I laughed! I cried! I swooned! This book resonated with me so much! Having neurodivergent characters and reading about their everyday struggles, it made me feel a little less alone in this world. I cried seeing these characters find their way with one another. Tilly and Oliver were everything to me, I loved them so much! Best book I’ve read this year!




I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review.

Tilly in Technicolor was the cutest, most fun reading ride I've been on in a while. Not only was it an adorable romance and coming of age story, it also dealt with huge topics surrounding neurodiversity and living in a world full of neurotypical people while knowing you're different. Tilly had ADHD and Oliver had autism. Understanding how their minds worked was a fun aspect of the story that I think will reach both people who are neurodiverse and help them feel seen and will also open the eyes of neurotypical individuals who maybe don't understand what it's like to have your thinking feel so different from the world around you. My own spouse has ADHD and I finished the book with a strong desire to understand them better and make changes in my own life to accommodate their ADHD. Overall, the book was incredibly inspiring while providing a raw and real look into neurodiversity.

But of course, we can't forget the love story aspect of the book either! Tilly and Oliver were adorable together and I couldn't get enough of them. They were so different and yet so determined to support each other. They also understood each other so well. The characters themselves felt so real and I was rooting for them the entire time. I also loved the relationship they formed. Tilly's conflict with her mom was great as well and it inspired me to hopefully be a better parent to my own kids.

Basically, the book was great and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet YA romcom that makes a perfect spring or summer read!

Tilly in Technicolor is Mazey Eddings's sparkling YA debut about two neurodivergent teens who form a connection over the course of a summer. Tilly Twomley is desperate for change. After high school she was burnt out and she wants these changes, she needs them, but she doesn't know what exactly she needs and wants to change. And she will spend this summer with her sister in Europe. Oliver Clark knows exactly what he wants. His autism has often made it challenging for him to form relationships with others, but his obsession with color theory makes him absolutely unique. Until they meet and their lives are altered, everything was running according to plan. 
It was a well-written and enjoyable reading for me. I like the author's language and writing style. It was light and beautiful, and that book created this summer European travel atmosphere. Oliver and Tilly were comfortable characters, and their emotions, and feelings, and cute relationships were extremely relatable. I liked reading about how Tilly was changing during this summer. There were very big changes for her. Because of her ADHD, it was challenging and the decisions that she made to make her life better, I was so proud of her. My favorite part of this book was how colorful and vivid it was. It made me feel happy while reading it. There is something incredible about the way two people with such different views of the world find in each other the perfect complement to their own.

Tilly in Technicolor, by Mazey Eddings

This is an absolute read! I could have benefited from this story when I was growing up; I resonated with Tilly in so many ways. There is also a great deal of insight with this story, as it offers people an understanding of neurodiversity, and perhaps to have more compassion when it comes to these topics.

I felt that this book had everything; a cute, but not so cute meet, two perspectives throughout, a story of friends to lovers, grumpy sunshine vibes, family dynamics, forced proximity, self discovery, self love, travel adventures and the sweetest first time love trope.

Mazey beautifully crafts her characters, and it was amazing to read how Tilly and Oliver were patient and communicative with one another. They were eager to learn their differences, while discovering their likenesses and make it work, together. They were each other’s biggest supporters, and the perspective from both sides was a great way to be inside their heads and show it.

Ultimately the story of two neurodiverse humans finding each other and supporting each other, while navigating their own self discovery helps bring awareness to autism and ADHD; helping to further humanize, and inform the greater public, in a very positive way. I highly recommend reading the acknowledgements, and I believe her message throughout is important, and beautiful.

Thank you to Net Galley and Wednesday Books for the read. This book is going to do wonderful things! I loved it.

I have really enjoyed other books by Mazey Eddings, so I was excited to see she has a new one coming out! "Tilly in Technicolor" is a YA book centered around Tilly, a neurodivergent teen who is looking for adventure. She decides to spend the summer in Europe working for her sister's start up company. Along the way, she meets Oliver, who is also neurodivergent and will also be interning for Tilly's sister. They have a "meet cute" on the plane, but in my opinion, things go downhill from there.

I had a hard time relating to any of the characters in this book and couldn't find myself rooting for any of them, though I really wanted to. The romantic parts were a bit strange as well. I wanted to like this book, but I just didn't enjoy it like I wanted to. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Tilly In Technicolor by Mazey Eddings (coming out August 15, 2023)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🔥/5

This book made me feel seen. As someone who struggles with anxiety and works with children diagnosed with both autism and ADHD, this story has a way of making all difficulties valid. I love that communication was a major theme in this book, especially the difference in how people communicate with each other. The characters were real and the story is amazing.

Tilly and Oliver struggle to connect with others in their own different ways. When a summer internship pushes them together long-term, they have to figure out how to engage with each other while respecting the neurodiverse boundaries they both hold. Will they be able to overcome the challenges of their diagnoses in order to connect on a deeper level?

