I did enjoy their relationship, even though it sometimes felt the sister was just there to keep her in the game. I didn’t connect too much with Heather, which is odd as her main motivation – getting a better life for her sister – felt like one I should connect with. I also felt that the book wasn’t very subtle in places: whenever there was something that could be a bit of a mystery, it all came out really quickly and obviously, which ruined any tension for me. Sure, some people have been injured and it would be great to have the money, but it’s not really a cut throat game of life and death. The difference in Panic is that the stakes just don’t feel as high. The similarities to The Hunger Games are quite apparent – strong sisterly relationship, both girls named after plants, hidden feelings for best friends, a dangerous game played by children, etc – even if they are fairly different books. I think I actually rolled my eyes when they appeared. Then there were the tigers… As soon as that happened, you just know they’re going to pop up later in the games. In such a small town, it didn’t feel like such a huge game could really go so undetected by the police. It was an interesting idea, but I think the scope of Panic made it unbelievable.

I had kind of mixed hopes for this book: I bought it as a gift for my sister because it sounded really interesting, but I was also worried it would be a less dramatic version of The Hunger Games.I think I was kind of right on both counts.

Read the book that inspired the series, which the New York Times described as 'Reminiscent of 'The Hunger Games' but grounded in the real world.' Everyone has something to play for.įor Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them-and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game he's sure of it. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.ĭodge has never been afraid of panic. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Now a television series on Prime Video, starring Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Enrique Murciano, Camron Jones, and Ray Nicholson!

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes a captivating, thrilling novel of fear, friendship, courage, and hope that will leave readers gasping for air.

Panic by lauren oliver