The Carnivorous Carnival (Series of Unfortunate Events #10

I don't know why I thought it would be a good reason to reread this series, I mean the things that happen to the Baudelaire children are more than unfortunate, rather they are downright dreadful and nauseating. I had forgotten some of the horrible things that happened to the Baudelaires and it’s almost like I'm reading these books for the first time. 

If you recall, the previous novel left Violet, Klaus, and Sunny squished in the back of Count Olaf's car in an attempt to escape the fire Count Olaf has started in the hospital. The Carnivorous Carnival starts moments after the previous novel ended with the three orphans stuck under mounds of clothes for hours as Olaf drives. Finally, the car stops and Olaf and his associates get out talking about seeing Madam Lulu and her circus freaks.  Taking the opportunity, the three children get out of the trunk and follow them to Madam LuLu's tent. Eavesdropping below the window, the three children overhear count Olaf thank Madam LuLu for always helping to find the children and assisting in his dastardly deeds. Shocked, the three hurry back to the car where they disguise themselves as circus freaks in order to hide themselves and continue to learn more about how Madam LuLu always knows where to send Count Olaf. 

Disguised as a two headed person and a wolf-hybrid, Madam LuLu begins to tell the children about how once she belonged to an organization that used codes, disguises, eye tattoos, and fires. Not only were she and Olaf once members, but the Baudelaire children realist that their parents and maybe even the quagmire parents were once all apart of it. 

The bad situation only gets worse when Olaf tries to feed the Baudelaires to a pack of hungry lions only to have Madam LuLu and one of his associates die in the struggle. Count Olaf then steals Sunny and pushes Klaus and Violet down a mountain, where the 9th book ends with their screams. 

I feel like this is where my memory almost completely fails me. The books at this point are becoming so heartbreaking, and the realization that things really won't get better for the Baudelaire children sets in. I had forgotten all about the children being separated and honestly can't remember how it gets fixed, thank goodness I already own the books!!