If you generally like YA romances with hints of seriously dark elements, you will like this one.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. I don't really want to give anything away, but I could not stop listening once I started and was happy I decided to let this story quick off my spring break! If you're a fan of Oliver's other stories, you will like this one. It was hard for me to comprehend that the story took place NOW instead of in some dystopean future.

The story was also interesting if not totally predictable. Her angry/crying voices are kind of rough sometimes, but I love them. They are not distinguishable enough for me to be able to identify the characters without Drew actually saying who was speaking.

Sarah Drew really is perfect for Oliver's protagonists (Sam, Heather, Lena), but I am not a fan of her male voices. As you can see, I felt 'Panic' was about a 4/5. When I learned that she was writing a new stand-alone novel, I definitely marked it on my calendar. I've been a Lauren Oliver fan since I first came across 'Before I Fall' a few years ago. In this gritty, spellbinding novel, New York Times best-selling author Lauren Oliver delivers a gripping narrative of friendship, courage, survival, and hope.

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. Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: Because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Panic by Lauren Oliver