The Marriage of Katherine

I held off on reading this immediately after Katherine Wentworth, because the first book’s first-person narration is delightful and this is told in third person (and isn’t only from Katherine’s perspective too) -- I thought if I read the two books close together, the sequel would suffer even more in comparison.

And yes, it’s not as delightful, both in terms of plot and prose. But I still enjoyed spending more time with these characters, and Stevenson does a reasonable job of continuing all the different narrative threads from the first book. Note to self: prioritise reading more Stevenson.

Listened to this one in the car. This is the sequel to Katherine Wentworth. Much more romantic - and as such, it's pure cotton candy. But - it's more fluff than substance, and I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first book, which had a definite theme that ran through it (the value of personal freedom - and what looks easy isn't necessarily 'freeing'). This book takes puts the same characters through their paces by dropping in several stressful situations. It's entertaining to see how things shake out.