#PANDEMONIUM LAUREN OLIVER SUMMARY SERIES#

The fact that teens would do absurdly dangerous shit for money is completely believable. The game itself, however, I do mostly find believable, aside from the fact that they’re not nearly subtle enough for adults to not lock it down. However, it’s really interesting and I am totally willing to let that slide, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Let’s get out of the way my skepticism about something this large in scale not having been caught in years prior, given how loud and obvious the teens are about it. It’s been happening for years in their town, and is essentially like Fear Factor, only without all the safety nets to prevent death.

#PANDEMONIUM LAUREN OLIVER SUMMARY SERIES#

Panic centers on a game called Panic, in which seniors who have just graduated from school participate in a series of dares of escalating difficulty to win a huge pot of money. Panic was the perfect antidote to a series of boring books that were sending me to the doldrums. It’s fast-paced, high octane, and a definite page-turner. Honestly, I was nervous, because the reviews on this one have been mixed, and, when I’ve been blacksheeping the books everyone loves, how could this go well? Actually, Panic was just what I needed.

Prior to reading Panic, I was tilting dangerously towards a reading slump. Everyone has something to play for.įor 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.Īlready optioned by Universal Pictures in a major deal, this gritty, spellbinding novel captures both the raw energy of fear mixed with excitement as well as the aching need to find a place to belong. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game he's sure of it. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.ĭodge has never been afraid of Panic. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. 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. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes an extraordinary novel of fear, friendship, courage, and hope.

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