jennifer donnelly beauty and the beast lost in a book

In fact, Cogsworth came to life so much in this story that I found myself liking his character even more after reading this book.īelle was just as kind in this story as we’ve come to know her on film, but what Donnelly did was make her more human, more relatable. Potts, Chip, and Cogsworth speaking and acting just as we’ve come to know and expect of them. Lost in a Book in no way detracts from the original Disney story but rather gives us a more detailed look inside of it, filling in some of the gaps so to speak, including a little backstory on the Prince who turned into the Beast.ĭonnelly stayed true to the Disney characters in this story, with Lumiere, Mrs. Potts helping her clean up the library so it may be used and loved again. That is where this story picks up, with Belle and her friends Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. At one point in the film, the Beast gives Belle his library because he realizes what a great love of books she has. It is a story within a story – a story that takes place within Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Let me start out by saying that this is not a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. But Belle soon learns the dangers of judging a book by its cover. At first, Nevermore seems like the perfect escape from the lonely castle where she is being held prisoner. That’s what Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) thinks as well when she discovers a magical book called Nevermore in the Beast’s library. There is nothing more relaxing than escaping inside the pages of a good book. Getting lost in a good book is one of my favorite things in the world. The title alone drew my attention to this new read from Jennifer Donnelly.

Jennifer donnelly beauty and the beast lost in a book