Here's the thing: I really, really didn't want NDW to combine his Ashtown and 100 Cupboards worlds. Really. They work so well separately, and I was afraid of a messy, confusing world like the one we get in the MCU.

But it works.

So I don't really have any complaints. This book ties together the Ashtown and 100C series so well. It's fun to read. It's good.

The biggest problems I have are...
a) the creepy mushroom magic is probably too much for most people in the target age range
b) you kind of need to read the entire 100C and Ashtown series if you want to understand it
c) it's so very short

Not a great place to start with NDW, but definitely a must-read on your journey through his books.

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read 4/6/2018
reread 6/11/2020