After leaving 667 Dark Avenue and pushover Jerome behind, the Baudelaire orphans travel to the distant land of VFD; a village where they meet their new guardians, the Council of Elders, a group of high ranking idiots that abuse their power and make up a bunch of stupid rules; dumb as ever, but whatever. Forced to do all the village’s chores, the orphans befriend Hector, a local handyman that makes delicious huevos rancheros. A brief respite of restlessness takes place; until Detective Dupin, the uncoolest detective ever, appears in the village and, get this plot twist, calamity strikes again. YES! Now we are talking. The secrets begin to unravel, VFD means a lot more than just Very Fancy Doilies, it actually means Village of Fowl Devotees. I can’t believe it!! I enjoyed Hector the handyman; he helps the orphans, has a secret library and even invented a flying house. A freaking self-sustaining flying house!! And hold onto your hats. He’s an adult that actually listens to the orphans, from the start. WOOT! He is also very skittish and kinda pushover like Jerome, but oh well, who’s perfect?
I felt that the Series is finally getting more creative. A crow fountain shaped like a crow fountain? A flying house with gallons of cranberry juice that they’ll probably never eat? This is probably my favorite Episode of the Baudelaire’s misfortunes. I mean, who goes chasing after a group of murderers and just lets them go because a crow is injured? I must say, crows are the national landmark of that village, and they must be dirty, because touching crows 24/7 is a little disgusting. This book was amazingly fun, and I enjoyed this very much.
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