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Dear reader,

There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution...

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1 author picked The Slippery Slope as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events has been my go-to for reading this year.

I thoroughly enjoy his humorous tone, but I also feel the frustration of tragedy the main characters, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, endure. My favorite in the series so far is The Slippery Slope. I didn’t want to put the book down as the riveting plot takes you to the Mortmain Mountains, where Violet and Klaus must rescue their sister.

I have younger siblings, two brothers and a sister, who I’ve had many adventures with as we’ve grown up into our teenage years.

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