While this was an enjoyable story of travel around the European continent early in the twentieth century, it seems more travel anecdote than character-driven story. It was fun to see Rose Red in her years after school, and I enjoyed Katy's adventures around Europe, but I didn't find this book as satisfying as the previous two.

Also, while this books is always listed as the third book in the Katy series, the first page references events in a book called 'Nine Little Goslings'. I haven't been able to find a copy of it to see how it relates to the other Katy books.

I read the ebook available here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8995 ( )

Or, Katy isn't a kid anymore, as in the earlier books about her. She ends up going on a trip overseas with some friends, and begins to grow up a level. For some reason, I didn't find these as girly or annoying as some of the others of this ilk, or maybe it is just this particular book in the series I was lucky enough to encounter.

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8995 ( )

What Katy Did Next describes a tour by Katy of Europe as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, and brings to a satisfying close the 'Katy' trilogy. ( )