I received a free copy of this book for review from Harper Voyager. This past weekend the boy indulged my fixation with dragons and took me to see How to Train Your Dragon 2. We both liked the first movie, so this wasn't too much of a hardship for him. 🙂 I thought...
Taking Stock
Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. These pictures are all things I see from my desk. Making : more stencils to continue playing with this new-to-me screen printing method. Cooking : waffles, sometime this weekend, to take our new...
Book Review: Hidden
Hidden (Dragonlands #1) by Megg Jensen. I received a free copy of this book for review from NetGalley. Oh, where to start with this one... How about the cover? You'll notice there's a dragon on it, and that the series is called Dragonlands, so it should be no surprise...
Book Review: The Steady Running of the Hour
The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go. This is a book I added to my TBR pile because of Casee Marie's fabulous Notable New Releases series (probably the biggest contributor to my ever-expanding TBR pile, by the by). It's the story of Tristan, a modern-day...
Bits & Pieces
I took a screen printing workshop this weekend. It was a stenciling method I hadn't tried before, and was a lot of fun. It wouldn't work for all of my designs, but for some it will be a much quicker way of making a screen. And I learned some tips about...
Book Review: Longbourn
Longbourn by Jo Baker. If Pride & Prejudice was turned into Upstairs/Downstairs or Downton Abbey, this would be the Downstairs portion. It's the story of the servants that we just get mere glimpses of in Austen's original, given their own histories and lives and...
Book Review: The Name of the Star
The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1) by Maureen Johnson. I've followed this author, Maureen Johnson, on Twitter for quite awhile (she actually is one of my favorite Twitter personalities), so I thought it was high time I actually checked out her writing. I...
Book Review: The Winter King
The Winter King by C.L. Wilson. When the rep from Harper Collins/Avon contacted me to see if I'd be interested in reviewing an advance copy of a high/epic fantasy romance, I didn't have to think twice. Magic and princes and sexy times? Yes, please. And The Winter King...
Book Review: A Natural History of Dragons
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan. Right, you thought I could walk by this cover in the library and not pick it up? Ha. This book is a fun little adventure story. The conceit is that it's told as a memoir, from the point of view of...
Bits & Pieces
I caught the boy's cold last week (and in fact still have it) so if you're wondering where I've been on the blog and Twitter, the answer is the couch. Or bed. Not much time spent on the computer the last few days. Or at the Gelato World Tour, as planned - SO bummed to...
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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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