""'Tis now dead midnight," Richard said. He sat in the largest armchair like it was a throne, long legs outstretched, feet propped up on the grate. Three years of playing kings and conquerers had taught him to sit that way in every chair, onstage or off."

The inclusion of this detail at the beginning absolutely sold me the first time I read this book. I don't care if it's is wayyy oversaturated in the book corners of various mind-numbing social media. I absolutely love it.