But to me, that is the sign of an excellent storyteller. Did it leave me a little weepy eyed? Yes. Easton tied the story together in the end. I’m going to go on record and say that I’m not one of those people. If you’ve read other reviews on this story, you’re going to know that some people don’t like the Epilogue. Now that I finished my review and rated it, I clicked over to see what others had to say about the ending. That said, the little is a half a star and I still highly recommend the book. Because of the section which was a little difficult, I’m going to deduct a little for it. But then suddenly, the story opened up for me and I really enjoyed the rest of it. At the time I was wondering to myself why I had chosen the book. There was a section of the story that I thought was a little slow but I persevered and worked through it. What happens when Sir William appears to have similar tastes? A well written historical tale is what happens. To make it worse, he is majorly attracted to Sir William Corbet. As he is departing, he is told by his father that he will pick a wife upon his return or his father will pick one for him. He volunteers to go with Sir William Corbett on a quest to save Sir William’s sister from the tyrant she is married to. Christian finds a way to escape his father’s thumb and the domineering abuse he has suffered his entire life from his father and older brothers. In the story, Sir Christian Brandon is the seventh son of a less than loving father. I didn’t read anyone else’s review, because I never do until I’ve written my own review and rated the book based on my own reading experience. I quickly read the blurb, thought…hmmm…that sounds interesting and requested it. I chose this book solely based on the author. It’s a partnership that will test every strand of his moral fiber, and, eventually, his understanding of the meaning of duty, honor, and love.

When he takes up a quest to rescue his sister from her abusive lord of a husband, he’s forced to enlist the help of Sir Christian. He’s determined to live up to his own ideal of a gallant knight. Sir William Corbett, a large and fierce warrior known as the Lion, has pushed his unnatural desires down all his life.

Being smaller than his six brutish half-brothers, he learned to survive by using his wits and his gift for strategy, earning him the nickname the Crow. Sir Christian Brandon was raised in a household where he was hated for his unusual beauty and for his parentage. In medieval England, duty is everything, personal honor is more valued than life itself, and homosexuality is not tolerated by the church or society.

The lion and the crow by eli easton