This was a very fun, cute and light read. I loved that it included travelling in Europe and ADHD, Autism and LGBTQ rep. The main two cute are some loveable as are many of the side characters- you just can’t help but root for everyone really. Plus- the meet cute in this one is very memorable.

Tilly in Technicolor is a sheer delight.
It's a book I wish I had been able to read as a neurodivergent teenager who never quite fit in, who was seen as "too much" or "not enough" and never really felt embraced for who I was. Heck, reading it as a neurodivergent adult who still feels this way at times was a balm for the soul.

Mazey Eddings is a master at telling stories of falling in love, both with another person and with oneself. In Tilly, she takes us on a joyous adventure (albeit filled with some not-so-joyous events) across Europe as Tilly interns for her older, seemingly perfect sister who, along with a friend, has launched a nail polish company. Tilly has ADHD and her overbearing parents continue to treat her as a child, while also pressuring her to focus on going to college, getting a good paying job, etc. and not nearly enough time listening to Tilly and what she wants to do in her life.

Also interning is Oliver, an autistic young man about to start first year of university and who has been wholly and lovingly embraced by his family and friends and encouraged to be unapologetically himself, which is a person who adores and thrives in a world of colour.

As these two spend time together, traveling and butting heads, they slowly begin to understand each other and start falling in love, seeing each other as the whole people they are, with all of their quirks and flaws and nuances and strengths.

Reading the book, I was constantly rooting for Tilly. I wanted her to succeed, on her terms, so badly. I wanted to reach into the papers and pull her tightly into a hug and tell her that who she is is amazing. And when she starts to get that from the people in her life, I had tears in my eyes.

This is another fantastic book from Mazey Eddings and while classed as young adult, can definitely be read and enjoyed by adults.

Thanks to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and the author for an eARC of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

mazey eddings can do no wrong!!! i have quite literally loved and devoured every single book by mazey i've read. the neurodivergent rep in this book hit so close to me, it was amazing! also the queer representation in a lot of characters was perfection! i love queer rep so much, also... FOUND FAMILY. i love tilly so so much!

Tilly is taking a trip for the summer to assist her sister in her start-up business. The trip starts off rocky when she meets Oliver on the plane, but they soon realize their lives are bound to be more woven together. Throughout the story, Tilly is fighting for her family's approval and to figure out what she wants for her future. I found Tilly endearing and wanted to reach through the book to give her a big hug. The relationship between she and Oliver was heartwarming to read and watch unfold. Mazey Eddings also gives readers a raw and unfiltered look at aspects of ADHD and neurodivergence. Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for an advanced copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own!

Tilly In Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

Tilly is a girl who has just been diagnosed with ADHD and doesn’t have any plans on attending college despite her parents wishes. They have agreed to send her to Europe for the summer to work as a model for her sister’s new start-up nail polish company and hopefully get some idea of what she wants to do when she returns. Tilly is just excited to get away from her parents. Ever since her diagnosis, her parents have treated her differently.

On the plane to London, Tilly meets Oliver. He comes off a little stand-offish and seems annoyed that she keeps trying to talk to him. After a ketch-up packet disaster mid-flight, they both hope to never see each other again after the flight, however, fate has different plans for them. Oliver turns out to be the new photographer and media consultant for Tilly’s sister’s company. When they both realize they will be traveling around Europe together for the summer with Tilly’s sister and her business partner, neither are very happy about it.

Over the weeks Tilly and Oliver get to know each other better and start to get along. Tilly learns that Oliver has autism and has a deep passion for color theory. While Tilly doesn’t entirely know what he is talking about, she does love his passion for the topic. She wishes she could have a passion like that and then realizes she loves to write. She starts a blog about her experiences around Europe and traveling with ADHD. Eventually Tilly and Oliver find themselves falling for each other.

