If you are the sort of reader who enjoys stories with cheerful endings, trustworthy adults, and only a moderate amount of murder, then you would be wise to avoid The Gilded Labyrinth. In this thoroughly unfortunate volume, the Baudelaire orphans arrive at a sprawling mansion filled with hidden passages, secret codes, and a guardian who is intelligent, brave, and dangerously kindhearted. For a brief and deeply misleading moment, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny begin to believe they may finally be safe. But when a long-dead man returns from the shadows, Count Olaf infiltrates the house in disguise, and terrible secrets about V.F.D. begin clawing their way into the light, the children find themselves trapped inside a conspiracy far older — and far crueler — than they ever imagined. Featuring poisoned loyalties, devastating betrayals, a scandalously handsome librarian, and one of the grisliest deaths in the history of the organization, this book is not recommended for anyone who values their emotional wellbeing.