The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13)

Awesome! It came inside an Amazon box, covered by bubble wrap. And the boxset was sealed.The books are good quality and the ship fast. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

I was looking to buy these books again after rewatching the show, because I hadn’t read them since I think middle school. But the hardcover box set was almost $200 so this was a perfect $50!! These books are incredible and everyone should read them!

My son and his wife are reading them out loud to their daughter in first grade. She is mesmerized.

The box set is amazing! The books are high quality and I love the feel of the pages. It's thick and the edge textures make the book feel so "old(?)" but in a good way. In comparison with some other book box sets, I like this box set more because there is enough space in the box for the entire set to fit snuggly, but enough space to pull the books in and out with ease and without damaging the books.As for the contents of this book, I love it as well. I never read it as a child, so this is my first time reading it. I'm currently on the sixth book and I must say, this series is as depressing as the omniscient narrator says. I can understand why I never read it as a child as it is very dreary, but as an adult, I can appreciate the depressing humor that goes into it. The books are very easy to read, sometimes redundant and the plot often repeats, but with different characters (especially int he earlier books), but I think of this as a pro rather than a con because this is a children's book series. It makes it easier for the younger audience to read and understand. Little snippets that explain the meaning of a word is also helpful and a great way for kids to learn new vocabulary. However, the narrator does tend to go off on a tangent sometimes which may distract the overall plot from the younger readers. However, I do recommend this series to children ages 8 and up.

This is a very nice hard cover set. It has the unfinished pages that make them look so nice and my daughter loves the box they all came in. If I had to nitpick I would say I don’t like that they came with stickers on the book covers stating “now a Netflix series”. That is irritation because it messes with the beauty of these books and my daughter refuses to try and remove them due to possibly tearing or leaving residue. If you are reading this review to see the age appropriateness of these books then I can say that my 10 year old read them all and loved them. She is a little advanced for her age in regards to her reading level but I would say most 5th/6th graders would find these a nice easy series that they would enjoy.

A Series of Unfortunate Events was one of my favorite book series growing up. I bought the third one at a school book fair, & immediately had my mom take me to get a library card so I could read the series from start to finish. With that being said, I only had book 3 on my shelf. I saw these & knew I had to buy! Overall, I’m very happy with this purchase. They came in on time & I haven’t noticed any major differences in printing when I compared a few pages to my original. The only reason I didn’t give 4 stars was because, as luck would have it, the new book 3 came damaged. I was a little disappointed by that, but overall they are good quality & I can’t wait to reread!

A lot of the reviews I saw on here were about the uneven pages…..did none of you read the books before? I’ve been reading them for years and theyve always had uneven pages, that was the style! Yes these ones uneven pages are a little more rough and fresh off the press but they are still the same as the ones that came out over 15 years ago. I included a comparison book that was bought when released and the exact same title from this set. (Orginal book 1 on left/book 1 from Amazon on right)On another note , books look great , love that I got this set for less then half the price I was gonna pay 10 years ago !

These books are very special to a wonderful 4th grader I know! They have become even more popular due to Netflix’s recent release of its original series The Series of Unfortunate Events starring Neil Patrick Harris. It’s almost impossible to purchase through brick and mortar retailers, even small local businesses couldn’t promise I would be successful in my attempts to buy the complete series! Thankfully Amazon has this boxed set from a small independent retailer who offers this set at a much lower price than anyone else I found!! GO AMAZON 🎉🎉 and thank you for providing small business with a way to sell products.