Britton Walsh is 18 years old, she has been in the foster system her entire life but she can’t age out until she finishes high school. The Cahill’s are the latest family Britton has been placed with, she just has to finish her senior year and then she can start out on her own. But Tom and Cate Cahill are different to all her other foster parents, they treat her like she’s part of the family and they soon develop a great relationship. One thing threatens their bond, Britton’s attraction to their daughter Avery.

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I have such a soft spot for Britton Walsh, she immediately made me feel protective of her. Although I enjoyed the relationship developing between Britton and Avery, the highlight of this novel for me was Britton finding her family. I loved how the Cahill’s welcomed her and showed her what family was in a way none of her previous foster families did.

Overall I really enjoyed this novel. The author managed to strike the perfect balance when addressing some of the more serious themes in the book, it was never too idyllic or too dark.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing a copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Britton has been moving from different foster homes as long as she remembers she never had a home. She finally lands a home in the beginning of her senior year in a new city with a family who also has a daughter in her senior year.

Britton and Avery both are hiding past pain although they get along they have a hard time connecting but as they get to know each other their feelings grow into something more but can they open up and let their pain go and live a happy life.

This was a good read. Although Britton and Avery had to deal with their pain I like that they overcame them and the others characters were great too.

Great novel. Really sweet but working through some major feelings. Two senior-in-high school leads, one an out lesbian, the other closeted bi. No homophobia, welcoming family and friends. I flew through this in a single evening and really enjoyed it.

Britton is starting a new high school at the beginning of senior year. Major bummer, but that's what happens when you get a new foster family. Luckily, or unluckily, her foster sister - Avery - is also a senior at the same school. The two girls get along fine, but each is hiding past pain that makes it difficult to connect. However, the two soon find themselves growing more than close, but could it ever work?

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4.5stars!
Kristen Zimmer returns after taking such a long hiatus from writing with a sweet, alluring and absorbing YA book, 'WHEN SPARKS FLY'
'WHEN SPARKS FLY' is a nicely written story for anyone who doesn't want to read anything deep, boring or dark involving teenagers but wants something edgy, little intimidation, fluffy with some silliness intertwine. The drama is perfectly balanced; explanation of the why & how Britton (one of the leads) ended up living with The Cahills, moving from one foster home to the next (some okay, some bad & others just mentally draining) --- to that slow developing relationship between Britton & Avery (the daughter). For the most part, all the characters were well-developed -- from both leads to the parents to their high school buddies/friends. Nothing happened too fast and the storytelling never dragged on -- just perfectly paced.
Overall, I'm gonna say that this was a ripping good teenage love story that is in large part about acceptance of others, embracing life's changes and the relevance of being Loved. Perfect for all Ms.Zimmer's long-awaited fans and interested readers.

I really enjoyed this! Kristen Zimmer’s previous book The Gravity Between Us was one of the first sapphic New Adult romances I read back in the day, so I was excited to read her new book. When Sparks Fly is a sweet romance between two girls, Britton and Avery, that’s able to introduce real emotional stakes without ever getting melodramatic.

It did take me a while to get fully invested in the story because some of the dialogue between the girls and their friends in the beginning was feeling a bit awkward. It seemed like it was trying to make them sound young and cool but wasn’t quite hitting the mark. That faded away once the story between Avery and Britton really got going. They had great chemistry and their conversations with one another brought up real issues that they were able to handle maturely.

Overall this was a very enjoyable romance full of cute moments that also touched on some serious topics as well.

It fell flat for me. The characters were really judgy and clichee. The storyline was basic and the writing was subpar in my opinion.

After reading the Gravity Between Us, I jumped at chance to get this book and I am not disappointed. I did feel a little old with some of the high school slang but I really adored this story.