Loved it!
This would be a wonderful book to read aloud as a family and could lead to good discussions about important issues teens or their family and friends may encounter. Never Less offers just the right amount of suspense and mystery for young readers and a satisfactory conclusion that shows a model of a family walking through a dark time and coming out closer and stronger. I love the message that family is worth fighting for–no matter what the cost.
~Reedsy Discovery review
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A great book for readers of all ages:
After reading and thoroughly enjoying Geoffrey Wells’s Trilogy for Freedom, I was eager to read Never Less, a thriller centered around the opioid crisis and aimed at middle-school readers. This novel explores themes of friendship, family, and crime through the eyes of two thoroughly engaging twelve-year-olds, Pablo and Mindy. You don’t have to be a young teen to love this terrific book. ~ Amazon 5-star review
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“Never Less deals with a difficult and highly-charged subject in a thoughtful way. Author Geoffrey Wells has taken great care to craft an empathetic novel that will spark important conversations with middle school students.”
~Jeannie Moon – Librarian and USA Today bestselling author of adult fiction.
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“Never Less is a compelling story
told through the eyes of two engaging and very likable
12-year olds. Their bravery and friendship made me want them to succeed against a truly evil villain and kept me reading until the riveting ending.”
~Dr. Lawrence Walser, M.D.
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What I liked best about this story is how much these kids value their friendship. Though they are from different backgrounds, they are, in every sense of the word, simpatico. In an ideal world, young people shouldn’t have to deal with adult problems. But we know better. Sometimes, they have no choice. And in Never Less, they do not shy away from their responsibility.
~Steven Ramirez
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“Nicely paced with a few unexpected twists which kept the momentum going. I comfortably read it in one session. It has an interesting take on the drug scene . . .
It is certainly a thought provoking novel.”
~Laurie Robertson
