Nevertell, Katharine Orton
Nevertell, Katharine Orton
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Nevertell

Author: Katharine Orton

Narrator: Hayden Bishop

Unabridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2020

Synopsis

All that twelve-year-old Lina knows of the world is the Stalinist-labor camp where she was born, a place of hunger, cruelty, and deprivation. After a daring escape into the frigid Siberian wilds with her best friend, Bogdan, Lina vows to reach Moscow and find her long-lost grandmother, whom she hopes will help her return to the camp to rescue her mother. But out in the dark forests and haunted tundras, Lina and Bogdan catch the eye of a vengeful witch, a refugee of oppressive new laws about magic who commands an army of shadow wolves. She seems drawn to some mysterious power within Lina. Pursued by the witch and in fear of recapture, Lina will need every ounce of courage she hasand a whisper of her own magicif she and Bogdan are to survive the journey and bring hope to a dark place.

About Katharine Orton

Katharine Orton has always loved folklore and fairy tales. After receiving her master's degree in creative writing, she pursued her passion for stories by writing her debut novel, Nevertell. She currently resides in Bristol, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ☾❀Miriam✩

I knew it won't be easy to rate this book form the moment I opened it and realized it was something different than what I expected. This is a historical fiction middle grade book with polar fantasy elements. It is not, however, a polar fantasy book per se, and actually the fantasy elements were not......more

Goodreads review by Sara

Reading for the Middle Grade Monthly book club February 2020. Lina has spent her entire life trapped inside a prison camp in the harsh wastelands of Russia under Stalin’s rule. So when the night comes to escape with some fellow prisoners, including best friend Bogdan, she seizes the opportunity to be......more

Goodreads review by human

(3.5/5) Nevertell is interesting and not entirely what I expected. It follows Lina, a young girl who was born in a Soviet prison camp, her escape, as well as the magic that she experiences on her journey. This book was definitely much, much more plot-based than it was character-based. While the main c......more

Goodreads review by Whispering

Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.com Eleven-year-old Lina was born inside a Soviet prison camp where she lives with all the other inmates and her mother Katya. One night she is approached by a trio of older male inmates who tell her that her mother said she could help them. They have a plan to e......more

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