A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
To start off my year I decided to go back in time to my preteens and read the first story of thirteen books. This series all together is a wonderful journey of loss, adventure and family. The Bad Beginning is the start of three children's new life after their parents sadly die in a house fire. The three become orphans and get sent to live with their distant relative Count Olaf. Everything isn't exactly what it seems when they arrive as the Count tries to steal their enormous inheritance. What I like about this book is how exciting it is. There are so many unexpected parts and the story is so unique. It can be quite dark for a children's book but is one of the things I like about it most. If you want a quirky mystery to read that doesn't require a large amount of brain fuel it is perfect.
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