Kate Ready is back, and now she — and I — are women of a certain age. Her problems are those that I and my girlfriends experience every day. So, realistic. But, for that, too cliched and easily resolved. Not enough there, there.

I loved Pearson’s earlier book, I DONT KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, but I found this a very weak sequel. Kate is back, but with too many problems and every possible cliche. Yet, none of them ring true. She talks of deep financial trouble, which seems not to disturb her lifestyle a bit. Her husband is going through a major change of life, with a very predictable ending. Too full of trite and over used story lines. The author seems to include so many problems that the weight of them would be impossible to deal with and still manage to work. She gets a magical job with unlimited time off and has some kind of liposuction during her lunch hour, HUH? I just felt as though I drowned in the unreality of this novel.

I read the first book in this series and this one did not disappoint. I enjoyed catching up on how her life is evolved and despite things not going as expected, to continue to take chances. Highly recommend.

How Hard Can It Be? by [Pearson, Allison]

Doesn't quite live up to I Don't Know How She Does It. Lots of good one-liners, but the plot left something to be desired.



Review copy provided by publisher.

Somewhat amusing vignettes of life with teenagers while going through menopause and dealing with a broken marriage. Kate Reddy is plucky and keeps moving forward. I found this to be enjoyable in small doses.