“I cannot sleep. Another, please?”
her sister knows for another story so that the king will be interested and not kill her
“I cannot sleep. Another, please?”
her sister knows for another story so that the king will be interested and not kill her
She wakes, She feeds the kids She combs her hair
repeats from earlier to show the repetitiveness of her every-day life
The kind that let their eyes feather across the titles like trailing fingertips, heads cocked, with book-hunger rising off them like heatwaves from July pavement.
This is a really interesting and descriptive way to describe people who like to read rather than just saying "they like to read". It gives a clearer image, makes it much more interesting to read, and it's something this author uses well and frequently throughout.