Mazey Eddings is a national treasure. We should all be reading her. I have loved all of her books for their spunky and struggling (in the best, most heartfelt, and hilarious ways) heroines. This book has one of my favorite heroines because she’s heading into adulthood, has ADHD, and is unapologetically herself. I love the way Eddings shows such empathy for neurodivergent characters. Tilly is so so so sensitive, and has a sensitive person, I really get all of the emotional highs and lows she feels. And there’s no way to not just love her. She tries SO hard, and is comically earnest. Can we talk about her awful British accent? The best. There’s also Ollie, who is such a lovable guy. He’s autistic, and the perfect match for Tilly even if it takes them awhile to open up to each other and learn how to communicate. Once they do get together, so is so much swooniness in the way they are patient with each other, and really work hard to care for each other. And of course this takes place in multiple European cities. Just so fun. Even if you don’t have ADHD, or are not autistic, there’s so much to relate to and love about this book. These are two really fun and incredible human beings just trying to grow up, and love each other. Highly recommend.

I loved this book -- I've always loved Mazey Eddings's voice, and it translates beautifully to YA here. TILLY IN TECHNICOLOR is a fun, flirty, breezy summer read that still packs an emotional punch and brings plenty of deep, personalized characterization and development to not just its protagonists, but also the side characters. For me, this book perfectly balanced the vibrant background of a summer trip around Europe with plot progression, and I loved watching Tilly and Oliver's relationship develop as they visited new cities and slowly opened up to each other. While I loved Tilly (and especially her relationship to Mona, who might be my favorite of this book's vibrant cast of secondary characters) Oliver was the real standout to me, as was the way Eddings masterfully handles her characters' neurodiversity.

Tilly in Technicolor is the story of a girl with ADHD and a desire to travel far from Ohio this summer. Tilly gets the chance to join her sister Mona as Mona tries to make her nail polish company a success. Unfortunately for Tilly, there’s one other intern on the trip and things between them are already off to a spectacularly bad start. Oliver is creative and has a deep love for color theory. He can identify intricate shades of color with one glance and takes stunning photos for the team. He also has autism, which leads to some miscommunication with Tilly. Can the two neurodivergent interns connect before the end of the trip?

I loved the witty banter and dialogue in Tilly in Technicolor. Tilly is hilarious and so relatable. Tilly has such a warm and inviting personality. I do not have ADHD or autism, but thought the rep seemed excellent. Tilly and Oliver are never defined solely by a diagnosis, instead they are celebrated for their neurodiverse brains. That is not to say they don’t experience challenges throughout, but this felt realistic. I loved how Tilly and Oliver both found ways to creatively use their unique strengths to help Mona with her company.

Tilly in Technicolor involves travel across Europe which I loved reading about. Tilly and Oliver develop such a sweet romance and deep understanding of each other. Communication is key and I enjoyed how they had to learn to adjust for how the other communicated. I felt a little frustrated at the “third act break up” because it felt unnecessary, but I appreciated how quickly things were resolved with communication. I enjoyed Mazey Eddings’ adult romances, but Tilly is my new favorite from her! I can’t wait to read what she writes next!

Thank you so much to Mazey Eddings, Wednesday Books, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review

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Mazey Eddings does it again with another beautiful romance but make it YA this time!
Tilly in Technicolor follows two neurodivergent teens and they fall in love while traveling across Europe. Tilly has ADHD and Oliver has autism. I loved this story so much because of how relatable the characters were even apart from their neurodivergence. Aside from everyday struggles, the depiction of two teens falling in love for the first time was perfect. There is a lot of discussion of not knowing what the future holds and what to do after graduation. As someone who has graduated college I still found this relatable. As someone who has loved all of Mazey Eddings past books, I’m happy to say that this one did not let me down!
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a review!

really like Mazey Eddings a lot. This book was very similar to her adult books just with less spice. I really enjoyed this one.

Excellent YA rom-com with two neurodivergent people thrown together on a trip through. Tilly learns about herself and so does Oliver. The whole wide array of characters make this book entertaining.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I loved Tilly and I loved Oliver. Their journey to understand and grow closer to one another was sweet and well-written. Tilly's growth and development in particular showed a wonderful character who came into herself as the book progressed.

