First things first: read this book. This is the opening book into a series so long and thrilling you will be grateful for starting it. The series is about 3 siblings: Violet, Klaus and Sunny. These three are extremely unfortunate, having their house burnt down with their loving parents in it to be shipped away to their closest relative in the town: Count Olaf. After he treats them like a disease they escape and go to their next unfortunate event, but count olaf wants the fortune the siblings are left with and will do anything to get it.
But back to this first book, it's a great introduction. That's it.Just read it and find out for yourself.