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Panic by Lauren Oliver
3.0

3.5

This is an intriguing premise: a bunch of high schoolers playing a game of "panic," which basically amounts to various kinds of dares to see who wins a jackpot... I expected more DARING escapades, but I suppose to he realistic, it needs to be dares that high schoolers would come up with.

I really wanted to know more about some of the characters who end up being important to Heather, and to feel a sense of resolution for her. Instead, I'm left feeling like the story isn't quite complete.

It is well written and maintained my attention, but I still want more. Thankfully, it's not written in all first person like many YA novels.