Growing up, Beauty and the Beast wasn’t on the top of my list. Which is insane. I didn’t appreciate it as much as I do now. All book lovers have a little bit of Belle inside of them. And we all dream of marrying a beast of a man who has a giant library. 

In my case, I think my husband married me for my books. (Just kidding) but it is one hell of a plus. 

Love and Death are in a bet that could ruin the other to see if the spell that was cast on the Beast will be broken. And if we all know Death, she does not like to lose. 

Belle was taken from her home and sacrificed her life for her father. Her punishment is to live her life at the castle of the Beast. 

With unruly days and nights ahead, Belle cannot sleep wihout thinking about leaving her dad behind. 

Making friends with the other household help is what makes her days brighter. But the Beast is who makes her life miserable. He doesn’t want to be bothered when it comes to anything. 

Deep down inside he really wants to learn to be respectable and loving to another person. 

To make Belles life more fulfilling, the Beast gives her access to his personal Library. And what girl wouldn’t drool over the rarest of editions that are located in that room? This is where Belle spends a lot of time in. and who could blame her?

Death notices that Belle is starting to warm up to the Beast, so she sets forward a plan to trap her in a world where she is no longer able to feel anything for anyone that stays at the castle. The book of Nevermore is placed before Belle and she hops into a story. Her own personal story of travel, love, and family. But nothing is as good as it seems. 

We all know and love the story of Belle and the Beast. Growing up it is a bit scary and over the top for someone who is just beginning to start a life. But we must look at the bigger picture.

Jennifer does a fantastic job of putting forth the story of the dreaded spell that overtakes the life of more that just the Beast. 

I love how we got a better understanding of each character in the story. The characters were strong and even a bit more sassier than we all remember. The ending of this leaves it up for another volume maybe!? I really hope. It flowed perfectly and was an amazing edition to the Beauty and the Beast franchise. 

This makes me want to dust off the old VHS tape and watch it again.

4/5