The End

The End
A Series of Unfortunate Events #13
Lemony Snicket
middlegrade fiction
3 stars

the series ends. much as it began. It seems everyone in VFD is an orphan, no matter what side of the schism they are on. The Baudelaires end up taking care of Kit Snickets baby[Kit dies], Olaf dies and reveals that he was always in love with Kit, and the story ends with the Orphans sailing off a deserted island to go live in the world, as normal people.

The Penultimate Peril

The Penultimate Peril
A Series of Unfortunate Events #12
Lemony Snicket
middle grade fiction
3 stars

The Last Safe Place is safe no more. All the “noble” adults let the Baudelaire orphans down. Ends with the Baudelaires sailing away with Count Olaf. I have to say, Sunny’s words are not just gibberish. I almost want to go back and read them again to see if I can pick up more stuff. In this one, the author lets their political leanings show. The word was “scalia” and it was interpreted as “it seems nonsense to interpret it literally”. Justice Scalia is one of the few who still believe in Original Intent in regards to the U.S. Constitution. Whatever…

The Grim Grotto

The Grim Grotto
A Series of Unfortunate Events #11
Lemony Snicket
midde grade
3 stars

Baudelaires meet up with a VFD sub. Must find a sugarbowl to figure out meeting place of VFD members. Clause meets a girl. She turns and ends up helping Olaf, also the sister of the Hook handed man. Ends with Baudelaires jumping into a taxi containing Kit Snicket, Jacque and Lemony’s sister.

The Slippery Slope

The Slippery Slope
A Series of Unfortunate Events #10
Lemony Snicket (pseudonym)
children’s fiction
82 / 2 stars

find the third Quagmire triplet, get separated from him at end. Find the VFD base, after it has been all burned down. I want this series to end. I doubt it will tho.

The Carnivorous Carnival

The Carnivorous Carnival
A Series of Unfortunate Events #9
Lemony Snicket
middle grade fiction
82 / 3 stars

this series is really starting to drag, psychologically. You can only have so many bad things happen to people before the readers lose interest. Good must happen.

The Hostile Hospital

The Hostile Hospital
A Series of Unfortunate Events #8
Lemony Snicket
children’s fiction
82 / 3 stars

this was a bit more lighthearted than some of the others. I enjoyed it very well. I think I would read something along this caliber to my kids.

The Vile Village

The Vile Village
A Series of Unfortunate Events #7
Lemony snicket
children’s fiction
3 stars

While I read all of the books in the series, it appears that I missed either reviewing them or even noting that I read them.

The Ersatz Elevator

The Ersatz Elevator
A Series of Unfortunate Events #6
Lemony Snicket
children’s fiction
82 / 2stars

The guardians are rich, Olaf is in cahoots with the wife, the Quagmire Triplets are almost rescued and Mr Poe is still a loser…

The Austere Academy

The Austere Academy
A Series of Unfortunate Events #5
Lemony Snicket
middle grade fiction
82 / 3 stars

The Baudelaire Orphans go to a private school. Meet the Quagmire Triplets[who are down to twins], run ragged by Count Olaf and live in a shack. Ends up with the Quagmires being kidnapped by Count Olaf’s henchmen[they have an enormous fortune of their own]. Mr Poe is as useless as usual.

The Miserable Mill

The Miserable Mill
A Series of Unfortunate Events #4
Lemony Snicket
middle grade fiction
82 / 3 stars

The Baudelaires work at a dangerous lumber mill, Klaus is hypnotized and Count Olaf dresses up as a woman.