"Who Could That Be at This Hour?" (All the Wrong Questions) (original 2012; edition 2012)

Fun. Just pure fun. ( )

This first in a new series features 12-year-old Lemony as the protagonist solving a very mysterious mystery in odd places with quirky characters. The arch humor will be very familiar to fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The cliffhanger ending leaves the reader feeling quite muddled and not sure what just happened, but then I suppose that's what sequels are for. ( )

That old Snicket droll wit and charm with a more Spy vs Spy feel. Loads of fun in a suitably creepy setting. ( )

Noir, Snicket-Style. The boy and I have been waiting for MONTHS to read this . . . and, yeah, it's GOOD. ( )

I loved the Series of Unfortunate Events and I was really looking forward to a new story from Lemony Snicket. In this first of a series, however, I found the self-named hero to be rather flat. We return to the explanation of phrases and children outshining their adult counterparts, but I just didn't feel as much love for this story. Also, too much was left unanswered which is more financially beneficial to the publishers than satisfying to the reader. ( )