I enjoyed this one more than 8, seemed to be more to it, and certainly more twists in the plot. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, although given all of the warnings from Mr Snicket, I'm a little worried that none of my questions will be answered satisfactorily, a word which here means, "the meaning of VFD and the secrets in the Snicket file will be revealed, and the books will end with the series wrapped up in a neat little package." I'm hooked, though, so it's off to the library to pick up #10.