mckiheather's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
In this book of the series, I like how Klaus and Violet find themselves in each other’s roles . It just veers from the plot formula that’s being used from the previous books, even just slightly, which I like because it can get predictable if the books all follow the exact same formula. Also, having watched the show first, I expected there to be more .
Spoiler
when Violet ends up being the researcher and Klaus the inventor when countering Olaf’s planSpoiler
VFD characters and illusions throughout the story, like maybe alternate POV chapters as they follow the Baudelaires, and it was a little strange that there wasn’t, so I really like the narrator’s POV chapters and the endings when there are allusions to a person/group in the present looking back and collecting information about these events from the past concerning the BaudelairesGraphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, and Blood
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism
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