Well, it seems that Mr. Snicket is now scraping the bottom of the creative barrel as these books come to an end. I found that there was a lot of repetition in the book (I am not talking about repeating what happened in the other books). It wasn't as exciting a read as the others have been and maybe that is because Mr. Snicket is saving the best for last. At least let's hope so. I do love his story telling style.