Mazey Eddings can do no wrong! Tilly and Oliver are adorable, and I appreciate how Eddings always includes a mental health element into her books. It brings the characters to life, and makes reading less fictional

This book is an exquisite portrayal of Tilly and Ollie's heartwarming journey. Tilly, a young woman with a clear vision for her future, faces the pressure of her parents' expectations, particularly her older sister, Mona, who is a college graduate and a successful business owner. Seeking an escape from her critical mother, Tilly eagerly joins Mona's nail polish company tour, serving as a hand model. However, Tilly's journey is further complicated by her struggle with ADHD, a condition her mother often overlooks while pushing Tilly to make life-altering decisions.

During the flight to London, where Tilly is set to meet her sister, she finds herself seated next to Oliver, a fellow employee working for Mona. Their initial interactions are rocky, but as time goes on, their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Oliver, who is on the autism spectrum, feels a magnetic pull towards Tilly, even though he struggles to comprehend it. As Tilly models nail polish for Mona's company, she and Oliver develop their own unique means of communication, with Oliver capturing her beauty through his photography.

The book artfully alternates between Tilly and Oliver's perspectives, offering readers a glimpse into their intricate neurodivergent minds as they navigate moments of confusion, brilliance, stagnation, and triumph. Oliver's adoration for Tilly, even before fully understanding his feelings, is nothing short of heart-melting. His love for her radiates throughout the pages, making it one of the sweetest aspects of the story. Tilly, on the other hand, evokes a strong desire to embrace her tightly and assure her of her immeasurable worth. There's a particular moment when Oliver expresses this sentiment to Tilly, encapsulating the essence of their connection in the most endearing way.

This book masterfully captures the beauty of love, self-discovery, and personal growth. It provides a poignant exploration of communication and connection between individuals with neurodivergent experiences. Readers will find themselves captivated by the characters' journey, feeling a genuine desire to see them flourish and find happiness. Overall, this heart-melting tale will leave a lasting impression, and readers will be left yearning for more moments with these endearing characters.

There is so much I want to say about this book,Tilly in Technicolor—I don’t know where to start. Author Maxey Eddings has given us two extraordinary characters, Tilly and Oliver. Both of them are neurodivergent, and their first meeting isn’t cute at all—it’s an absolute disaster. But meeting them this way, and getting a true glimpse into them was a gift—because by the end not only did they understand each other, but I understood them better, too. Seeing the world through their eyes and through their feelings was hard sometimes, but also joyous! Tilly radiates and shines, from her head to her toes, and watching Oliver slowly and even reluctantly get drawn into her orbit was remarkable. Their emotions are so incredibly complicated, their ways of living and loving and seeing the world were exuberant and jubilant but at the same time they were baffling and agonizing. Tilly is a marvel, and I feel privileged to have gotten to truly know her. I recommend that EVERYONE read this book, from preteens to seasoned adults, to gain sympathy, understanding and compassion for those whose brains work differently from ours. Many readers may see themselves in these characters, too—teenagers who might identify with Tilly and Oliver, and adults who may see themselves as Tilly’s mom. So I thank the author for writing these characters and their stories—they were entertaining and endearing, and I felt honored to spend time with them. The author dedicated this book to “neurodivine” individuals. I’m not even sure that’s a real world but it’s my new favorite word. What a better world this would be if we saw these wonderful people as a gift to us all!

4⭐️ – this is Mazey’s debut into the YOUNG ADULT world, and I really liked it! I am familiar and LOVE her writing style, so I knew she’d deliver on:
• Dual POV
• 10/10 banter
• Sweet and kind and honest MCs
• The best supporting characters
• Neurodivergent rep
• LGBTQIA+ rep

Tilly and Oliver have the most hilarious meet-cute, and thought they’d never see each other again… until they find out they’re spending ALL summer together! Tilly and Ollie were just the most wonderful post-secondary kiddos EVER! I wanted to hug them, hang out with them and laugh with them. Mazey gave us honest, vulnerable, and thoughtful characters and I just loved the storyline!

At times I felt like there was more telling than showing, and I wish there were more on Mona and Amina, and Cubby, and the other supporting characters. But I do realize this was a journey for T+O, and the journey into finding people who love them for who they are.

