Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Robbie and Alice
Antony Johnson · 2021
73/100
👍 Worth It
A well-researched Tudor adventure that handles arranged marriage as a historical reality rather than a romantic ideal — that honest framing gives it more substance than most middle-grade historicals. The strong female character and political intrigue hold up for readers 10 and older, and adults who love the period will find it worth an afternoon too. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's a clean, confident piece of historical fiction for younger readers.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety88
Substance / usefulness72
Craft & writing70
Originality65
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit78
👁 Human-eye gut-check70
Penny’s verdict73
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