New Customer Reviews - A Trio of Lemony Snickets

A Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket [j Snicket]

As is inevitable in the best of children?s books, the parents will die. With the adults gone, the three Baudelaire orphans will have all kinds of wonderful and fun adventures. Oh wait! I was thinking of another book. In this one, the orphans will move in with a very mean guardian. However, due to their lively and sweet ways, the orphans will melt the hearts of their strict guardian, make many friends, or somehow change the world. Sorry! Again, I was thinking of another book. In this one, the guardian will become even more despicable but none of the well-meaning adults will believe the children. Life for the orphans grows worse. I am not even sure all of them will be alive at the end. -- reviewed by Allison H.-F. - a customer at the Bennett Martin Public Library

The Miserable Mill
by Lemony Snicket [j Snicket]

In The Bad Beginning, Count Olaf subjected the Baudelaire children to the arduous chores of cleaning house and cooking meals. With him out of their lives, they are living with a relative known only as Sir. He is in charge of The Lucky Smells Lumbermill and assigns them the dangerous and daunting tasks of debarking logs, lifting them, and bundling them. They meet Phil, Foreman Flacutuno, Charles, Dr. Orwell, and Shirley. I am not giving anything away when I tell you that three of those people are enemies. If anything I'm spoiling the fun for you by saying that the Baudelaires actually make two friends. Oh, and one of those enemies is Count Olaf. Would you expect anything different? -- reviewed by Alison H.-F. - a customer at the Bennett Martin Public Library

The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket [j Snicket]

At long last, and again in the best tradition of children?s books, the three orphans will attend a boarding school. There they meet a rude, violent, filthy girl. They also meet Quagmire twins, who used to be triplets. They also used to have parents but lost them to a fire. Will wonders never cease? For two consecutive books, the Baudelaire children have made friends. This time, their friends are actually their own age. If you thought the suspense about when Count Olaf will appear was terrible enough, two mysteries will develop midway through this book that will have you biting your nails. -- reviewed by Alison H.-F. - a customer at the Bennett Martin Public Library

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