Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book

When I started reading I got pull into the story it feels like your a part of the story, you get lost in the story as you read on.

I am a sucker for Disney twisted tales and this book just helped me understand why! I could not put it down I almost read the entire book in two days. I started reading it with my children and they loved it too! If you love Disney fantasy or thinking about it. You must get this book!! Amazing 😍

I find that this was a much enjoyed addition to a favorite tale. The author truly managed to capture the complexity of bell's and the breasts relationship at this point in the story and managed to add a whole new depth to it as well.

Anything related to Beauty and the Beast is very popular right now, with the release of the new movie and, like many fans, I was looking for a Beauty and the Beast book to read in anticipation of seeing the movie. This one sounded interesting and like a quick read so I decided to take a chance on it, even though I've never read anything written by Jennifer Donnelly before.Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book is a story that takes place while Belle is a prisoner in the Beast's castle. Anyone who has seen the animated movie knows that the Beast shows Belle his library as a friendly gesture and a gift to Belle to make her feel welcome in his castle. This story basically takes place right after that event where Belle discovers a hidden room behind the library and finds the book, Nevermore. After the first time she steps through the entrancing pages of Nevermore, she can't wait to get back to a world where everything is perfect and she can leave behind the lonely world in the Beast's castle. She meets a countess who promises to help her travel the world and see everything she's always wanted to see. It seems too good to be true but Belle gets caught up in the perfect life she experiences in Nevermore. Little does she know, she is a pawn in the game between good and evil.Lost in a Book is a very entertaining and quick read. Like Belle, I love books so I was picturing myself right alongside her! As I was reading this book, I couldn't help but compare it to elements I've seen in Harry Potter. The first similarity is the book Nevermore that Belle walks into as well as the ongoing battle between good and evil. I enjoyed this story and found it to be a very easy, light read. It seems to be geared towards teens, and I'd say it's very appropriate for readers of that age, but more mature readers will enjoy this as well. I'm in my mid-30s and liked it! If you love the story of Beauty and the Beast and want to read a story about Belle that is more than the story we all know, this is a good option!

Lost in a Book is a clever addition to the story of Beauty and the Beast. The timeline is the same and even includes the scene of Belle and the Beast ice skating. Added to it is a bet between Love and Death and an enchanted book Death tries to cheat with. Belle’s pull toward the book as a way to live in a perfect, magical world and escape the dreariness of the Beast’s castle as well as her frustration with the Beast’s interpersonal communication are written very well. I was sad when it ended. I would have liked to get all the way to the point where the Beast turns back into a prince, but I guess it’s okay to end where it did since we all know the (Disney) ending of Beauty and the Beast. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Belle’s story.

Donated to the school library, kids loved it!

This story was so awesome.. I absolutely loved it. I'm a big fan of Beauty and The Beast and the combination of getting lost in a book with me being an avid reader was perfect. Thank you for creating this story.

Oh.... Oh my gosh.Astonishing! This has got to be the best retelling I have EVER read. I am in tears.This book was phenomenal! All retellings I have ever read tend to plat close to the chest and not change very much... or change it all together so the original gets lost.But... Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book totally changed AND challenged them all. It's a one of a kind!I will say this, I pre-ordered it the SECOND I knew about it. Being a fanatic of Beauty and the Beast there is no possible way I could pass this up. The waiting game drove me insane but it was TOTALLY WORTH IT! I mean it is so epic, even halfway through the book I told my local library they HAD to buy a copy for others to read.The story line was unexpected and so different I really didn't think it would work. Boy oh boy. I was wrong. Jennifer Donnelly has some SERIOUS talent. I have a feeling if someone tried to one up this book, they would fail.The writing was awesome and flowed so perfectly that there is no way you would want to put it down and if someone made you, you would possibly beat them over the head with the book WHILE reading it. It is just that awesome. LolThe characters were so strong and so powerful that you bond over a whole new level. Just being smoldering, sexy, sassy like Death. Sweet, charming, and beautiful like Love. Adventurous, strong, and bookwormy like Belle ... I mean the list goes on. Even Beast, Chip, and the rest of the gang is so powerful that you not only feel what they fell, you ARE them.Ugh stop reading my review and go by this book! RIGHT NOW! What are you still reading for!? YOU NEED THIS BOOK! Go! Go get it!(Also....can I please rate HIGHER than 5 stars! It deserves more!)―Reviews of a fearstreetzombie

Very easy to read and very gorgeous story .

