I’m rather disappointed that the film never used this book or any book after as the plot is just as great from here on. So if you’re someone who watched the film first and is now on the books questioning why there are so many just know that things continue with the brilliance. This time the children are not handed into the care of a distant relative, instead their fate has changed. Nevertheless, the past is still chasing them and the children are still dealing with unfortunate events which are following them around in disguise.

I loved the beginning of this story. It starts with a few paragraphs about different first sentences and what they tell about the story. The “first sentence” of the story doesn’t come until the second page. I love how Lemony Snicket talks about stories in this way, and brings attention to the fact that it is a story. There were some pretty gruesome parts at the end of the story. They weren’t described but the implied things that happened were gross. If you’re familiar with the story, you’ll know what I mean. I enjoyed this story. There wasn’t much of Count Olaf in this story, so it wasn’t quite as tense as previous ones. I hope the next ones are more exciting.