REVIEW: The Miserable Mill (#4) - Lemony Snicket

Title: The Miserable Mill (#4)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's
Format: Hardback
Pages: 195 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Dear Reader,

I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log.

The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons.

I have promised to write down the entire history of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stories that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket

REVIEW: The Wide Window (#3) - Lemony Snicket

Title: The Wide Window (#3)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Format: Hardback
Pages: 218 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted; but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and this one may be the worst of them all. If you haven't got the stomach for a story that includes a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leeches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain, and a doll named Pretty Penny, then this book will probably fill you with despair. I will continue to record these tragic tales, for that is what I do. You, however, should decide for yourself whether you can possibly endure this miserable story.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket

REVIEW: The Reptile Room (#2) - Lemony Snicket

Title: The Reptile Room (#2)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Publisher: Egmont UK Ltd.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 190 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Dear Reader,

If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. the story may seem cheery at first when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to misery.
In fact, within the pages you now hold in your hands, the three siblings endure a car accident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a large brass reading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person they'd hoped never to see again.
I am bound to record these tragic events, but you are free to put this book back on the shelf and seek something lighter.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket.

REVIEW: The Bad Beginning (#1) - Lemony Snicket

The Bad Beginning (#1) - Lemony Snicket
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Publisher: Egmont Books
Format: Hardback
Pages: 162 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe.