3.97 AVERAGE

adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It took a second for this one to get going, but once it did I was hooked. Looking forward to reading the last few in the series.

For Beatrice – When we first met, you were pretty, and I was lonely. Now I am pretty lonely.
adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

These books actually get better and better the farther you get in them. Like this book has so much substance and slight mystery it’s so fun to see how the story changes from the original structure while still keeping the whimsy from the first books!

To anyone who's on an earlier book (especially the first four) and want to know if it gets better - this is the book you want to get to. If i were to recommend this series to someone, i might actually tell them to skip the first four, if not the first three.

The series has done a great job in building suspense so far and there is much reward in this one for diligently following along, which is why I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

I'm also enjoying the moral questions that the Baudelaires must ask themselves as they pursue their goals, which necessarily forces character progression and make them feel much more dynamic than the first four books protrayed.

Lastly, I'm a sucker for the stupidly comedic things written. Somehow, though the tone of the story is always dark (at least ask dark as it should be for a younger audience), it's always paired with a sort of whimsy or dark comedy that gets me. Very xylophone book.
adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

Best one yet.

anadeac's review

4.0
adventurous sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Method: audiobook

Rating: 4/5 stars

Thoughts: Great book, will continue!
adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No