Peter Pan in Scarlet

I just finished reading my book for one of the book clubs I belong to. "Peter Pan in Scarlet" by Geraldine McCaughrean. This is the only authorized sequel to the original Peter Pan book. The Children's hospital that Barrie donated all of his royalties to held a contest awhile ago to write a sequel and this was the winner. One of the ladies at book club suggested it for this month and said that she liked it better than the "Peter and the Star Catchers" series. I do not agree with her on that. I liked this book...and I didn't like it. I felt that the writing was a little choppy and it took a long time to get to things. I like books that just grab you right from the beginning and I guess this just didn't do it for me. I haven't ever read the original story and so I don't know if the author patterned her writing style after his. She had great details but she was very wordy in her details.
I like the messages she portrays. She talks a lot about Mothers. How sometimes you feel betrayed or unloved by your mother, but in the end she would do anything and everything for you. I think she portrays that you should always be a kid at heart but you have to be responsible and progress in life as well. You forget what it's like to imagine and have adventures like a child. Sometimes we get caught up in the world and all the grown-up things that we don't look at things in a simpler way and have fun anymore.
The message is awesome...the story is a bit dry for me. I would still recommend reading it though. You might like it better than I did and like I said, it made me want to be a better mother to my children and reminded me that it's ok to be a little childlike sometimes.