Most of the book was well-paced, well-written, and touching. However, The end seemed to smoosh a little bit of that aside in favor of rushed conflict and even more rushed resolution. The speed at which the ending rocketed past was a disservice to both Tilly and Oliver. Overall, cute but not as good as I'd hoped. 3/5.

I loved everything about this book. I loved Tilly as a narrator, she’s hilarious. I love Oliver and his softness. I thought the adhd and autism rep were quite good, although a little on the stereotypical side for each, which are still valid representations. I liked how I could feel the anguish the characters felt when faced with over stimulation and the like. I really think this a beautiful neurodivergent teen summer romance and I want more of Tilly and Oliver.

Thank you to Netgalley and publisher for an arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

Publication: August 15, 2023

Rating: 4 stars

This is my second book by Eddings and I've loved her other book (The Plus One) along with adding her other three books because she has become an auto buy author for me. I love that her stories represent diversity. When I was approved for this book, I was so excited!

I loved the representation within this book and I definitely think it will resonate with a lot of young adults. As someone who is neurodivergent as well, it felt like Tilly was written for the Younger Me. Plus the writing was on point.

The only things I would change: less inner monologues. I know that they are necessary to accurately represent but I found that the pages on pages who begin to lose my interest.

This is also my first YA book in a long time and I haven't been a young adult in about 15 years. So that aspect is definitely a me problem.

Read if you like:
- Neurodivergent characters
- Dual POV
- Grumpy/sunshine
- YA characters
- LGBTQ+ characters

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

Mazey Eddings brings chaotic characters (my preference for both real and fictional people) and tender, supportive love stories together so well. This is her young adult debut about two neurodivergent teens who meet as interns and form a really sweet connection while traipsing about Europe.

• Tilly has ADHD and Oliver is autistic. I think this book depicts the struggles that some neurodivergent people may face while also celebrating the beauty of their brains as well.

• Oliver's passion for color theory was a really cool aspect of this book! He identifies colors, like when Tilly blushes or the color of her freckles, with their Pantone code.

• Tilly is sensitive and bubbly. Oliver is calm and stoic. Eventually he realizes that this terribly uncomfortable feeling is called *falling in love!!* He's just so precious about her. This is a wonderful book for young adults and YA readers.

• The best part is knowing that teens who read Tilly in Technicolor will be introduced to the Only One Bed trope (PG13 version!) for the first time. It's a romance novel reader right of passage. They'll never be the same!

• I love that we get both Tilly and Oliver's POV in alternating chapters. I haven't seen this as often in YA as I do in adult contemporary romance. It helps the reader empathize with a lot of the frustration Oliver experiences when he doesn't easily read social cues and when Tilly is mistreated and belittled by her family.

Other thoughts:
• A meet cute disaster like no other!
• Great side characters. I loved that Amina was supportive and encouraging to Tilly when that is truly all she needed to flourish. Cubby was a fun character and I can't wait to read her book when it comes out!
• Tilly's relationships with her mom and her sister were so toxic and the resolutions were a bit rushed for me. I wished her sister was kinder throughout the first half so it would have been easier to forgive her.

Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to reading more YA from Mazey. Thanks so much Wednesday and Netgalley!

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This was my 1st book by this author but it won't be my last. I appreciated the autism spectrum representation, which we need more of to understand and relate to folks on the spectrum. Tilly and Oliver were sweet and complimentary characters with each other. I especially liked the plot with the travel in Europe. I have been to Paris, when I was 17 so I can see it through a teenager's eyes. Having made plans to go on a Mediterranean cruise next year, I admit to living vicariously through these characters on their journey and self discovery when you are learning so much about yourself especially when you are surrounded by good people.

4.5/5☆ 8/15/23

Mazey Eddings YA debut is chaotic and raw and absolutely wonderful!

This book is at its heart about acceptance and being okay even if everything isn't all figured out. I personally cannot think of more important messages to be sending our teens--or adults! Tilly and Oliver are ridiculous and chaotic and absolutely lovely. I adored the found family aspect of the story as well as the incredible descriptions of various places in Europe. If you don't have summer travel plans-- pick this one up and you'll find yourself immersed Tilly's adventures across Europe. The dual POV was a very nice touch to the story!

