Reviewed by Kelly P. (age 10)
The Austere Academy is part of a series called A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Austere Academy is like no other book I've read in the past. This book is filled with sadness and woe. In the beginning it's happy and towards the middle, it gets sad and miserable. This book made me feel sorry and very sad. I felt sad because the 3 children had to eat and drink without a cup and silverware.
I thought the book was great because it had words I didn't get but it told what they meant inside. I loved the book because it had adventure and some sad parts in-between.
I recommend this book because it's enjoyable, exciting and you can't put this book down. I recommend this book for people who like sad stories and for 8 years to adults. So if you like sad stories go check this book or one of the others in the series!