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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

3 Tasty Cookbooks for Fall Baking

There’s no book so good that it can’t be improved with a hot beverage and a freshly baked treat! I’m delighted when the weather cools off and my baking sheets come out — that means it’s time for months of cakes, pies, scones, cookies, and breads. Whether you’re a beginning baker who’s just getting started or an experienced cook who’s looking for new recipes to try, these cookbooks should keep you busy with a season’s worth of goodies. If you’re extra-organized, you can even get started on holiday baking and freeze extra batches; I promise to be deeply impressed and [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:32-07:00October 20th, 2014|Tags: , , , |

YA Trilogy Thrills: Girl of Fire and Thorns

Isn’t it wonderful when you stumble upon a really exciting book and realize the entire series is already complete, so you can devour them all as fast as you can read, without the painful months of waiting for each new installment? That’s what I’ve been doing with the Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, by Rae Carson, which wrapped up in 2013. Because they really are one story in three volumes, I’ve chosen to review them all together here, so if you haven’t finished (or started) this magical, girl-empowering fantasy trilogy yet, stay vigilant for possible spoilers! The Girl of [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:33-07:00October 17th, 2014|Tags: , , , , |

The Gone Girl Movie Is Here

Gone Girl Reviews The opening-weekend reviews are in! What's everyone saying about the Gone Girl movie? Our sister site Movie Rewind has the Book vs. Movie rundown. NPR says David Fincher's direction "delivers jolts designed to make audiences squeal, while also letting you identify with characters one moment, and wish you hadn't the next."' RogerEbert.com says this "overheated," "plot-obsessed picture" is a "sick film, and often brilliant." Entertainment Weekly praises the cast's "gallows humor" and "calculating oiliness," and gives it an A. Rottentomatoes.com gives it a pretty-darn-good 87%. EW reports that Gone Girl pulled in $38 million for its opening [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:34-07:00October 5th, 2014|
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