All in all this was the perfect YA novel! I simply cannot wait for readers to get their hands on this book. Thanks so much to Wednesday books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

*thank you netgalley and st.martin’s press for gifting me an arc in exchange for an honest review :) *

The first thing that drew me towards this book was the representation in both of our main characters. We have FMC ADHD rep, which we don’t see often reflected in today’s media, and autism rep via our MMC.

It is very important to include representation in a setting where it is both informative, but doesn’t read as an info dump, and normalized, but not through stereotypes; and this book does a great job at its representation.

This book was so heart-warming, the entire journey from start to finish is so engaging that you feel like you are in our main character’s heads, thank our brilliant author miss mazey eddings for the great inner dialogue and dual perspectives for that one, that you will feel what they feel.

This book was so relatable, inspiring and delivered in all of the ways that it should. I went in thinking it was going to be a cute rom-com but it was so much more. I would describe this as a story of self-discovery and self-love coupled with cutesy and deeply introspective moments.

I forgot to mention, Tilly’s POV had me actually laughing out loud the entire book (there were also some moments that made me tear up but don’t worry this book is an ultimately happy book).

Loved the beginning, middle and end–loved the side characters—loved the open communication—and loved the adorable story of Tilly and Ollie! I finished it in one go, I couldn’t put it down. Go read it!

5/5 stars

This was such a refreshing read; a coming of age story with a bit of romance sprinkled in. I loved the cast of characters, the travel details, and how sensitive Ollie and Tilly were to each other’s needs. I’d love another book with some of these characters (perhaps Cubby gets her own story?).

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Mazey Eddings for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This is a really coming-of-age story that features sweet characters and a European trip. It’s perfect for YA readers and the writing is beautiful. I recommend it!

Just a pure pleasure of a read. The care that was taken with these characters was thoroughly enjoyed. Can't wait for her next book.

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Wednesday Books for providing an eARC for a honest review.

I knew Mazey would write a heart gripping YA novel. I knew it the moment I finished Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake. There’s something special about the way she writes, her voice and passion for neurodiverse people is strong and fierce.

Tilly is vibrant and contagious, I loved her sweet and sassy demeanor. Her ability to find all the good from any situation, even though she’s still struggling with finding who she is.

Ollie though, I loved him. I think it’s because I really resonated with his character. I almost cried when he described his feelings and fears. It was everything I needed and more. Also, his love for black is my whole heart.

Their story is filled with light and laughter, calm and understanding. Honestly, this book felt like a big freaking hug.

Thank you to the team at Wednesday Books and NetGalley for sending me an advanced copy of Tilly in Technicolor. This review was written of my own volition, all opinions are my own.

Tilly is looking for a fresh start after a rough high school experience. She gets her chance when her sister offers her an internship in Europe. Tilly is excited to get away from her overbearing mom and try something new. She meets Oliver on the plan and the two of them do not hit it off. They are relieved when the flight ends and they can go their separate ways until they realize they will be interning together for the rest of the summer. Tilly and Oliver are like oil and vinegar; they do not have anything in common. eventually as they are forced to spend more time together then start to feel something inside of them change. Together they explore Europe and figure out who they want to be on their way. This was a cute, and lovely YA book!

This was absolutely amazing!! The autism and ADHD representation is spot on and I am so thankful to the author for writing this lovely story between two teenagers who struggle with their mental health every day. It is SO important that we have more stories like this in our world today. Mazey Eddings knocked this one out of the park!

I absolutely flew through this book and I’m so happy I gave it an entire day of my life as it’s totally deserving. Tilly had my heart immediately, and I was laughing and crying along with her every step of her journey. Her instant connection with Oliver was wonderful, and I loved being a part of their journey together as they learned how to love each other- and as Tilly learned she could be loved as she is, and not as whatever her family thought she should be. I was so happy to see her develop and grow, and the arc with her family does not leave you unsatisfied either. I also really liked the way the author explained Tilly’s and Oliver’s behaviors and thoughts for those of us who are less familiar with ADHD and Autism, so that I was able to sympathize and understand their behaviors and actions.
The only thing holding me back from 5 stars on this one is that the last few chapters felt a bit rushed. In an effort to tie up all the loose ends and make sure we knew where everything stood, we lost a little bit of the joy of seeing Tilly and Ollie just….exist together in the world. Regardless of that, Tilly is just a joy and this book was a joy to read!