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. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.
Panic is totally different from other Lauren's books. We've left the loveless Portland and arrived in Carp, a town in the middle of nowhere.
Panic has everything a reader wants, suspense, a bit of romance and a story to enjoy.
Because of all the previous books of Lauren Oliver I had really high expectations and it let me down.
It's a great plot but not a great development.
In my opinion at first the rhythm of the book it's slow and boring to read until we read the first challenge.
The relationship of all the characters is confusing from the beginning till the end. As opposed to Delirium that we could think like the characters did, in Panic we don't get the chance to guess the next action. On one hand this is a good thing because it keeps the suspense but on the other hand it makes the characters perfect strangers. At the end of the book you won't get attached to Heather like you did with Lena. You won't suffer the character's pain or joy. It'll be just one more book.
The realism of the book is the biggest difference between Panic and Delirium. The descriptions are neither too long nor boring. Especially when it comes to the challenges the descriptions are the most important thing to make the reader recreate the space where the main characters stand.
Panic is a book you'll enjoy for a weekend but it won't make it to my favourite book list.
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