ssweeny reviewed A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)
Does what it says on the tin
5 stars
Read this to my kid after we'd watched the Netflix show together.
I really enjoyed the asides to the reader. They reminded me a bit of The Hobbit even if the tone was quite different.
It's definitely very dark. My kid and I share a taste for the macabre so we both ate it up. It starts with a tragedy, then moves into a nice mix of farce and heartbreak. I'm excited to start the next one.