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Jan 05, 2022ChinesaR_KCMO rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
No one knows for sure how the game started, or why. But that uncertainty has never stopped it before. The graduating seniors of Carp, NY spend their whole lives planning for just one thing- Panic. This is the world we enter in the pages…
Mar 12, 2021WPL_Erin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great book! Fast paced and a lot more edge of your seat action than I expected.
Jul 20, 2018courtws rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
After thoroughly enjoying Oliver's amazing Delirium trilogy, I thought I'd give some of her other novels a try. This one didn't really do it for me. I actually almost ditched it completely after 60 pages -- I wasn't really feeling anything…
Apr 26, 2017AlexN07 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Cool concept, not the best writing. If you're only here for the synopsis, try Nerve. Still, it's not necessarily a BAD read.... it's worth giving a shot but don't go in with too high of expectations.
Oct 25, 2016TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was probably one of my first novels (for teens) that I have read. I tend to lean a lot on trilogies and series, sagas, and chronicles, so novels aren't usually my go-to books. But definitely, this book was worth the super long…
Oct 22, 2016ArapahoeSusanW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Loved it! Realistic Hunger Games will keep the pages turning well into the night. The surprise ending is an added bonus.
Sep 08, 2016blue_dog_8329 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Yes, this basically is kind of a realistic fiction Hunger Games, but I still enjoyed having this to read.
Aug 22, 2015hd93 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This novel turned out to be pretty underwhelming. I thought there would be more suspense, better plot lines but I was wrong.
Nov 21, 2014Chapel_Hill_StephenA rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I was really drawn in by the concept of a sort of modern day/realistic fiction take on Hunger Games, but this one ended up being a little too fluffy for me. There are some tense, action-packed scenes, but the characters were a little flat…
Aug 30, 2014saraidaho rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
It was kind of confusing near the beginning but towards the middle, there was a lot of action and near the end, it was a great ending!
Jul 16, 2014
I thought this book was amazing and I couldn't put it down. I can see why people would see similarities between it and The Hunger Games but I think it's definitely worth reading because I don't really think they're the exact same at all.…
Jul 15, 2014
If you win, the reward is 50,000. The cost could be your life. But all the high school students play it. So why panic?
Jul 14, 2014livieb17 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I completely agree with emilyswartzer. This may be strange but i haven't even read the Hunger Games and i have heard very little about it but I felt that as i read Panic that it was simply another version of the Hunger Games. Just a less…
Jun 24, 2014ErinMWilson rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book was very compelling and I couldn't put it down. Lauren Oliver made me fall in love with the characters. It was thrilling, considering that it is the story of a bunch of teens in a run down town competing in life-threatening games…
Jun 11, 2014lyndseyrunyan rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is book is awesome! What would you do for $67,000? Would you spend the night in a haunted house? Would you cross a 4 lane highway with a blindfold on? In this small town, graduating seniors play a dangerous and sometimes illegal game…
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Jun 06, 2014
NYPL Staff Pick Heather and Dodge are just two of the contestants participating in a dangerous competition to win enough money to change their lives.
May 30, 2014katrinka28 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I think I would give this one a 2 1/2 if possible. Not that it was a bad read, it just wasn't a book for me. I love Oliver's writing style and have enjoyed her previous YA books but this one just didn't capture my enthusiasm. I did not…
Apr 09, 2014
We'll see. The description sounds familiar. I think I might've read this before. What was it called? Something with Hunger in the name? I'm kind of blanking right now.