Book Review - A Series of Unfortunate Events books 7 - 13 by Lemony Snicket

Hey guys! I finally finished A Series of Unfortunate Events! This series was so fun to read!

Overall: Book 11 was the only book in the series I didn't give 5 out of 5 stars. I gave book 11 4.5 out of 5 stars mainly because I got a little bored reading it compared to the others.

Age Range: 9 and up

My Ranking (favorite to least favorite): 
The Slippery Slope (book 10)
The Penultimate Peril (book 12)
The End (book 13)
The Vile Village (book 7)
The Hostile Hospital (book 8)
The Carnivorous Carnival (book 9)
The Grim Grotto (book 11)


Synopsis: This series follows three orphans (Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire) as they experience many unfortunate, a word which here means not very fun, events. Violet likes to invent, Klaus likes to read, and Sunny likes to bite things. They use these skills to get them out of a lot of sticky situations.

Favorite Quote: 

“As I'm sure you know, a good night's sleep helps you perform well in school, and so if you are a student you should always get a good night's sleep unless you have come to the good part of your book, and then you should stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside, a phrase which here means 'flunk.' " (from book 5 The Austere Academy)

Characters: I adore the Baudelaire children so much! Sunny is probably my favorite of the three.

Plot: The plot does get a bit predictable at times, and I did get a little bored in book 11, but you have unanswered questions that keep you reading to the end.

Other Thoughts: Overall, this series was very fun. I loved seeing all of the clever ways the Baudelaires got out of different terrible circumstances. I would have liked more from some side characters, though. The Quagmires were so great to read about, but they didn't get to be in the story very much. I also would have liked to see Kit Snicket more. It is definitely worth the read, though.

Thanks for reading! Have a great day!