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_morgan's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Pedophilia, Self harm, Animal death, and Drug use
anna_elizabeth's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Better than I expected! I was annoyed with the characters for the first 50ish pages but I quickly got sucked in to the game and the thrill and by the end I was fully invested in all of the characters. I liked the ending even though its a bit unbelievable and/or too neat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence
Minor: Ableism
raquelws's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
taradean's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Violence
chaptersonapage's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
3.0
Panic by Lauren Oliver follows a group of teens who have just graduated high school. They live in a small town where, after graduating, you have a chance to enter a game called Panic. Panic is dangerous and only played by those brave enough to face scary and sometimes deadly tasks. At the end, the winner takes all, a pot of money that usually averages around $50K.
We follow Heather and Dodge’s points of view through the book, two contenders in Panic. They’re both playing for vastly different reasons, but the result they want is the same - to win the game.
Heather is not sure where her life is going. She lives with her mother and little sister, but they don’t have much money. She also has a boyfriend that she’s ready to tell she loves, but is devastated when he breaks up with her for another girl. Heartbroken, she decides to take the plunge and joins Panic on a whim, which will change her summer forever.
Dodge is all to familiar with the repercussions of Panic. It’s the reason why he’s playing - revenge. A few years prior, his sister, Dayna, played the game and nearly won. She was beaten by Luke Hanrahan, who sabotaged her car in the last leg of the competition, which left her unable to walk. Now that it’s his turn to play, Dodge is determined to beat Luke’s little brother, Ray, and make them both suffer for the pain Dayna has gone through since.
Though they play for different reasons, Dodge and Heather come together during the challenges and form a friendship, along with Heather’s long time friends Bishop and Natalie. Though they have some bumps in the road, they learn to work together and help one another.
This wasn’t a bad book, but it wasn’t anything special either. I could have done with or without it. The characters were okay, but nothing special. Still, I did find myself liking them a little by the end, which is a plus for the book. The premise is interesting enough too, and I enjoyed reading about the different challenges.
The downside of the book was that it was predictable. Everything seems very formulated, and I feel like from the start I knew how it would go. This takes away some of the excitement of the book, as I feel like something like this should have twists and turns that keep you on your feet. Instead, I found myself knowing what would happen next before it even happened.
Overall, this was a decent read, solid 3 stars, and I can see some people enjoying it a lot. On the flip side, I can also see how people don’t like this book too. It really all depends on your tastes and what you look for in a book. I’m interested to finally watch the show on Amazon and see what they changed and how it plays out in a TV format. I could see myself liking it in a visual format for sure
We follow Heather and Dodge’s points of view through the book, two contenders in Panic. They’re both playing for vastly different reasons, but the result they want is the same - to win the game.
Heather is not sure where her life is going. She lives with her mother and little sister, but they don’t have much money. She also has a boyfriend that she’s ready to tell she loves, but is devastated when he breaks up with her for another girl. Heartbroken, she decides to take the plunge and joins Panic on a whim, which will change her summer forever.
Dodge is all to familiar with the repercussions of Panic. It’s the reason why he’s playing - revenge. A few years prior, his sister, Dayna, played the game and nearly won. She was beaten by Luke Hanrahan, who sabotaged her car in the last leg of the competition, which left her unable to walk. Now that it’s his turn to play, Dodge is determined to beat Luke’s little brother, Ray, and make them both suffer for the pain Dayna has gone through since.
Though they play for different reasons, Dodge and Heather come together during the challenges and form a friendship, along with Heather’s long time friends Bishop and Natalie. Though they have some bumps in the road, they learn to work together and help one another.
This wasn’t a bad book, but it wasn’t anything special either. I could have done with or without it. The characters were okay, but nothing special. Still, I did find myself liking them a little by the end, which is a plus for the book. The premise is interesting enough too, and I enjoyed reading about the different challenges.
The downside of the book was that it was predictable. Everything seems very formulated, and I feel like from the start I knew how it would go. This takes away some of the excitement of the book, as I feel like something like this should have twists and turns that keep you on your feet. Instead, I found myself knowing what would happen next before it even happened.
Overall, this was a decent read, solid 3 stars, and I can see some people enjoying it a lot. On the flip side, I can also see how people don’t like this book too. It really all depends on your tastes and what you look for in a book. I’m interested to finally watch the show on Amazon and see what they changed and how it plays out in a TV format. I could see myself liking it in a visual format for sure
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, and Child abuse
Minor: Car accident
bardic_llama's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I'm definitely one of those people who read a book after seeing it's film adaptation and this is one of the few where I'd say the film adaptation is better. Like Heather wasn't as likable since her reason for doing panic was a dude cheating on her and not her mom's neglect which was it later becomes. Also the whole tension b/t Dodge & Ray is developed further in the show then it is in the book, in this version, I couldn't get behind him trying to sabotage and bomb Ray's car . Not that I could in the show but it was at least more understandable, his (Dodge's) rage. Furthermore it does seem like they switched Heather & Nat's characters in the show, Nat being scared of everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
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