What a sweet and wholesome story! I thoroughly enjoyed this one and wound up bingeing it in 24 hours. After two previous attempts to read it—mood reading at its finest. -.- I related more to Tilly than I thought I would. I felt her highs and lowest of lows and there were times when I just wanted to slap her sister. Oliver was a precious bean. I adored this book!!

Simply put, I will always read anything Mazey Eddings writes. Her first YA book, Tilly in Technicolor is absolutely no exception to that rule. Eddings writes characters who wholeheartedly embrace their neurodivergence and are so unabashedly themselves (even in a world that wishes them otherwise), that you can’t help but fall in love with them a little. Eddings made it so easy to connect with them and the story, that I have a little hum of happiness while I read. Tilly in Technicolor is delightfully quirky, well executed, and just a fantastic way to spend a few hours lost in the story. The main characters had true chemistry and it was adorable to see it come to life. Their sometimes struggle to communicate was written so sensitively, as was their willingness to persevere. I know I’m gushing, but I simply cannot recommend this book enough! Easily five stars.

Special thanks to NetGalley for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.

This story truly was a whirlwind romance filled with sweet and funny moments I wish I could read for the first time again. It was filled with bursts of colors and comfortable silences, all woven together by a loving hand.

Starting off with our main character, Tilly Twomley was a force to be reckoned with. From the very first page, I could already tell I was going to enjoy this character. She was unapologetically herself, and I loved that she continued to be that even when she had many opposing forces wanting to mold her into their vision of what they deemed was acceptable. But Tilly lived her life authentically. If that looked different than the typical person, then so be it. To see her gain more confidence in herself as she traveled all over Europe and fell back in love with her writing was one of my favorite parts of this book.

Oliver Clark was a fascinating character alongside Tilly. I often couldn’t help thinking how adorable he was. He was so smart and so sincere. And the way he loved so fully was one of the best parts about his character in my opinion. I loved to see how he grew closer to Tilly during their internship, how he opened up to her. But more than that, it was just so fascinating to see how his character looked at the world through his love for color.

These made quite the pair, but I really enjoyed seeing them evolve during this little trip. From airplane mishaps to running through cities hand in hand, they were a lovely duo.

As for the actual plot, I must admit I find it a bit hazy. Thinking back on it, the story felt like it was focusing a lot more on the nail polish company and saving it from going under, so Tilly had to swoop in and save the day (after learning to fully accept herself and stand her ground, etc). And while I do believe this is a great part of the story, I think it got a little fuzzy with the main thing—acceptance and being authentically yourself. Personally, I think everything sort of meshed together until I wasn’t really sure what to deem the Main Thing.

Because everything sort of meshed together, the pacing was a bit weird to me. Most times it was too fast, breezing through weeks during this Europe trip. Then it’ll slow down so much, dedicating many chapters to a single city or moment between Tilly and Oliver. This also didn’t help with the world building. While I understand that they were gonna be going from city to city, because it often went by so quick, it was hard to grapple each setting enough before they were stationed somewhere else. It honestly felt like a really long montage.

This was a cute story, and one I will remember fondly. The characters truly shined. By the time I finished the book, I was hoping for more.

Oliver and Tilly are a perfect pair in this first YA debut by Mazey Eddings, who has become a favorite adult author of mine for her fleshed-out characters, representation of mental illness, health, and sensitivity of trauma, bustling dialogue, and phenomenal connections with side characters/found family. Her tenderness and care of these complex characters is so perfect, with their wit and wisdom, flaws and all, always being at the heart of her stories. I adored her previous characters, but this pairing of a summer between an autistic person and someone with ADHD was so well done, and the setting (a robust trip around Europe) was *chef's kiss*.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and of course Mazey Eddings herself, who deserves all good things. I love this book, and I'm soooooo glad I can pop it onto my classroom bookshelf when it comes out.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this eArc in exchange for my honest review.

Oh, this book was wonderful! I'm not usually big on YA romance novels... But this one was just *Chef's Kiss* perfect. I'm a big fan of Mazey Eddings' writing and her use of taking mental health, neurodivergence and just everything that the world deems "Different" and making it... normal... Because who gets to say what's "normal" and what's "different"?

The characters in this story had depth and there was realness to them. I felt connected to Tilly and Oliver immediately and I wanted to shout at them from sidelines and cheer them on in life!

Oliver falls in love with Tilly before he even understands what is happening and OH MY GOD it's the BEST thing ever written.

The miscommunications between our two mains is absolutely adorable, the banter is witty and on-point and there is a great supporting cast as well.

This book is one I will be adding to my physical collection as soon as I can get my hands on it!

I read this book in a single day because I couldn’t put it down. I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end and could not get enough of the story and characters.

Tilly was utterly brilliant and I absolutely loved every little victory for her throughout. Watching her and Ollie through every ordeal or moment they shared just made me so happy. This book brought so many emotions forward, and I loved every bit of it.

The ending had me crying and I will forever recommend this book.

