Lemony Snicket Week

To be honest I really missed reviewing books a lot while my pres were on. It’s the one place I can give my opinion in complete truth. I’ve so many books in my room I’m worried that when we move house that I’ll have to have at least six boxes just for my books. And to think, I might not be moving till the summer and I buy at least ten books every month. Think of the boxes and boxes of books! Ooh glob.

This weeks books are A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hostile Hospital and The Carnivorous Carnival. Written by the astounding, yet mad Lemony Snicket himself.

One of my favorite things about this book is how you realize how much the children need each other. When Violet is taken from Klaus and Sunny, you can really see how desperate they are for their sister. Klaus and Sunny see that they need their sisters inventive skills to save themselves, not just Klaus’s book knowledge or Sunny’s biting skills.

I think that Klaus is really growing as a character, when his sister is taken he takes charge and becomes the eldest who must save the day. He also comes up with a way to by time, which he uses in the next book, but it sadly doesn't help in the book to come.

I have to say this book of the series is my favorite  so far I hope. They just keep getting better. I hope that when your reading them that your safely sitting down. I found it so amazing that embarrassingly I stood up when something shocking happened. (spoilers, to telling) and nearly fell over the dog in my own home. It was just amazing. For once I felt like I didn't know what  would happen in the end, weather they’d make it or not, but your going to have to read to read it to find that out. I would recommend it to tens and up and would give it five out of five stars.

Now to The Carnivorous Carnival, one thing I love about these books is how the author Lemony Snicket puts himself in the books, It’s done brilliantly. My favorite and first thing I do when I open the books is check the page before chapter one’s picture. On this page in each book there is a very smart and entertaining quote about Beatrice, The authors so called lost lover who is now dead. Some of them are just brilliant.

To tell you the truth I didn’t find this book as good as the last few. It just wasn't as enjoyable. It didn't feel at all realistic when it came to the costumes. I mean Sunny had purple fluff wrapped around her and they thought that she was half wolf. I don’t want to make this book out to be that bad. I have to say the ending was brilliant and it makes up for the start of the book, and the news the children find out will change the plot of the books for the rest of the series. I would recommend it to tens and up and would give it three out of five stars.

“The sad truth is the truth is sad.”

“For Beatrice, summer without you is as cold as winter. Winter without you, is even colder.” 

“In the secret pocket, she often kept a small pocket dictionary, which she would take out whenever she encountered a word she did not know.”

“Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or hoe often they should appear.”

“For Beatrice, our love broke my heart, and stopped yours.”

“I am so tired, I can hardy type these worfs.”

Hope you enjoyed reading my review.