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And Put Away Childish Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.0

Ahoy there me mateys!  This was a fun take on what happens if a popular children's book series is based on a real place.  And what happens if that real place actually sucks?  Harry Bodie finds out when he ends up in Underhill - the "imaginary" land his grandmother wrote about.  I enjoyed this read even if I did not like Harry as a character.  He is an arrogant person who I wasn't really cheering for even if I wanted a happier story for Underhill's inhabitants.  I did, however, like all of the nods to Narnia which is a place I visited over and over again in my imagination as a child.  The characters and Underhill didn't feel completely fleshed out but that could be because of the short length.  I loved the dark tone and appreciated the ending.  Not the author's best but I am glad I read it.  Arrr!

Side note: The publisher lists this book as being part of the "Terrible Worlds" series and is listed as destination 3.  I have read the other two and these can certainly be read as standalones.  I would read more of these types of novellas.