NO SWEAT by Rosy Fenwicke

Euphemia Sage is back! Now in full control of her menopause induced superpowers, life has returned pretty much back to as it was prior to the dramatic and surprising events so delightfully chronicled in Hot Flush. Her husband Kenneth is somewhat exhausted by Euphemia's boundless energy, one daughter continues to be the IT guru in their business Sage Consultancy, the other a detective in the local police, and Jane, the cause of so much drama in book one is now safely ensconced as the office manager at Sage.

For Euphemia there is one very annoying downside to having superpowers that are only really known to Jane and Kenneth. And Alison, now in prison. She is being hounded by a journalist, relentlessly, who seems to know a little too much about the mysteries surrounding Euphemia. Is he working with someone or is he really just extra zealous in his work?

At the same time Kenneth and his business partner find themselves in Sydney negotiating with a third party for the sale of their business. There do seem to be some strange goings on with this process, and when Euphemia reluctantly finds herself dragged over to Sydney, she realises that all of this is actually about her. Guess what - more superpowers to the fore! She is also forced to tell her girls about this very strange inherited condition she has, fully knowing that her older girl will be the menopausal superwoman one day.

A great sequel to Hot Flush, a satisfying story with characters continuing to evolve from the first book. Jane is hilarious, really comes into her own now that she is no longer with her awful husband and she runs Sage Consultancy with insane efficiency. I did feel that some of the crazy spark in the first book was not as apparent in this one, just lacking that effervescence and fabulousness that made Hot Flush such a romp. Oh, and let's not forget Petal either - star of the cover of both books!