Review: How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson

How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson (June 5, 2108  / St Martin's)

(Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. I received no additional compesation).

Summary:
Seven years later, Kate Reddy is facing her 50th birthday. Her children have turned into impossible teenagers; her mother and in-laws are in precarious health; and her husband is having a midlife crisis that leaves her desperate to restart her career after years away from the workplace. Once again, Kate is scrambling to keep all the balls in the air. Surely it will all work out in the end. After all, how hard can it be?

My Review:
I really enjoyed multitasking mom Kate Reddy in Allison Pearson's "I Don't Know How She Does It" so I was excited to see her return in this follow up novel, "How Hard Can It Be?" (June 5, 2018 / St. Martin's). While I definitely chuckled several times, I wouldn't say this is a great sequel. Kate is a whip smart hedge fund manager but she's absolutely clueless about what is happening within her own family. I found it far fetched and frustrating that Pearson made her so ditzy this time around.