The Friday 56 (10): Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

The Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda's Voice
Rules:

*Grab a book, any book

*Turn to page 56, or 56% in your eReader

*Find any sentence (or a few, just don't spoil it!) that grabs you

*Post it

*Comment with your (url) post.

This week's pick: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor 

Ah, yes. When Karou was too small to show out into the world's streets on her own, Issa had kept her here. Hours they had sometimes crouched in this tiny space, Issa trying to keep her entertained by singing songs or drawing -- in fact, it was Issa who had started her drawing -- or crowning her with venomous snakes, while inside Brimstone confronted whatever lurked on the other side of that door. 

Renée