The Secret Lion was a wonderful page-turner. After getting to know the characters it was hard to leave them for anything else.The story and characters draw you into a world with secrets around every corner. For those who love to escape and enter a world filled with energy when they read, then I highly recommend C.W. Gortner's Book The Secret Lion. And for those who are afraid to read a book set in a historical time other than their own will be surprised to how easy it is to slip back in time and lose themselves amongst the constant action.The only problem I had with this book is that it ended. Mr. Gortner we want more!