Book Review: The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket

Ages: 8+
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 7/10

Dear Readers,

I am terribly sorry it's been so long since I last posted. With the academic year in full swing, it has been hard to devote time to reading for leisure. After a long period of waiting, I finally had enough free time to finish the eighth book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I feel as though this series gets better and better with each book. Although I have read these books before, I still enjoy the mysteries that are entwined in the tragic lives of the Baudelaire children. If you still have yet to read this series, I highly recommend doing so right away. You most surely won't be disappointed.

- The Soup Chef

About:

The Baudelaire orphans are yet again on the run, this time not only from Count Olaf and his gang but also from the law. With their pursuers close at hand the three children decide to take refuge at a local hospital, where they hope no one will find them. Little do they know though that this hostile environment will actually bring into question the validity of their own parent's deaths. 

Memorable Quote: 

"There is no earthly reason why you should read even one more word about the misfortune, treachery, and woe that are in store for the three Baudelaire children, any more than you should run into the street and throw yourself under the wheels of a bus STOP."

Have you read any of the books in A Series of Unfortunate Events before? If so, tell us what you thought about them right here at Reading Soup! It's always a pleasure to hear your literary thoughts and opinions 🙂