In the beginning the main character ,Nic is stuck in the mines of Rome as slave. His master is called Sal and he treats Nic worse then dirt. When Radulf arrives at the mines he sends Nic into a cave that is rumored to hold Ceaser's bulla. This bulla is known to hold legendary powers that only some people can wield. After being lowered down into the cave Nic finds more gold than he could ever imagine- and a griffin. The griffin scratches Nic as he tries to get the bulla. The scratch turns into the Divine Star witch allows Nic to harness the powers of the bulla. Nic flies away on the grifin and soon most of Rome is after him to try and get the bulla back.

I enjoyed this book because it combined mythology and it showed you how slaves were treated in Rome. It also showed some culture of the Romans and the Gauls. This book was as informing as a history book and was as entertaining as a sci-fi book. I gave the book this rating because anyone could read it and most people would like it. Also because the mythology was interesting and taught me some things I didn't know.

This book is about 3 miserable children who's lives are handed over to a cruel "Count Olaf" after a terrible fire. This evil man is hell bent on stealing the entire fortune of these poor children whose names are Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. These children all have an extraordinary ability; Violet can invent almost any thing when her hair is tied back, Klaus remembers everything he had ever read at the Baudelaire mansion and Sunny can bite through almost anything. Together these children survive everything Count Olaf throws at them and they learn more and more about there parents as the book goes on. The mystery of how their mansion burned down is gradually unraveled as the Baudelaire's go there sleeping on a bundle of carpets, sleeping on a lumpy bed and having a sibling married to an evil person. Count Olaf's troupe isn't overly kind to the Baudelaire's either.

I loved this book because it taught me some very fancy words and it was rather funny to see the parents be ignorant to almost everything that Count Olaf and his troupe of bad actors did to terrorize these amazing children. I gave this the rating it deserved because almost anyone could read it. Any words that were at all difficult because the narrator (Lemony Snicket) explained everything in a dry tone of voice. The Count and his troupe did many many dumb things that none in the real world would fall for AND no one caught them or even realized who it was! Overall the book was very funny and as extremely show more entertaining. I would recommend this book series to any one who can read. show less