This book is about three children named Violet,Klaus,and Sunny Baudelare. These three children live with an distant realitive named Count Olaf. The children live with him because there parents died in a horrable fire that burned down the house. Count Olaf wasn't very kind, they made them do many chores. But there is a kind lady that lives next door that becomes a friend at first sight. This story takes place in a city past Hazy Harbor in a town of Tedia, on Louse Lane an unpleasant road. During this story, many tragic events happen. If you're searching for a happy story, with a happily ever after ending this isn't the book you are looking for.