Review by the_gandy_man - The Austere Academy

3.5

The school with all the wacky rules is fun. The Quagmires are great. It's about time the Baudelaires made some friends. The book ending with

the introduction of a larger mystery (VFD), and the Quagmires in trouble finally brings in a larger story, which is exciting.

I think the plot of this book is one of the weaker so far, though.