Not that there aren’t pranks and envelope-pushing quips aplenty.
Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment. The story line is often engaging, but its ubiquitous narrative trope comes across as more annoying than insightful. The title references the tone of Lemony Snicket time and time again without ever conjuring up the same wit and wisdom. What the kids discover instead is a cult of powerful men and women bent on immortality that will stop at nothing to preserve (one way or another) their way of life. When Cass discovers the mysterious accoutrements of a dead magician, she enlists Max-Ernst’s help in determining whether or not the posthumous illusionist left clues amongst his belongings asking for help.
No one can diagnose the source of this problem, and it makes him a bit of a social pariah.
Cass has pointy ears and wants to be prepared for every emergency (hence the backpack full of supplies she always carries). Max-Ernst and Cassandra weren’t likely friends from the start. Though less common than their Harry Potter brethren, the Lemony Snicket imitators continue to crop up.
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