Time Zero (#1) by Carolyn Cohagan. Time Zero is the first YA novel by Austin author Carolyn Cohagan. It tells the story of Mina, a fifteen year old girl living inside the walls of what was once Manhattan, under the rule of an extremist religious regime. Her world is...
Advice of the week: Be thoughtful about your friends’ money situations. So much this!! Quiz: Can we guess your age and income, based solely on the apps on your phone? My result said I am a 'married lady older than 32 who makes more than $52,000/year'. Ha! The...
Stray (Four Sisters #1) by Elissa Sussman. Princess Aislynn wants nothing more than to follow the Path she was born to: complete her schooling, attend her Introduction Ball, dance with the suitors her advisor and parents have chosen for her, get married, have...
I want this staircase/bookshelf so bad. Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour. Standing Ovations Should Be Reserved for Productions That Earn It. Agreed. They lose meaning if they're given for everything. How I Learned That Being...
Red Rising Red Rising (#1) Golden Son (#2) Morning Star (#3) By Pierce Brown. I'm just going to state up front that this series will be really hard to talk about without spoilers. So please forgive vagueness while I try to convey what I liked, what didn't work, and...
Arty thing of the week: Artist Dedicates His Life to Preserving Traditional Japanese Art of Wooden Sculpture Floats. All about the brainzz: This is your brain on Jane Austen, and Stanford researchers are taking notes, and New Ways Into the Brain’s ‘Music Room’....
A little bit about what’s on my mind this Friday.
Question of the week: What Ever Happened To Waterbeds? The radical plan to destroy time zones. I'm... skeptical. Donate Your Old USB Drives to Fight North Korean Brainwashing. I'm legit considering sending some in. Why fruits and vegetables taste better in...
Into the Dim (Into The Dim #1) by Janet B. Taylor. This book caught my attention because it was billed as Outlander for teens. After reading it, I don't think that's an accurate comparison. Into the Dim does have time travel and some Scottish people, but that's where...
Is The Internet Killing Creativity? “Think about it. We’ve focused all our efforts on making sure we get the tech right. That we follow the right UI patterns. That our sites perform well. For the best part of our short history, we’ve focused on creating a...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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