A review by foggy_rosamund
Sparks Fly by Llinos Cathryn Thomas

4.0

A charming lesbian romance, set in a sci-fi world. The two main characters, Jo and Marianne, are both experts in zero-gravity dancing: Marianne runs the best school for the dance, and Jo is at the peak of her career. An accident leaves Jo unable to perform and she becomes co-principal of Marianne's school, which Marianne bitterly resents. Something I loved about this sci-fi world was that the story didn't focus on dramatic interstellar war or survival in a dystopia: it was about ordinary women who happened to life in the future, something you rarely see in sci-fi. It was also wonderful to see middle-aged woman engaged in a sweet, gradual romance. My only criticism is that I wish this book had been longer: it felt like there was so much potential for the story to contain more details of the school and the dance, and I would have loved to read more about both the characters. But it's a warm, enjoyable book that I recommend.