Panic

I waffled a bit between 3 and 4 stars on this and I ultimately went with 4, and here's why: yesterday my library holds on the 3rd and 4th Fast & the Furious movies came in, and I opted to finish this before watching Vin Diesel & exploding cars. That's solid, dudes.

It's not a perfect book, and there are definitely some plot holes, but it's overall so engaging that I, for one, was willing to overlook a lot just to find out what would happen next. I thought Oliver did a great job setting up the parameters of this small, boring town such that their dedication to Panic would make sense.

I'll prob write a longer review of this later, but most importantly I think a lot of teens will LOVE this book. It is, essentially, a “real life Hunger Games,” with a solid core of relatable, interesting characters. And a lot of dramz! SUCH DRAMZ