Week 18 Reviews: Panic: Ghosts and Legends, Panic

From Goodreads:

Before Panic was our game, it was our secret. Before that, just a rumor. And before that? A ghost story. Listen close—but don't believe everything you hear.

Panic is a legendary game played by graduating seniors in the middle-of-nowhere town of Carp, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher: after a series of challenges ranging from sleeping in a haunted house to running across a highway blindfolded, one winner takes home a cash prize in the tens of thousands at the end of the summer. Participating players are sworn to secrecy, which means little is known of Panic's history. Until now.

Each of these three stories follows a former player connected to one of the game's lingering mysteries—a ghost of Panic past, a legend. In this spellbinding novella, you’ll meet the quiet, unassuming kid who may have started it all; the golden boy who’d do anything to win; and the underestimated cheerleader who brought decades of family history into this dangerous game.

From Goodreads:
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 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, 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.

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.

My first review of Panic
My Review:


Author: Lauren Oliver

Series: Panic #0.5, 1
First Read: August 5th, 2014

Read: April 30th, 30th, 2024
Source: Audible, Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books!
Publisher: Audible Original, HarperCollins
Published: January 27th 2014, March 4th 2014

Panic: Ghosts and Legends:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Panic:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars