Defy (#1) by Sara B. Larson. Defy is the story of Alexa Hollon, a girl with preternatural fighting skills in a male-dominated world and country at war. When her parents are killed, tween Alexa and her twin brother know it's just a matter of time until the king's men...
City of Stairs (The Divine Cities #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett. Disclaimer: City of Stairs does not actually feature stairs as much as you might think. What it does feature is a no-nonsense & brilliant spy, her hulking Nordic 'secretary', a handful of...
Half a King (Shattered Sea #1) by Joe Abercrombie. Prince Yarvi of Gettland never expected or wanted to be king. Born the crippled youngest son to a family that values fighting skill over all else, Yarvi has mostly been ignored while studying to be a minister. Until...
You guys know by now that I am a fan of reimaingings - of fairytales, of famous posters or art, that kind of thing. Combine that with my love of books, and you have a new series and passion project over on my design blog: Covers Reimagined, where I'll be doing my take...
One thing I always hated about English class was how the teacher or professor would over-analyze everything and make the tiniest details into an Important Symbol or Metaphor. I always doubted whether the author was intending or even thinking about that particular...
The Charming Tales Once Upon a Rhyme; Happily Never After By Jack Heckel. You guys know by now that I am a fan of fairy tale re-imaginings. So when this series came across my radar thanks to Harper Voyager, I thought it would be right up my alley. And it was. The...
The Woodcutter by Kate Danley. This was an impulse buy during one of Amazon's holiday Kindle sales, and I'm so glad I got it. It's the story of The Woodcutter (as you might guess), a seemingly simple woodsman who despite the name does not actually chop wood for a...
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. This is a great example of one of those times when picking up a book because of its cool cover really pays off. Annihilation is the first short book in a series about the mysterious Area X. It's never stated directly, but the sense I...
Time for another Book vs. Movie! This time it's Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, a memoir by Cheryl Strayed. It was the pick for our book club this month, and last night we all went out to see the movie adaptation in theater together. It's...
Time for some book talk! Here's a few reads I'm currently working my way through: New Reads Half a King by Joe Abercrombie. Don't let the fact that this is a YA epic fantasy series fool you. There's a reason Abercrombie's nickname is Lord Grimdark (also his Twitter...
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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