Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book Hardcover – January 31, 2017

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

I have read this book three times already over a couple of years and every time I’m reminded of how much I like it! It’s a fantastic and new point of view from the classic Beauty and the Beast. I’ve also really enjoyed Donnelly’s Waterfire Saga, and can’t wait to read more of her books. ❤️Favorite quotes: ‘She might be a captive, but in this room, with a book in her hand, she could be free.’‘All her life, she’d loved books. She loved the look of them, the smell of them, the sweet weight of them in her arms. Most of all, she loved the feeling she got every time she picked one up—the feeling of holding an entire world in her hands.’‘“But all we need to do is begin. The rest will take care of itself. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.”’ - Belle

Ver a fun and interesting read. A little but if a twisted in this amazing story about the beauty and the beast. It was so good seeing them interact with each other but at the same time see Belle find a different alternative to stepping away from the beast even though it always cause her her life. Beauty and the beast will forever be one of my favorite movies, and this book gave me a little bit more time with them😍

I loved this spin on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. It was a great read

I know a lot of people have complained that Belle is not herself in this book, but this takes place after she was attacked by the wolves and the Beast saved her. She's at a point where she's very conflicted. She wants to leave and go back to her father, but she at war with her emotions about the Beast and where he stands with her. It's a troubling time and she's very conflicted.When she's offered a means to escape that conflict, to be given people to talk to instead of animated objects, some of her dreams to come true, it's hard to say no to that.The story though was very well written, I loved the play of Love and Death coming together to play their game with their bets. The way things played out and how it all comes to head was very interesting. The ties to classic literature and mythology also gave the story a nice twist.Fans of Beauty and the Beast will not be disappointed as this really adds to the story.

This is among those few books I'm more than willing to give away after reading. It's not badly done, but unusual for me to regret the time I wasted reading it. It is decently written and edited, though, with a reasonable story and appropriately villainous or pleasant characters, but somehow amazingly bland. It did make me want to watch the live-action B&B movie again, a far better use of my time though not as good as the original animated movie.

The book showed up in perfect condition. No tears or crinkled pages. Story was wonderful. Once I was done reading it I used it in a project that turned out perfect!

One of my favorite Disney classics and now this amazing book! I got the entire collection from this author. 10/10 recommend!