Panic

By: Lauren Oliver

Narrated by: Sarah Drew

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. Now a television series on Prime Video, starring Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Enrique Murciano, Camron Jones, and Ray Nicholson!

E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars, calls Panic ""a thrill a minute."" Kirkus says: ""Will have readers up until the wee hours,"" School Library Journal raves: ""Fast-paced and captivating.""

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. Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors. 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.

Dodge has never been afraid of panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game; he's sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for. For 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.

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.”

engrossing

the book defines what it means to live in fear and not be afraid of the outcomes.

Amazon show was much better

The amazon version of the show was much better. Cool idea but feel flat. Heather and Bishop story line was annoying and boring and same with Nat and Dodge.

Great book! Worth the read!

For me, it was a tad slow in the beginning... but push through it and it gets better, and better, and then awesome! 🙂

like the story, but hated the bad language

The story was unique. it held my interested. I like the characters development & home lives molding their personalities. I almost stopped listen due to all the harsh and garish language. Taking the Lord's name in vain often. Wish I could recommend the book to friends, but can't due to the language.

Decent YA story; Great narrator

I liked the story okay, although I was expecting it to be a little more exciting than it was (given the premise of the book). But the narrator did a great job! I actually looked up more books she has done so I can enjoy those as well!