any consideration for others.
The idea of this plot was incredibly intriguing and certainly made you want to pick it up every time you saw it, however it sadly all fell rather flat. Yes it was a teeny tiny bit creepy at a point or two however the rest felt incredibly over-the-top and exaggerated that I felt I could not take it seriously. The direction of the novel was predictable and uninteresting, it felt rather obvious the direction that the plot would go in.
Disappointing, Panic had an intriguing idea however sadly did not live up to my expectations.
I received this free from the publisher via NetGalley
"The bravery was in moving forward, no matter what."
Panic is a legendary game which all school kids know about. It is a game only played by graduating seniors. Heather never believed that she would be ever compete in the game, yet this year she does on a whim. Eventually she finds she has someone to fight for, and someone to play for. Dodge has never been afraid of Panic and he has a secret, a secret that is fuelling his motivation to play.
I'm not a huge fan of contemporary. I would much rather pick up a historical fiction, a dystopia or a fantasy. However, I decided to request this because it was Lauren Oliver and I enjoyed Delirium. In my personal opinion I think Lauren Oliver writes Contemporary better than Dystopia. I've seen some people compare it to The Hunger Games, but I have to say that it is nothing like The Hunger Games, and is in fact, a completely different genre and I don't think they should be compared. I really did enjoy Panic and it is one of my favourite reads of 2014 and I would highly recommend it. I enjoyed the story of Panic, of the games. The story focused more on the characters than the games, but I can't complain and I do think that was a positive. The games were pretty dangerous, yet exciting. I found myself rooting for Heather, as well as Nat and Dodge. Panic isn't a fast paced book as most of the time we are just getting to know to characters and see them develop and their relationships develop.
I really did enjoy the characters. At the beginning of Panic, Heather was hurt by Matt, and her life seemed to revolve around him and she initially joined the game just to stick it to him. However, through the story we see her develop, and we see her take responsibility and a leadership role in her life. We really do see her mature. Dodge is driven by revenge, and it is the main reason he joined Panic. You see through out the book Dodge overcoming his desire for revenge and learning to accept what happened. The friendships were written really well in Panic. Heather and Nat were really supportive of each other, despite being competition. Yet they also criticised each other and I think that was really great. The relationships were also really great. Bishop and Heather have been friends for years, and she has always seen him as a friend until now. Throughout Panic they had their ups and down in both their friendship and relationship. There was some great chemistry and there was no instant love, with both couples and I thought that was really good.
The ending was a bit too happy for me, but otherwise Panic was a really good read with some great plot twists which kept you highly engaged and I would highly recommend.
"The bravery was in moving forward, no matter what."
Panic is a legendary game which all school kids know about. It is a game only played by graduating seniors. Heather never believed that she would be ever compete in the game, yet this year she does on a whim. Eventually she finds she has someone to fight for, and someone to play for. Dodge has never been afraid of Panic and he has a secret, a secret that is fuelling his motivation to play.
I'm not a huge fan of contemporary. I would much rather pick up a historical fiction, a dystopia or a fantasy. However, I decided to request this because it was Lauren Oliver and I enjoyed Delirium. In my personal opinion I think Lauren Oliver writes Contemporary better than Dystopia. I've seen some people compare it to The Hunger Games, but I have to say that it is nothing like The Hunger Games, and is in fact, a completely different genre and I don't think they should be compared. I really did enjoy Panic and it is one of my favourite reads of 2014 and I would highly recommend it. I enjoyed the story of Panic, of the games. The story focused more on the characters than the games, but I can't complain and I do think that was a positive. The games were pretty dangerous, yet exciting. I found myself rooting for Heather, as well as Nat and Dodge. Panic isn't a fast paced book as most of the time we are just getting to know to characters and see them develop and their relationships develop.
I really did enjoy the characters. At the beginning of Panic, Heather was hurt by Matt, and her life seemed to revolve around him and she initially joined the game just to stick it to him. However, through the story we see her develop, and we see her take responsibility and a leadership role in her life. We really do see her mature. Dodge is driven by revenge, and it is the main reason he joined Panic. You see through out the book Dodge overcoming his desire for revenge and learning to accept what happened. The friendships were written really well in Panic. Heather and Nat were really supportive of each other, despite being competition. Yet they also criticised each other and I think that was really great. The relationships were also really great. Bishop and Heather have been friends for years, and she has always seen him as a friend until now. Throughout Panic they had their ups and down in both their friendship and relationship. There was some great chemistry and there was no instant love, with both couples and I thought that was really good.
The ending was a bit too happy for me, but otherwise Panic was a really good read with some great plot twists which kept you highly engaged and I would highly recommend.
This book has always reminded me of Nerve! Teenagers participate in a series of challenges to win money at the end. Each challenge is more dangerous the further you go on, and some are specific to what they know of each player. They’re not allowed to tell anyone about the game or ask for any help.
I really love the twists in this book. You expect them to come, but you don’t quite know what she’s going to do. It’s so intense that I found myself having to catch my breath after each challenge was finished.
All I’ve got to say is Lauren Oliver is a genius with how she spins plot lines.
I really love the twists in this book. You expect them to come, but you don’t quite know what she’s going to do. It’s so intense that I found myself having to catch my breath after each challenge was finished.
All I’ve got to say is Lauren Oliver is a genius with how she spins plot lines.
tense
medium-paced