The rest of the book covers Tilly and Oliver dealing with those feelings and what it means for both of them. We also get to meet Oliver’s friends and family. Tilly also figures out what she wants to do and pursues a career in writing (this part was a bit unbelievable that she would get a job with a well-known magazine after only writing a few blog posts over the summer and having no degree or portfolio to back up her work).

I would like to point out that for a book set in Europe, I didn’t really feel like there was a lot of Europe. I guess traveling by train and plane was an authentic experience, but there weren't a lot of mentions of touristy attractions and stuff like that. If you are trying to sell nail polish on social media, I would want to see the person’s hands with the various nail colors in front of the Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, a field of tulips, The Colosseum, etc. There should have been at least one photo per set from each location like this and that would have helped feel like they were traveling around. I am also a little sad that the scene on the cover doesn’t happen in the book.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Mazey Eddings, and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read this advanced copy of Tilly in Technicolor. Overall, I did enjoy the book and was glad to see representation of ADHD and Autism in a YA book, even if it did feel a little generic. I was absolutely annoyed with how Tilly’s mom treated her. I have ADD and would not have put up with my family treating me like an incompetent moron. However, I know this is a stereotype that many people with ADHD/ADD have to put up with and I am glad it was talked about even if it was a little over the top. I definitely recommend this book if you are looking for ADHD and Autism representation!

This book is cozy cup of tea by a warm crackling fire. I enjoyed everything about it.
Tilly is a whirlwind that actually does know what she wants out of life, but is told that it’s not good enough. (so we have to deal with a demanding mother here).
“I want to make people feel and experience and live through the stories that I tell”
“But when I’m writing or reading, I never feel alone. I melt into the pages, my world morphing into the safety of a story”
Oliver has a defined plan. He knows where he’s going and what he’s going to do.
Their two worlds collide and I loved it all. The development of their relationship was exquisite from start to finish. The stresses they experienced and how they helped each other through it, how they helped each other grow, the love they felt for one another was all so real. I felt like I was travelling and discovering along with them.
I can’t forget the hardships that Tilly has to face with respect to her disapproving mother and trying to live up to the perfection of her sister Mona. Even these parts were very well dealt with.
This book deserves as much love as was put into its pages. I highly recommend this book to everyone!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of the book. The opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Tilly in Technicolor | Mazey Eddings
A sweet collision of chaos and order [while traipsing around Europe]

Tilly Twomley launches into Oliver Clark’s ordered orbit with an explosion of ketchup and a near-miss vomitous occasion while trapped on a ten-hour flight from Cleveland to London. What should have been left behind as a once-off collision of strangers parting ways morphs into a close-quarters summer of startup internship. This unlikely pair of neurodivergent young adults soon discover that their typical differences actually make them more alike. For the first time, maybe ever, Tilly feels seen and understood in a world that seems insistent on forcing her into an uncomfortable box of “normalcy.” Ollie and Tilly form a unique connection as they travel together finding creative inspiration and encouragement in each other.

This novel is full of light and shade but the most heartbreaking to watch unfold was the disjointed relationship between Tilly and her mother compared with the supportive relationship between Oliver and his mothers. As a parent to a neurodivergent child, I want to be her ultimate champion and advocate – she will face great enough challenges and I want to be sure that managing me is not one of them. The representation and clarity on the neurodivergent experience in a neurotypical world is next freaking level in this novel and I am so here for it. I particularly loved the thread of Ivy, and the job, and the professionalized conversations about what is important for the world to understand.

The intertwining relationships [family, friendship, contributive business relationships] were threaded immaculately. Seeing Tilly find her people and watching Ollie articulate his emotional roller coaster to identify his experience provided insight to the intentional processing required for some people in managing experiences that many people adapt to naturally. While I loved watching this play out on the page, some of the resolutions seemed to come too swiftly lacking the angst I had anticipated. The clarifying conversation between Tilly and Ollie to define the relationship seemed to flow with an ease that doesn’t fit with the communicative challenges they both wrestle with throughout the summer [and their lives], and I expected more tension in the moments Tilly reunites with her mother. Despite this mildly unbalanced element, Tilly in Technicolor is a delightful story of summer love turned something more and I loved seeing Tilly and Ollie celebrated for their strengths and unique qualities that make them individually spectacular, despite not fitting into the boxes of expectation we typicals have developed. Though having said this, I’m not sure that I am actually so typical myself :)

4/5 stars full of endearing neurodivergent representation
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Marten’s Press for the ARC for review!

