The 'Frozen' book that's being compared to ... 'Gone Girl'?
The plotline of a new book for young adults that's based on Disney's smash hit is causing some to scratch their heads.
'Frozen' features the voices of Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, and Josh Gad.
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Book versions of Disney鈥檚 animated smash hit 鈥淔rozen鈥� have stayed steadily on bestseller lists since the movie was released in November 2013. And now a new book for young adults based on the movie is coming out 鈥� but it鈥檚 based on a dark portion of the story.
According to the website , Disney is releasing a book for young adults in May this May titled 鈥淎 Frozen Heart.鈥� The 鈥渉eart鈥� portion of the title isn鈥檛 referring to the central romance of Anna (Kristen Bell) and her companion Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), but to the relationship between Anna and the prince Hans (Santino Fontana).
(Spoilers for 鈥淔rozen鈥� follow, if you鈥檙e the one human being left on this earth who hasn鈥檛 yet seen the movie.鈥�)聽
As you might remember, Hans and Anna鈥檚 relationship ends with him leaving her for dead and attempting to murder her sister. According to the publisher, 鈥淭old in alternating chapters from both Anna鈥檚 and Hans鈥� perspectives, 'A Frozen Heart' delves into the couple鈥檚 failed romance, exploring their backstories, motivations, and ultimate separation.鈥澛�
So the dark romance at its center and the book鈥檚 style is causing some to compare it to 鈥� 鈥淕one Girl.鈥� Writer Meredith Woerner of the website wrote that the new book 鈥渟ounds like 鈥楪one Girl鈥� on ice鈥�. I'm sorry, but this is so much reverse 'Gone Girl'聽it's hilarious.鈥澛�
Britt Hayes of the website agreed, noting that the book 鈥渟ounds an awful lot like鈥� Gillian Flynn鈥檚 bestseller (turned into a box office-topping movie of its own).聽
鈥淲hat happens when you combine the most popular animated film of all time with one of the most popular films of 2014? This book has the potential to be a pretty big deal.鈥澛�
In any case, you might want to keep it away from your 鈥淔rozen鈥�-loving six-year-old.