A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

I really enjoyed reading the series of unfortunate events. There are 13 books altogether and they all have a title with alliteration, for instance bad beginning or penultimate peril; the only exception is the last one which is called (funnily enough) The End.

They are about these three children called (oldest first) Violet, Klaus and Sunny. Violet is an inventor and her inventions always manage to help them when they need it most, Klaus reads a lot and his expanding intelligence provides lots of information to get them out of trouble, Sunny is a baby, you may think she doesn't help much but her extreme biting skills do come in very handy. Their mum and dad died in a tragic house fire and they couldn't manage to find any relatives who the children could stay with. The family's banker took them to his house for a while until he found somewhere for them to live. This man called Count Olaf claimed to be a cousin many times removed, but in actual fact, he was just a mean money grabbing fool, who wanted their family fortune.

Each book is about Violet, Klaus and Sunny's long journey trying to run away from Count Olaf. I really enjoyed these books, and I hope that this will encourage people to read them, and enjoy them just as much as I did.

by Raine Pittman 7W