YMMV / Peter Pan in Scarlet

• Broken Base: It's not like there's no debate about how the original book treated the concepts of childhood and growing up, but this installment only adds to it. A big deal is made in the book out of Ravello's claim that children begin growing up as soon as they decide what they want to be as adults, which sorts of contradicts other elements in the story.
• Contested Sequel: Naturally, reactions to the book as a sequel to the original are diverse. Some like it, while others believe it should simply not exist.
• Narm:
  • The climax is full of intense moments, but the piece where "the jellified ground sucked thoughtfully at Peter's little bare feet, decided it liked the taste, and closed over his toes and heels" breaks it. It's usual for kiddie readers to giggle at it (as well as to find it a bit of Squick, especially the girls).
  • Peter's crowing and "Avast!" are done in a larger font size, making them come off as sillier than intended.
• Woolseyism: The "travelling man/ravelling man" pun for Ravello doesn't translate well into other languages, but the Norwegian translation comes up with a pretty ingenious solution. Here, Ravello refers to himself as a "fully-grown man" ("fullvoksen kar"), which the kids morph into "woolly-grown man" ("ullvoksen kar"), both as a reference to his ravelling, wool-like appearance and as a way of assuring themselves that he doesn't really "count" as a grownup. The Spanish translation changes it to "sorrowful man" ("hombre desdichado"), morphed into "unravelled man" ("hombre deshilachado").