The book begins with, of course, a very bad beginning. In this book, the reader is introduced to four central characters, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire as well as Count Olaf.

Maybe I would’ve liked this book and series more if I had actually read them when I was a kid.The Bad Beginning is the first book in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

I read the entire Percy Jackson series and loved it, I’ve read other Middle Grade books and loved them. So why don’t I give it more than 3 stars you might ask? Because I didn’t really like how simple the writing was and I just think it’s a bit too Middle Grade for me. If I continue reading it will be to figure that all out. It can happen though, which makes this book fun to read.Īlso even though it’s a children’s series the storyline isn’t all that easy to predict, who could predict horrible things happen to a bunch of orphaned children?Īnother pretty drawing point of the plot is the mystery of their parent’s death and the mysterious eyes that inhabit Count Olaf’s home decor. I’m thinking “But they’re just kids! That can’t happen!”. I think what made it most interesting to read was the fact that my mind doesn’t comprehend these horrible events the kids go through. The plot was short, sweet, and easy to understand. Count Olaf also makes for a despicable villain, I of course never rooted for him but I can’t help but admire how villainously clever he was. The things and inventions they come up with to get themselves out of situations are fantastic and made for some of the most interesting reading. They’re brave and loyal to each other, they’re also very creative and clever. I really loved the characters: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are some exceptional kids who get put through some really awful shit. It’s just a little too simple for me to enjoy it however. The writing is simple to understand, it is for children after all. Just not enough to want to read 12 more books of it, but who knows? Maybe I will one day. I liked this book though, it was entertaining enough. Where Harry Potter can be read by all ages I think A Series of Unfortunate Events is a little too childish for my taste. That being said I think the books are on par with it but they are aimed at younger children. I actually watched the movie long before I even considered reading this book or this series and I loved it, it’s still a great movie. My library had the ebook so I just shrugged my shoulders and read it for fun. I never read this series when I was a kid, I was too busy with Harry Potter to give this one any thought.

The bad beginning full book