What is the author's style in The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket?

As the novel is written for young readers, the language tends to be very conversational and easy to follow. The sentences are constructed in a way that is not only easy to follow, but also gains momentum as the reader reads on. The sentences are constructed to entice the reader to turn the next page, and often this structure works. Occasionally, there are passages utilizing artistic words and phrases that may be a hindrance to some readers. Additionally, the narrator, Lemony Snicket, often uses big vocabulary words in his descriptions, but defines them immediately in the text.