Wow what an incredibly inspiring, heartwarming book.
This is by far my favourite Mazie Eddings book by far.

First off thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this arc. I love it so so much!

Now I know our author Mazie here is neurodivergent having both Autism and ADHD. And in this novel she hits a lot of points through out. Educating people about stimming, and how different people function with these diagnosis.

Our main characters Oliver and Tilly are so awkwardly loveable, clumsy, hilariously honest people. Who come together once they realize they’re a lot similar than they originally thought. They spend all summer together interning and Tilly ends up learning so much and becoming the person she’s meant to be.

Mending relationships with her mom, her sister and even with her own self and becoming more self confident. This book made me smile and laugh so much, it’s just the cutest writing and how could you not fall in love with this book.

This was such a fun dual POV YA read.

The story centers around Tilly. She’s a disorganized but lovable ball of energy and emotion, with a heart of gold. Tilly has ADHD and is trying to find her place in the world and figure out what to do with herself now high school is done.

Her overbearing parents send her to Europe to intern at her older sister’s nail polish start up. On the plane she meets Oliver. He’s orderly, neat, and an emotionally closed book—her exact opposite. Turns out, he’s also a summer intern at her sister’s company and her traveling room mate for the summer. Despite their differences, she’s drawn to him and soon discovers that he has autism.

The pair are a perfect compliment and so sweet and understanding with each other. Their relationship development was beautifully written and a delight to read. It was equally lovely to see Tilly find her groove career wise—sharing her inner thoughts on a social media blog, writing for magazines, and helping out her sister’s company with hand modeling and more.

As for the side characters, they were all so memorable, multi-dimensional, and fun and really added to the story.

Highly recommend! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Mazey Eddings has done it again with creating a couple that you want to root for the whole book! Oliver and Tilly were absolutely adorable with each other and their relationship was so cute to read about. I felt like all the characters could have communicated with each other more, but I actually liked how miscommunication was used between Tilly and Oliver since it made sense for them and they had the precedent of misunderstandings that happened earlier in the book. The ending was perfect for the plot, and I am so excited to see what Eddings’ next book will be!

This is a delightful YA/teen novel and I’m still thinking about it even when I finished it days ago. Tilly Twomley is spending the summer after high school as an intern for her sister’s start up. Essentially it is a trip to Europe under the eyes of her perfect older sister Mona. From the moment you meet Tilly you know she is neurodiverse and has ADHD. On the flight to London she sits next to Oliver and it is a rough beginning. It turns out that Oliver is a genius with color, does well with social media and he is also an intern for Mona. The plan is for the two to travel with Mona and her business partner to different cities in Europe hoping for orders or financial backing for their new environmentally friendly nail polish.

Oliver is also neruodiverse but he thinks and processes things differently than Tilly. They genuinely are smitten with each other but have to overcome miscues and miscommunications. Oliver has future school plans but for Tilly college isn’t a good fit. She can’t get her mother to see a future where that college isn’t included. Tilly instead turns to writing which is the things she loves.

There are so many wonderful feelings and relationships in this book. Of course there is the romance that is swoon-worthy. But I love that Mona gets a story arc and reconnection with Tilly. Oliver has a tight bond with his twin and friend group. I love the accepted LGBTQ representation. And of course Tilly gets her moment to be heard by her mom, although that happens fast and I would have enjoyed more time there.

I fell in love with Mazey Eddings writing with her A Brush With Love (adult) contemporary romance series (2022-2023). Every character is memorable. She proves she can do the same thing with teen and young adult audience. Being neruodiverse herself she brings authenticity and complexity in showing how differently the spectrum can be for individuals. I finished this book with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye. the author is now my auto read list.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC and I am leaving a voluntary review.

PURE JOY. Between jetsetting through Europe and watching Tilly and Ollie fall in love, I was smiling the entire time. Add in the glorious ADHD and ASD rep and it's glorious. Tilly's family has been coddling her for years because of her diagnosis, calling her things like "Tornado Tilly" and nagging her about college applications and her medication. When Tilly finally gets to be on her own, she truly blossoms. She discovers how capable she is, as well as rediscovers her love of writing. I loved the Mona and Tilly relationship once they were honest with each other about their feelings. And Tilly and Ollie's romance was truly comical - between the airplane ride from hell, piggybacks in Sweden, and a 127 hours situation, I was smiling the entire time.