“ADHD hasn’t ‘changed’ me, which is how my mom views it. It is me.”

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟(4/5)
Spice: 🌶(1/5)

Review:

Tilly has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. She has never felt normal and instead of her diagnosis relieving her it’s just complicated her relationship with her mother. To escape from Cleveland Ohio for the summer Tilly interns for her sisters nail polish company, Ruhe. However she’s not the only intern.

Oliver is autistic. He’s been diagnosed for a while his twin sisters and his moms have been in family therapy for years working on their communication. Ollie’s special interest is color. He runs an instagram account comparing photos to their Pantone colors. He has been hired by Ruhe to help grow their instagram following for the summer.

Mona and Amina met in business school. They now run Ruhe together. But it’s not going well. They are taking the summer as an opportunity to sell their polishes to boutiques across Europe.

During the euro trip Tilly and Ollie are roommates in many different romantic cities. They struggle to articulate their feelings for each other but once they do it’s magic.

I adored this story. It’s really important to have neurodiverse representation in stories. Tilly and Ollie both struggle with regulating emotions and Mazey does a great job at articulating how adhd and autism differ in those regards. All around great story.



If you like:
- Teen summer romance
- Pantone Colors
- Neurodivergent stories
- Queer Representation

QOTD: What is your favorite European city?

Thank you to Net Galley and Wednesday Books/St. Martins Press for proving me with an eARC of this novel.


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I have enjoyed Mazey Eddings stories with neuro-diverse characters, so this venture into YA was one I wanted to try. Tilly Twomley doesn't want to go to university or college, but her parents, especially her mother, are adamant that she needs to. They have funded an internship with her sister who is launching a nail polish company. Tilly is excited about the travel, but not the job. Tilly has a serious case of ADHD and knows that business is not the way she wants to go, she wants to be a writer/author. On the plane to meet her sister, she meets Oliver Clark, a young man with autism. Oliver loves color and design and is working a summer internship before starting the prestigious design program his best friend got him in. Tilly and Oliver connect in an odd way on the plane and when they find out that both their internships are with Mona, Tilly's sister, they know that their feelings can only be friendship.

I really enjoyed watching Tilly and Oliver fight their feelings for one another. Oliver had no idea what he was feeling and had to call his friend for answers. I felt so sad for Tilly. She was constantly made to feel inferior to her sister and bullied to do things that were not natural to her. Her relationship with her parents was so strained. I think she enjoyed being a hand model, but her true desire was to write. Her blog about living with ADHD was her outlet and allowed people to see how this affected her life. Oliver was not just a secondary character, but one with his own POV dealing with his autism. His relationships with his family were so different from Tilly's and his twin sister was a hoot. I loved how they accepted Tilly unconditionally. As the story unfolded, I saw how things are not always how they look. I enjoyed seeing Tilly come into her own and how her and Oliver were able to figure out their relationship. This book had humor, a hilarious first meeting, great characters, heartbreaking moments, personal growth, acceptance and realization of how to treat others. I definitely recommend this book, especially if you enjoy stories with neuro-diverse characters.

