Posie Graeme-Evans, The Innocent Review

Overall Rating

Description well developed, risk factor with characters kept book compelling

Abrupt ending

I chose The Innocent by Posie Graeme-Evans as an independent study novel in my 11th grade english class. Reading it was very interesting for me as I have always been a big fan of medieval literature, princesses, kings, queens and the like.

The Innocent is a book about a young girl who falls in love with a married king only to come across the information that she is the daughter of the preceeding king who was killed in battle. This causes great anguish with the young girl as she must choose between her heart and what is necessary.

The description in this book was perfectly crafted. It clearly depicted the queen as being royal and elegant as well as it described the dirty, stench of the London streets.

The "risk factor" as I called it, is the fact that Anne finds out her true identity and risks taking over the kingdom that's rightfully hers, and the risk of her professing her love to the king through sex, even though he's married.

The only bad part was the ending which left many questions but leaves a lot of space for it's successor.