A bajillion gold stars to you, Mazey Eddings.

*Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review*

I think Mazey writes my favorite mental health representation. I’ve read all of her books, and while I don’t have a diagnosis, I’ve suspected for a long time that I have adhd… and thank to her books I feel like I get to know myself a bit more everytime.

This is Mazey’s YA debut and it was as delightful as her adult novels. This book was so so so cute. Tilly was a wonderful character. Seeing the world through her eyes and feelings was truly enlightening. Oliver was just as great! I truly love books with neurodivergent MCs because they can under each other on a deeper level and seeing them becoming each other’s safest space hits very hard for me. I also enjoyed the journey of Tilly and Mona’s relationship. The bridge that separated them (their mother) was rocky, but I’m so glad they had the necessary conversations to fix their bond so they could simply be sisters again, and not competitors.

I have to say I didn’t like how the situation between Tilly and her mom was resolved. I’m never a fan of the “I do this because I love you” excuse, and this wasn’t an exception. Tilly’s mom knew she was hurting her. She makes Tilly cry and belittles her in every single phone call… but then she dropped the line on Tilly as if the fact that Tilly was hurt was a surprise.

Overall, I loved this book and Mazey’s writing as much as I have in her previous books! I’ll always keep reading her beautiful stories.

Rating: 4/5
Steam level: Fade to black

ARC provided by St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley. Opinions are my own!

Overall, I was a bit disappointed as I didn’t enjoy Tilly in Technicolor as much as I did Eddings' A Brush with Love series.

As someone who is neurodivergent, I really wanted to like this book, and it is cute at times, but overall I feel the plot and pacing needed more work.

Just read this book It was phenomenal.
Mazey's books are like love letters to Nuerodivergent People but this one was more so for me.
On top of being neurodivergent myself, I teach, so I interact with so many people throughout the day that are both neurotypical and neurodivergent. I love reading stories from the perspective of a neurodivergent, it just makes me feel more, normal.
This story is so sweet and cute. It feels like a warm hug to me.
The relationship between Tilly and her mother is complex. I loved the outcome of it. Sometimes parents don't understand how much they affect their children by pushing their own ideals for success onto their kids.
I loved seeing Tilly bloom under her successes and getting positive feedback about her dreams.
Mona and Tilly's relationship was an interesting juxtaposition between Cubby and Oliver's relationship.

I loved all the ties into the color when it was Oliver's POV. I think it added something extra to the story, and it made me want to learn more about the colors he was talking about. I loved that Mazey wrote the hyper-focus word vomit into the dialogue. I think it made the characters more three-dimensional and relatable.

Tilly not feeling good enough due to her mother treating her like her diagnosis made her less than was so frustrating. I know that things similar to that situation happen, but reducing someone to a label takes away their personality. The amount of imposter syndrome that Tilly had about her writing was too close to home sometimes, but it was very well written.

Overall Mazey continues to write amazing stories and characters that are realistic and authentic. I cannot wait to see what this author does next.

This was such a delightful read!!

After the ultimate meet disaster on the plane from Cleveland to Europe, Tilly and Oliver shortly discover they’ll be “coworkers” for the summer as Tilly’s sister launches her start up.

There is something so special about a first love story when reading YA, and everything about Tilly and Olivier just worked. While complete opposites, their neurodivergent brains allowed them to relate and understand on a deeper level, and I loved how they both truly accepted themselves as is. The supporting cast brought a lot of life to the story, especially each of their siblings, and I enjoyed getting a glimpse of some of my favorite European cities. I will say I think Tilly’s resolution with her mother was resolved too quickly. Their relationship struggles played such a big part in the story that I was expecting more.

