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Book Review By Nick
Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

The three Baudelaire Orphans are dropped off by a women part of V.F.D. named Kit Snicket. They are dropped off at a hotel called The Hotel Denouement.Their job is to disguise themselves as concierges and find out which guest are villains and which guest are volunteers at V.F.D.

There is a secret sugarbowl iteam which is part of V.F.D. that the villians mainly Count Olaf is trying to steal. It is protected and the secret is only known by the hotel manager, Dewey. Dewey comes out from his hiding place to talk to the Baudelaire Orphans of whom he was expecting. He was trying to answer the many unanswered questions that were still unsolved from previous events. Although none went answered due to Count Olaf killing him with a harpoon gun.

The Baudelaires are put on trial along with Count Olaf blindfolded for the crimes they are accussed of. Count Olaf and the Baudelaires both take off their blindfolds, which is a crime and both try to escape. Suprisingly, The Baudelaires end up helping Olaf escape knowing that they both need to get out of the hotel. They end up burning it and escape safely.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Kids: - solving crimes (scooby doooo!)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - long lived adults
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Profession/status:

Setting
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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