Reviews

Panic by Lauren Oliver

kaysea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

gave STRONGGGG nerve vibes and i loveeee that film, so i defo enjoyed this book
although shockingly, i enjoyed the tv show more than the book? 

jen_reads_books_'s review against another edition

3.0

The ending fell a bit flat, but other than that I liked it. I just eat up the ‘secret game under everyone’s nose’ trope

emasvingerova's review against another edition

4.0

Nemůžu dát hvězdiček pět, protože...to nebylo zase tak skvělý. Ale ten konec..to bylo něco!

iceangel32's review against another edition

It was a good book but I don't know if I can call it great. I enjoyed it and the rawness of it, the story was not candy-coated at all. Everyone had their secrets, big secrets... little secrets and most of them that came out at the end. The story was built around a game called panic. During the game is when all of them came out and friendships and relationship were build, destroyed and some built again.

pchittenden's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

intorilex's review

3.0

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"But maybe you carried your demons with you everywhere, the way you carried your shadow."

This started out great, it had a wonderful premise, multi-dimensional characters and strong writing. Focusing on characters set adrift with Panic, while moving forward after high school, gave great insight into the angst of growing up. The game Panic itself , could have been more thought out. I think it quickly became a backdrop to the characters. I really wanted Ms. Oliver to explore the game concept more. Possibly because it's a contemporary book, it is more character focused than I usually like. I really like action and this did have some riveting moments where I was focused on what would happen next, but overall this wasn't engaging enough.

Unfortunately the book lagged about  half way through. After a slow read in the middle, the rest of the book seemed like it was rushing to get through the story. I didn't know that this was a series before picking up the book, but I won't be continuing with it. The writing was well done, and the characters didn't fall into any annoying tropes. The author fell short of what would have been a great first book in series, because there's too much left unanswered, and not enough information given to care how the characters progress.

I don't read a lot of Contemporary young adult novels, and wander if I am placing unfair expectations on what this book could be, because of my inexperience with the genre.  Emotionally there were moments that reached out to me, but they weren't explored in a way that lasted longer than a few pages. When I'm reading I want to connect and feel more than anything else. While reading this I wanted to hurry up and finish, instead of really immersing myself in the book. Check it out if your a fan of Lauren Oliver, but overall this was just a OK read.

 "It was so strange the way that life moved forward: the twists and the dead ends, the sudden opportunities."

isabella1018's review against another edition

5.0

This book has you routing for a certain someone to win Panic, as you may have wanted Peeta and Katniss to win The Hunger Games. An amazing stand alone novel

emsamm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

katieb99's review against another edition

5.0

This book was absolutely amazing. Everything about it was just so good. You were always on the edge of your seat. i could never put this book down, i loved it so much. The thing that i really like about this book is that your hooked in the first ten pages.

willow_axolotl376's review against another edition

5.0

loved every minute. so original, never a dull moment.