Read if you like:
-YA books post high school
-Neurodivergent main characters
-ADHD and ASD rep
-Eurotrips
-Forced proximity (only one bed moment)
-Writing/blogging

Thank you Wednesday books for the ARC! Pub date 8/15

Tilly is a high functioning autistic teen whose family accept and dearly love. She is however a problem for her parents because she can be loud, exuberant, and sometimes has accidents and loses things. She also has no interest in going to college and is frustrated by being expected to follow in her successful older sisters's footsteps.
When she goes to Europe to act as an intern for her older sister she meets Oliver, also ausstic and all of a sudden there seem to be new possibilities for her. A sweet love story and Tilly's parents learn to be more accepting. Two homosexual couples and some sex between Oliver and Tilly.

I simply adore Mazey Eddings’s stories that are vibrant and inclusive of neurodivergent characters.
Tilly has ADHD. Oliver has Autism. We get a peek inside their beautiful brains, hearing the story from both of their perspectives. They are traveling Europe as interns for Tilly’s sister’s company. Although their brains work so differently, clearly these two are meant to be together.
I laughed so hard at Tilly’s wit and fell in love with Oliver’s love of color, how he sees the world.
This book is closed door, rom-com, and inclusive.

Tilly struggled through high school, but finally graduated and is ready for a fresh start. This takes shape in the form of interning with her sister's startup around Europe for the summer, which is not exactly what Tilly had in mind, but who doesn't love a free vacation? Maybe between the plane rides and historic cities, Tilly will figure out what she wants to do with her life. Oliver on the other hand knows exactly what he wants to do and it has everything to do with color. As great photographer, Oliver is an expert on all things color and the way they make us feel and shape our world. He's got a great summer internship before he starts at university taking social media photos for a startup. (Do you see where this is going?) After a not-so-meet-cute on the plane ride, Oliver and Tilly find themselves working together for Tilly's sister over the summer, and find more commonality (and romance?????) between them than they originally thought.

Mazey Eddings continues to write incredible books, and Tilly in Technicolor is an incredible YA debut! I love how she takes care in writing her neurodiverse (neurodivine) characters, and I loved reading how Tilly (who has ADHD) and Oliver (who is autistic) could relate to one another with how they live and experience the world. Overall, this is just a super sweet romance and coming of age novel and you should definitely read it!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
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It’s only in the last year or so that I’ve really come to understand adhd—especially in girls—as part of the neurodivergent community. I read the opening underwear scene & gasped. Just last week this was me. And even in all of my 4728 years of living, I still needed someone to help me process the chaos of packing.

I think this book will make readers feel seen. Hopefully, it will also serve to help readers become more empathetic to the needs of their neurodivergent friends. The story was thoughtful. The characters were interesting. I think this one will really speak to a large swath of readers who enjoy seeing their lives reflected in the pages of a text.

Tilly doesn’t know what she wants to do with her life, but she knows college is not for her. In an attempt to change this, her mother sets her up with an internship with her perfect sister Mona that takes place traveling throughout Europe. On the plane to England, Tilly finds herself sitting next to a dashing young man named Oliver who is the same age as she. In typical Tilly fashion, she makes a complete fool out of herself. It’s okay though. What are the chances she’s ever going to see him again? Well, really good actually seeing as he is her sister’s other intern. With Tilly having ADHD and Oliver having autism, their communication styles seem to clash; how are they going to make it through the summer dealing with each other?

I really enjoyed this book - Tilly and Oliver were really well written, and there were some
lovely side characters. I will say my favorite relationship had to be the sisterly one between Tilly and Mona - I cried when they finally talked through their issues.

On the other hand, I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed and tied up everything too neatly too quickly. The overbearing mother was such a huge issue throughout the entire book and for it to be wrapped up neatly in a single conversation didn’t seem realistic. The third act break up also didn’t feel fully fleshed out to me.

Love love love this book! It’s so sweet and pure. As a neurodivergent person myself, this book is something I would have hugely benefited from when I was an 18-year-old spiraling into a mental health crisis and trying to figure out the rest of my life.

Tilly is such a relatable character, and her friendship with Oliver made me smile all the way through reading. Through mishaps, lack of direction, wanderlust, and dreaming, Tilly discovers who she is and what she wants in the world—and reconnects with her sister as a bonus!

This book is a wonderful reminder that we don’t always have to have our lives figured out, and that we’ll land where we need to eventually.