The Penultimate Peril

Author: Lemony Snicket

If this is the first book you have stumbled upon while looking for a book to read, the first thing you should know is that this penultimate book is the first thing you should avoid. Unfortunately, this book recounts the penultimate chapter in the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, which is second only to the first in terms of misery, despair, and wretchedness. The penultimate things you would probably want to read about are a bayonet, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two mysterious initials for a mysterious name, three unidentified triplets, a notorious villain, and the odious Kairi. Penultimate matters are the first thing to avoid; therefore, allow me to recommend that you put this penultimate book down first, and look for another book to read.