Panic by Sharon Draper

(Blurb taken from Goodreads)
Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger.

But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? On his way to meet his wife and daughter? And casting a movie that very night—a movie in need of a star dancer? What then?

Then Diamond might make the wrong decision.

It’s a nightmare come true: Diamond Landers has been kidnapped. She was at the mall with a friend, alone for only a few brief minutes—and now she’s being held captive, forced to endure horrors beyond what she ever could have dreamed, while her family and friends experience their own torments and wait desperately for any bit of news.

From New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, this is a riveting exploration of power: how quickly we can lose it—and how we can take it back

3.5 stars
I felt like this book tried to address too many issues in one short book. One the one hand, you have a girl abducted, on the other there is a girl being abused by her boyfriend. It seemed like they were only dealt with superficially. A longer book might have been better to really delve into the problems that teens face.

The rape scenes were handled very well. They were not graphic, but there was no doubt in your mind what had happened. It was a hard enough book to read without intense descriptions. I appreciated how Draper handled it.

The use of the Peter Pan quotes was brilliant. Each quote felt like it had been written for that chapter. Also, I couldn't help but feel that Peter Pan's refusal to grow up sharply contrasted with the teens in this book who have been forced to grow up quickly and harshly. Peter Pan was a great choice to have intertwined in the story.

This is an important book for teens to read. Like I said it was a hard read. I had to put it down on several occasions because it was overwhelming. It simply needed to be longer to address the fallout of the abuse both girls suffered.