This is my first time reading this book so I quite enjoyed it. Of course, we are warned from the beginning that this is not a happy ending story however I think it does have a semi-happy ending if you chose to stop the series with one book. 
 I love the way he uses vocabulary although he could have used another way to say Blank here means blah blah. Change it up a little bit. I am intrigued enough to continue the series especially with Sunny, Violet and Klaus. I have seen the movie so I know that was probably a mix of the first couple of stories. 
 I highly recommend this series for young children but I also think it can be read as an adult you just have to keep in mind that it was written for a younger audience.