Mazey has a way of building these characters so that you feel for them and only want them to succeed and find love. Tilly has ADHD and is attempting to be "normal" as her mom wants her to be. To be just like her sister go to college get those degrees and open her own business. Tilly wants to write but why not go to London and help her sister on a tour for her new innovative nail polish

Oliver loves colours and is on the spectrum - he has an internship for the summer with a new up-and-coming nail polish company. He has the most bazaar interaction with the person sitting next to him on the plane

Little does Tilly or Oliver know until day one that they will be working closely together

This story is super sweet and heartwarming. I adored every minute of it and as usual, I marveled at Mazey's brilliant storytelling

I've read a few books by this author now and I've mostly enjoyed them. I like her writing style. Her books are funny, heartfelt and always have a deeper message of mental health or neurodivergent characters. The ADHD and Autism reps in this book felt very well done and detailed. However, I would love to see a book where although the character has ADHD, it’s not the main issue in the book but rather a positive aspect of them as a person. This was a solid YA read but I didn't love the ending. It was so goof and probably more of a 4 star read through about 85%.

Tilly in Technicolor is a really sweet coming of age story. The inner dialogue of both Tilly and Ollie remind me of great conversations I’ve had with friends with neurodivergent brains.

I really appreciate the empathetic approach to all the characters and how the plotline with Tilly's family was resolved.

I loved the setting but wish we could’ve seen more of each city they visited. I was exhausted on their behalf with the way they jumped from place to place.

I did find the resolution to be a bit unbelievable, but overall I would recommend this sweet story to teens or YA loving adults.

Thank you to @wednesdaybooks for the #gifted copy. All thoughts are our own.

This is such a gem of a book, my favorite from Eddings yet!

After struggling throughout high school because of her ADHD, Tilly Twomley is ready for a fresh start. She’s not sure exactly what she wants to do, so in the meantime, her parents are paying to send her to Europe to work as a summer intern for her sister.

Unlike Tilly, Oliver Clark knows exactly what he wants. His autism has kept his world small, but he’s okay with that because of his passion for color theory and design. He is looking to build up his resume and lands a summer internship, which he is excited about, until he experiences the most horrendous international flight ever, courtesy of his cute but chaotic seat mate.

He can’t wait to get away from her, but to his dismay, she is also an intern at the same company and he’s stuck spending the summer with her. That seatmate/intern is of course, Tilly, and she’s equally mortified after having embarrassed herself repeatedly in front of Oliver on the plane.

I can’t express how much I enjoyed watching the relationship between Oliver and Tilly! They’re both just adorable together and their banter is top notch, but what I especially loved was how they “saw” each other. As they get to know each other, they recognize each other’s neurodiversity and really make an effort to be supportive of each other. I loved that connection between them!

Eddings also does a wonderful job of exploring how being neurdiverse can impact family relationships as well. Tilly’s mom is overprotective to the point of being hurtful, and it has strained their relationship. I thought Tilly’s journey of self-discovery was beautiful, not just because of what she learns about herself, but also because of how she proves herself both to her mom and sister.

With Tilly in Technicolor, Eddings does an incredible job of making neurodiverse individuals feel seen and understood.

This book was fun and cute, though very superficial. I think I just wanted it to dive a bit deeper, but I did enjoy it

📸 Tilly in Technicolor📸

“Your brain is beautiful and I’m so glad you’re here.”

Mazey Eddings had me from the dedication. Her way with words will never cease go amaze me. She strings sentences together with descriptions that truly pull your heart into the page. Tilly was yet another phenomenal example of that.

Tilly in Technicolor follows Tilly, a neurodiverse teen from Ohio who sets off an an adventure across the pond, spending her summer after high school working for her sister’s start up. Oliver, a neurodiverse teen from London, is also working for Tilly’s sister for the summer before he starts college in the fall. As they spend time together and realize their similarities in how they see the world, a beautiful relationship of understanding how to show up for their partner grows. When Oliver said, “Would you be willing to try and find words for it? So I can learn?” I absolutely melted. This one is a beautiful study of how people see the world, communicate, and are understood.

I highly, highly recommend!
Especially if you are looking for:
📸 Neurodiverse rep (FMC with ADHD, MMC on the autism spectrum)
📸 YA, but reads like New Adult
📸 Hilarious banter and mishaps
📸 Heartfelt communication of what it’s like being seen

Thank you to Mazey Eddings for writing this beautiful book and letting us get to know Tilly and Oliver.

Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own.

4.5 ⭐️

This book was so precious! Mazey Eddings writes with so much heart and I loved the characters immensely. The story was so full of tender young love with excellent neurodiverse representation. Tilly and Oliver were both such dynamic characters with similar struggles but unique personalities. As with all of her previous books, I had a hard time putting this one down!

The only thing I wished we had more of was the resolution (and maybe an epilogue??) - I wanted to see more of Tilly working out her future and Oliver pursuing his passions! However, this didn’t stop me from crying my eyes out (in a good way) at the ending!

I definitely tend to prefer adult romance over YA, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this one! I highly recommend checking it out!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Tilly in Technicolor is a brilliantly beautiful YA romance about two fantastic neurodivergent teens navigating life and love together at their own pace. As someone who has struggled with the seemingly invisible to others barriers that ADHD brings, Tilly's journey of finding herself on her whirlwind Europe trip was poetically beautiful to me. I could not get enough, and just felt so seen in her depictions of her struggles with ADHD and how it makes her feel. Another absolute gem of a book written by Mazey Eddings that I have now given top tier status. Thank you for showing others how we experience the world and what it can feel like to be neuro-spicy.

Thank you Netgalley & St. Martin's Press for this advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t normally gravitate towards YA romance (I’m almost 30 and at this point u did a lot of them over the top/not she appropriate, or too juvenile) and this goes the line so well. Mazey is a romance mastermind and this is no exception. I will simply read (and adore) anything she puts out

Tilly in Technicolor was an absolutely delightful read! I was pretty sure that I was going to enjoy this novel, but my goodness, I was completely enamored with these characters. Mazey Eddings has written a wonderful novel with neurodiverse characters. It was impossible not to love Tilly and Oliver.

Right from their first interaction on their flight from Cleveland to London, I was hooked on this duo. We all know that flying the friendly (or rather unfriendly) skies can be challenging for most of us, and sitting crammed in a plane, hearing all of the different noises, and having to put up with your fellow passengers is not the best start to any vacation, but for Tilly and Oliver, it was definitely a challenge. Their flight was filled with mishaps and issues, and they might not have started off on the best foot, but as luck would have it, they would have the whole summer to get to know one another. It was definitely lucky for the readers because this pair was golden!

Tilly needs a change and a break from her domineering mother. She is finally getting out from under her mother’s watchful eye and heading to London, but it’s not supposed to be all fun and games. She is supposed to be working as an intern for her uber-successful sister’s new company. She is also supposed to be planning for her future. For Tilly, she’s just excited to be in Europe: exploring, writing, soaking up the sights, eating the food, and reconnecting with her sister.

Oliver has a solid plan for his life. He knows what he loves, wants, and is going to be heading to university in the fall to make it all happen. Working for Tilly’s sister’s company has given him some good experience, and his knowledge has definitely been a positive for the company, too.

While Tilly and Oliver were opposites, they did understand what the other had to go through in daily life. I enjoyed seeing their relationship develop and grow. They wanted to just be themselves and be accepted as they are, and I wanted that for them, too.

Tilly in Technicolor was a wonderful read. I felt a whole array of emotions. This was a novel that made me laugh, cry, and just made me feel so much.

*5 Stars

I heard a lot of buzz around this ya novel featuring neurodivergent characters and I was excited when I received the e-arc.

Tilly in Technicolor is a heart-warming, introspective, light yet deals with heavy themes, hysterical romp that chronicles the adventures of two teenagers thrown together for a summer internship around Europe.

It gave me Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins vibes and I was all for that!

This is a slow burn romance, which is incredibly sweet and complex.

There are a lot of different themes here family relationships, bullying, toxic relationships. The one that is the most important is finding your own voice (neurodivergent or not).

I adored Tilly in Technicolor and recommend it to anyone who wants a quick read.
Thank you to Net Galley & Wednesday Books for the e-galley of Tilly in Technicolor.