I’ve been a fan of Mazey Eddings since I read the first chapter of A Brush with Love. Not surprisingly, she nails (💅) this YA debut! Tilly leaps off the page, and Eddings’s use of color and Pantone is magical. The descriptions of people and scenery are so vivid that it is impossible not to fall in love with Tilly, Oliver and the places they travel. A+ handling of neurodiversity and creating characters with compassion.

Reviewed for NetGalley:

Tilly, living with ADHD, travels to the UK to work for the summer away at her sister's new startup company as in intern.

Enter meet cute, but not so cute, on the plane ride over with Oliver, living with Autism, who unbeknownst to them both, will be another intern at the same company.

Enjoyable to read and interesting to read on a neurodiverse couple of characters so easily facilitated into the work.

This is a super cute novel with great representation that I wish I had as a kid! I loved seeing inside Tilly's world and falling in love with a great cast of characters as she fell in love. I think this will appeal to a lot of kids and adults alike.

Publication Date: August 15, 2023

Tilly in Technicolor is the story of two neurodivergent teens who have the worst initial encounter in history (think tiny airplane, physical injuries, vomit and clothing changes) and then find themselves interning for the same company for the summer where they are forced together as they travel around Europe. 

If anyone is doing the 12 Recommended Reads in 2024 challenge in December, you can already pencil my answer in as this book (I know this comes as a shock to absolutely no one since most of my answers in previous years have been a Mazey Eddings book). This book though is a departure for Eddings in terms of spice but she sure does make up for it in heartwarming content. Yet the author is such a fan of the only one bed trope it still managed to find its way into Tilly and Ollie’s grand adventure. 

Despite being fictional, I’ve wanted to befriend Eddings' characters for some time. Tilly though is something else entirely. She is real, she is raw, and she is misunderstood by everyone around her. I just wanted to give her a huge (but firm) hug the entire book. As for Ollie, he has some very particular interests and I found myself doing some Googling mid-way through the book. 

The book explores coping mechanisms, family dynamics, and acceptance of yourself and others while living with a diagnosis of ADHD or Autism. It’s a journey of self-love that I think absolutely anyone, young or old, can relate to. As a neurotypical person, it offered me a lot of insight into how someone with either diagnosis may think or feel in a variety of settings and how different responses can be based on either diagnosis. Maybe, it can help others have a little more understanding and compassion. 

I know I’m not explaining this as eloquently as this story deserves so…If you like YA contemporary stories, or Mazey Eddings previous books, or just nice things in general, this one's for you! It’s fun, heartwarming and realistic and made for a delightful weekend read.

I may sound like a paid advertisement because I am such a huge fan of this author, however this copy was provided by Wednesday Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I never stood a chance against falling in love with Tilly Twomley. What Oliver sees? Same, mate. Same. She is brilliant. Incandescent. Opalescent. Everything.

On the brink of independence, Tilly is enlisted to work for her older sister whom her parents use as the model of excellence and adultness. This is part of her parents' standardized growing up plan, but it is definitely the future Tilly sees for herself.

One however does not turn down an opportunity to spend a whole month traveling across Europe. She'll jet set to London! Paris! Rome! and discover ... wait, no, hold on, she doesn't even know yet what shes looking for exactly. She has a whole month of new experiences though to help her find some answers.

But wait! A challenger appears! Enter, Oliver Clark. And the first match between him & Tilly is over the window seat on their transatlantic flight. And then he is caught up in Tilly's Ketchup Katastrophe. And then Tilly is unrelenting in her combat against compainable silence. Noise canceling headphones and mentally escaping to a world of color theory is his best chance of surviving. He does survive, but the powers that be have already lined up Tilly & Oliver for a few more rounds to irritate, influence, and infatuate eachother.

We will see Tilly advocate for herself, but also struggle against a brain hardwired to lie to her. She'll feel, and dream, and panic her way to ... so, then, yes! Tilly will discover how her nerodivergent brain is loved as is, how there is space for her. And we'll all fall in love with her possibilities. Because they are endless.

Dear Mazey Eddings, I trust you'll keep these precious muffins safe and happy. I love them dearly.

Mazey Eddings dive in to the YA world is quite special with this book about two Neurodiverse teenagers, trying to find their place in the world and finding love along the way. In all Eddings books we get a perspective of someone that is not “normal” as they try to navigate the world, in this book we get to see the perspectives of two teenagers with ADHD and autism. As someone with ADHD, I can fully connect with Tilly and feeling that the way that my brain works is not convenient to other people, and I should try and change myself like Tilly does. Not many authors choose to write about those that are different and because Eddings does it makes me feel seen in a world that isn’t made for me. Hopefully with this book and others we can destigmatize the idea that because we think different that were less then. All in all another amazing book by Mazey Eddings.

I cannot wait to recommend this to all my teacher and librarian friends for fantastic ADHD and autism representation. Ollie and Tilly are going to win so many hearts in Mazey's YA debut. They are two pure characters and the story really highlights Mazey's range as an author.

I will never tire of dual POV and it worked WONDERS in this book. Ollie's view of her is so charming and warm.

I really love this author, so I was so excited when I got this approval! This book was good, but it didn’t have that wow factor Mazey usually has for me.