Allein das Cover von diesem Buch hat mich total verzaubert und ich musste es einfach haben, vor allem aber auch, weil ich ein riesiger Fan von "Die Schöne und das Biest" bin. Ich lese ja Einiges in Englisch und hier kann ich sagen, dass es sehr leicht verständlich geschrieben ist und daher meiner Meinung nach auch für Neulinge gut geeignet ist.Die Geschichte beginnt mit einem Prolog zwischen der Liebe und dem Tod und das hat mich sofort noch neugieriger auf das Buch gemacht. Die weiteren Kapitel sind dann für Fans der Disney-Version erst mal nichts Neues. Mir ging es aber auch so, dass ich mich total über die ganzen tollen Figuren aus diesem Märchen gefreut habe.Manchmal hatte ich aber, gerade in den ersten Kapiteln, das Gefühl, dass ich mich hier mit einer Bewertung schwer tun werde, weil es ja nichts komplett Neues ist, sondern nur ein Teil davon. Allerdings fand ich den Schreibstil wirklich einnehmend und angenehm, sodass die Seiten schnell verflogen sind.Im weiteren Verlauf erhält man Einblick in Belles Leben im Schloss, und hier kommt dann die Geschichte in der Geschichte ins Spiel, die man aus dem bekannten Märchen nicht kennt. Ohne zu viel zu verraten, kann ich sagen, dass ich die Idee sehr gelungen fand, wenn auch ziemlich vorhersehbar. Es hat bei mir keine Begeisterungsstürme ausgelöst, Langeweile ist aber auch nicht aufgekommen.Es gab eine Kleinigkeit, die mich zudem ein wenig gestört hat. Belle wurde hier teils sehr naiv und blauäugig dargestellt, was ja rein theoretisch zu ihrem bisherigen Leben passen würde, aber mit der Belle aus dem Disney-Märchen konnte ich es manchmal nicht ganz vereinbaren, da es mir stellenweise zu durchschaubar war.FazitLost in a book erzählt zum Teil die Geschichte von Die Schöne und das Biest und bietet gleichzeitig eine neue magische Nebenstory während Belles Aufenthalt im Schloss. Insgesamt fand ich das Buch für zwischendurch ganz schön und kann es auch weiterempfehlen, vor allem für Fans von diesem Märchen. Wer aber nach Spannung pur und grandiosen Twists und Überraschungen sucht, der sollte lieber die Finger davon lassen. Von mir bekommt das Buch 4 von 5 Eulen.

It was more then I had even imagined. I loved it

Very light, fun read. The book cover is beautifully done. The story actually does the original story justice! Belle learns that LOVE not DEATH will win when she encounters "Nevermore".

This is a magical book, with a beautiful cover, that will appeal to Beauty and the Beast fans of all ages. Jennifer Donnelly has brought to life the well- loved story with the cursed castle, enchantments and wonderfully quirky characters and given it her own twist. Here Belle is enticed into the pages of an enchanted book named Nevermore, planted in the castle library. Nevermore is a place where her deepest desires will come true, but things are not always what they seem.This author is able to turn her hand to both adult and children’s stories and my children enjoy her books as much as I do. This story is cleverly woven and filled with imagination. I loved her vivid new characters (and creatures) especially the sisters Love and Death who are able to observe the castle through an enchanted mirror. I would really love to see this made into a Disney animation or film. A treat for anyone who likes fairy-tales and a little bit of magic.