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Panic by Lauren Oliver

14 reviews

nooweljayy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, and Toxic relationship

itsbumley's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Child abuse, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Addiction, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

katie_k1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Car accident

ansatejones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Self harm, Animal death, and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

annamorgan27's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Car accident, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

ecasseri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book- it was an interesting concept and I was really excited to find out who would win the challenge. I also liked how the book shifted perspectives of the characters. However, I didn’t love the ending; it felt very anti-climactic and didn’t tie up plot lines like I wished it would. Overall it was a good, quick read that I mostly enjoyed and would recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

lthumphrey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

ninaevan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

 This was a re-read (albeit, I read it many years ago) and was still completely shocked by every twist and excited by every turn. Lauren Oliver has this amazing talent for writing believable teenagers using sophisticated language that really validates their experiences in a way that is much needed in the YA genre. This book is a wild ride that I have had such fun revisiting. No complaints.

For a further discussion of my thoughts, check out the next episode of my podcast: Books without Borders. https://anchor.fm/books-wo-borders

My scoring: 
5.00 | = everyone in the world must read this book 
4.75 | = between 4.5 and 5
4.50 | = dessert island book
4.25 | = between 4 and 4.5
4.00 | = great, solid, recommendable book
3.75 | = almost a 4, but not quite 
3.50 | = not a 4, but I had a good time
3.25 | = rough patches, but not bad
3.00 | = meh, read-able but nothing to write home about
2.75 | = between a 2.5 and 3
2.50 | = there’s something I liked here but it wasn’t enough to be good 
2.25 | = between a 2 and 2.5
2.00 | = not good and there was nothing I liked 
1.00 | = bad

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, and Violence

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Suicide

_ohheyisabella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts