Tilly and Oliver are the main characters who seem destined to find each other. I identified so much with Tilly as I read this book - the disoraganization, the hyper focus on tasks, etc. Such an adorable romance that explores discovering yourself and each other.

Mazey Eddings is a fantastic author. Her books always represent mental health issues in such a sensitive and beautiful way. Tilly in Technicolor was certainly no different.

Tilly is moving through life with ADHD but constantly trying to not be a burden to her family-- especially her mother, who treats Tilly and her ADHD like a problem. She's finally getting 9ut of her parents house, and moving to England to be an intern for her sisters nail polish company. After a harrowing plane ride that included the destroying of two outfits, Tilly is ready to start her new life. Until, the man who was wearing one of the outfits till he ruined on the plane, turns out to be the other intern working for her sister.

Oliver has autism and has never had an interest in connecting deeply with the people around him. He is comfortable with his small circle of people who know and understand him and his idiosyncrasies. Until that fateful plane ride where Tilly unceremoniously plops into his seat, ruins his outfit with an obscene amount of ketchup, and nearly throws up all over him. Now with the realization that he has to deal with her all summer, he's striving to find ways to coexist.

However, both Tilly and Oliver find more comfort and understanding in each other than they have through anyone else in their lives.

This book was so beautiful and well written. Maisy is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors, and is definitely an auto read author for me now. This is her debut into the YA genre and it is wonderfully well done.

Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books for this e-ARC of Tilly in Technicolor in exchange for an honest review! As always, Mazey Eddings is such a delightful writer. She packs so much humor and tenderness within her words, and her characters are always so personal. She is such an authentic writer, and that really shines in Tilly in Technicolor. Her YA debut follows Tilly and Oliver take you through their lives as neurodivergent teenagers, but it doesn't come off as aiming to teach you or lecture you, but just showcase such a sweet love story. It's such a light read and so easy to fly through!

As I'm getting older, I am finding myself being pickier with my YA, and wow, was Tilly in Technicolor a total breath of fresh air. The disability representation—ADHD and autism—was really great and Tilly could have very easily been very obnoxious, but I found her and especially her chemistry with Oliver was top notch.

First off, thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

Every time I read a new Mazey Eddings book, I think I can’t possibly love it more than the previous book. And every time she proves me wrong. Tilly in Technicolor is the YA romcom all of us nuerodiverse girlies (gender neutral) needed growing up. Eddings always handles the Nuerodiverse rep in her books with such raw honesty, love, and care, and Tilly in Technicolor is no different. Both Tilly and Ollie leap off the page with their personalities. They are the type of characters that no matter who you are, no matter if you're ADHD or autistic or not, you can't help but fall in love with.

The way Tilly’s brain only quiets when she’s writing, how her family both expects too much from her and constantly underestimates her at the same time. Even as they love her and want what's best for her, they have learning and growth they need to go through to love her in a way that supports instead of hurts her. My heart broke for her as she tried to figure out who she was, I just wanted to wrap her in a hug and tell her everything would be ok.

The way Ollie knew exactly who he was, but still struggled interacting with new people. How he fixated on colors, using them to help him interact with the world around him in a way that felt safe. Watching him discover his emotions and learn how to name them and embrace them was such a joy.

The best part, however, was them together. They did not “fix” each other, because there was nothing to fix. They did not complete each other, because they are both complete, whole people. What they did was COMPLIMENT each other, balance each other. Tilly showed Ollie there is joy in chaos and wild emotions. Ollie helped calm Tilly, and bring out her softer side. They are a force to be reckoned with, and they are going to conquer the world together.

I felt seen with Tilly in a way I never have before. If I’d had a character like Tilly when I was younger, the road to loving and accepting my brain would have been a lot easier. I am so glad that ND teens today will have this book to help them understand that they are perfect, exactly as they are. Thank you Mazey Eddings, for helping people learn to love their brains one story at a time.

The way that this book filled me with utter joy and made my heart burst out of my chest on several occasions. I genuinely could not put it down and every single page was just so wonderful. Mazey Eddings, you have written a masterpiece that will stay with me for a long time to come!

I enjoyed this neuro-diverse read and thought the romance was very cute. These are very realistically drawn characters, with very genuine passions. Tilly is not actually my favorite Mazey Eddings character, but I adored her hero, whose passions are so concrete and frankly deliciously described. I thought this is not really YA to me, though the pat ending and easy resolution of life-long issues with the mother are definitely YA or new adult. That said, I enjoyed this and as always I love Eddings's ability to create characters who have genuine problems but who are more than their diagnoses. It was also delightful to romp through Europe with these two and their (much less individuated) chaperones. Four stars.

🌈BOOK REVIEW🌈

Tilly in Technicolor - Mazey Eddings
Rating: 5/5 ⭐️

“Tilly in Technicolor is the perfect coming of age story set in far off places and featuring one hell of an adorable love story. Eddings has brought a new and inspired voice to YA romance with her own (very welcome) spin, inviting neurodivergent readers to find themselves understood, accepted and fully loved within the pages.” -Erin Hahn, author of Never Saw You Coming

Mazey Eddings does it again! 🩷 I absolutely adored this book - it may be in my top spots of the year so far! We follow Tilly, recent high school graduate with ADHD, as she interns in Europe for her sister’s nail polish business, and Oliver, fellow intern who is autistic. From their very first meeting, you see how they are opposites. BUT you also feel the absolute charm and emotion - the way that Mazey is so very good at!

Oliver is super passionate about color and I got so caught up in his descriptions and excitement. The way neurodivergence was handled was so well done - and I loved seeing how each character handled and felt about that.

Recommend if you:
- eagerly await the announcement of the Pantone Color of the Year
- enjoy YA/coming of age romance
- dream of European vacations
- like seeing neurodiversity in your books

Thank you to @netgalley, @stmartinspress, @recordedbooks and the author for my copies!

Mazey Eddings writes an excellent YA novel. I've enjoyed her adult fiction, but she does something even more special with Tilly and Oliver. Tilly and Oliver are both neuro-divergent teenagers spending the summer together as part of Tilly's sister's new nail polish company. Oliver is interning and Tilly is there to work, get a taste for the world outside of high school, and to help her sister and her business partner grow the business. Tilly's ADHD means that people have not always taken her seriously or have historically told her that she's "too much." Oliver's autism has gifted him with an excellent eye for color. The way these two characters see the world is brilliant and beautiful. I learned so much about both ADHD and autism from this book without feeling like I was learning at all. It reads as honest and authentic. An important book, but also an extremely charming one!

Like every single other Mazey Eddings book I’ve read, I’ve loved this. I can confirm that her YA is as good as her adult novels. I loved Tilly (also love that name) and Oliver, apart and together. The whole Pantone part of Oliver’s personality was so lovely and executed so well. I love how Mazey writes neurodivergent characters that feel like fully developed people. This was such a lovely journey to go on with the two of them. Perfect balance of heavy/real life and funny!

Tilly in Technicolor is a sweet romance between two neurodivergent (or “neurodivine” as author Mazey Eddings writes in her dedication) young adults. A writer of three successful (and steamy) adult romance novels, this is Eddings’ first title published for YA audiences. I hope it’s not the last! In fact, I’d love a sequel, just so I can spend more time with Tilly and Oliver.

Tilly is a chaotic whirlwind with ADHD. Oliver is autistic, highly organized, and does not do small talk. Their meeting on an intercontinental flight is hysterically awkward. This starts out as a “opposites attract” or “grumpy-sunshine” trope, but Tilly and Oliver quickly realize that they are very similar in how they relate to the world and those around them.

Positive representation of neurodivergent individuals is so important. I hope young readers will be inspired by Tilly and Oliver and find the confidence to be themselves, embracing what makes their brains special and supporting each other.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for gifting me an advanced electronic copy of this lovely book.

Mazey Eddings does it again! I absolutely adored every facet of this novel. I have concluded that the world definitely needs more neurodivergent love stories!!!

Thank you so much to the author and to NetGalley for this ARC. Mazey Eddings is one of my new auto-buy authors, I’ve decided.

The representation in this book is fabulous. I love Mazey Eddings characters so much. Tilly and Oliver are some of my favorites. I loved that the characters really learned how to communicate with each other and that just because they fell in love, doesn't mean their neurodivergence went away. Overall, I think this book was really well done and was a super cute YA romance.

Thanks to St Martin's Press and Netgalley for this advanced copy!

I really loved Mazey Edding's most recently romance series and was interested to see if I would love her first New Adult/YA book as much, and while I am not sure I did, Tilly in Technicolor is a great book about two neurodivergent people finding their way as they set out in life and, though a lot of european travel, find each other.

Tilly is really all over the place and I appreciated how Eddings used Tilly's chapters to convey what life is like for her with ADHD. And same for Oliver's chapters and his autism. It was easy to see how neurotypical people would see Tilly as frustrating when really is typical for people with her diagnosis. Most of all I liked how the characters weren't completely defined by their neurodivergence and were given space to operate as others do, making mistakes, falling in love, doing things most 18 year olds do.

Tilly and Oliver are fully of misunderstandings but are very sweet with each other as they work out how to move forward together. Overall, I really liked them and this book and can't wait to read Edding's next work.

🚨 New favorite Mazey Eddings book!

Tilly has officially taught me that I'm entering my soft, sweet YA romance era. With hindsight and a lot of growing pains giving me perspective - I love swoony, angsty coming of age, love stories. I want cheer for the characters because they're so relatable, and their stories heal pieces of me that I'd long-forgotten.

This story contains representation, healing, heartache, and hope. Throw in Eddings' signature charm and humor? I'm toast.

Also - where are my visual folks at?

The MMC, Oliver, has a special interest in colors. He specifically can find and name colors based on the Pantone color wheel (?). Since I chose to primarily listen to this story, hearing him describe colors and the feelings they gave him was such a treat! I was able to both visualize and get a stronger sense of emotions. It was lovely.

My neurotypical brain is also grateful this book exists for my two neurodiverse babies. I want my sweet lovies to be able to see themselves in characters with happy endings and full of love. This book is truly a gift, and it will be waiting on my shelf for when they are ready.

Thank you to Net Galley and Wednesday Books for both the eARC and ALC of this charming YA romance.

𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 4.75⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: Contemporary romance 📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
Mazey Endings does it again! another great book!

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
Adorable and sweet romances
Funny yet emotional reads
European setting
Captivating storylines
Empowering coming of age books
Daul POV
Laugh out loud moments

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
All the representation (LQBTQIA+ and ADHD/ASD )
Tilly’s blog sections
Oliver’s color theory
Felt so realistic

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:

𝙵𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚀𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜:
★ “I'd rather give it my all and come up short than not try at all.”
★ “ADHD hasn't changed me...It is me. It's an undeniable and simple fact of who I am."
★ “I love you without conditions. Without expectations.”

I’m not sure how I feel about this one. On one hand, the writing was beautiful, I loved the characters, the autism and ADHD representation was fantastic, and there were so many wonderful quotes throughout the book. The way that they described and thought about each other was so sweet and made my heart melt. I also loved how she explained the intricate and complicated parts of life that go along with being neurodiverse. On the other hand, the story just didn’t feel complete to me and I feel like something is missing. I am not sure if it’s just because of the abrupt way that it ended or if there was just something missing during the whole story. It may also be because this story is young adult and I just needed a bit more depth from the relationship. Overall, it was good and I would recommend it if you are looking for a diverse young adult book, but it is not necessarily one of those books that will stick with me forever and that I will rave about.

Reading about two neurodivergent people falling in love is such a gift and I was so charmed by Tilly and Oliver. This book is definitely a /romance/ and I really enjoyed that aspect. So much of YA romance leads up to the pairing's first kiss or becoming boyfriend/girlfriend, and I loved that this book followed a similar formula to adult romance, showing readers not just the meet cute and process, but what these characters look like in love and in a relationship. In a world that doesn't always want to give neurodivergent people happy endings or relationships, I loved that Tilly and Oliver's entire arc was included. I loved their conversations around masking and the ways in which they are both similar and different. That said, I would also consider this book to have some coming-of-age elements. Although dual POV, Tilly is clearly more of the "main character," experiencing so much growth throughout the book as she learns to accept herself and follow her ambitions. Although she already has an ADHD diagnosis, being away from her mother and around another neurodivergent person really helps Tilly to understand herself, honor her needs, and take charge of her life. Overall, such a sweet book that I really enjoyed reading!

This was one of my most anticipated releases as well as my first book by Mazey! I am happy to say that I absolutely LOVED this book!!! Tillie and Ollie made for the cutest YA summer romance.

There was SO MUCH done right in this story, the neurodivergent representation being top of the list. This book will appeal to so many who experience ADHD. The way it was written was done so authentically and beautifully. I also enjoyed Ollie's experience with Autism and color theory.

Read if you like:
-ADHD/Autism rep & own voices
-Dual POV
-A not so meet-cute!
-Sibling banter
-Coming-of-age
-Found Family

Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books for the arc of this book! I am now a fan of Mazey Eddings!

I’ve been a fan of Mazey’s since her debut, so I was hella excited to see that she had a YA coming out. I immediately jumped on the chance to read it. I knew I was going to love it and sure enough, I did. This book was what felt like a small look into my childhood because I also have ADHD and anxiety. I really connected to this book like I haven’t in a long time.

Tilly is ready to start fresh, but she didn’t imagine she was going to have to do so under the watchful eye of her sister for her nosey mother. It’s a lot going on, but if she endures it she gets a free trip to Europe, she just as to be her sister’s intern. On the plane she meets Olly who seems to be the complete opposite of her. Of course they end up having to work together with her sister after deciding they hate each other on the plane. As we follow them around Europe, watch as they fall for each other and realize they are actually perfect for each other.

I’m not going to lie, I spent the majority of my time reading this book relating to the main characters and wondering what color my aura was. Reason being was because I really felt like I was Tilly. In so many ways I felt her and the pain she carried. Like her ADHD embarrassing her, the rabbit holes she was always going down, and of course the anxious thoughts making her pack more underwear than she’d ever need. Yeah it sounds like a little thing, but it really made me feel seen. And that was all I needed.

Mazey definitely knows how to make sure her romances will gut you. And this one did exactly that. I was swooning from the very beginning, but then I also was scared and yelling at them for both not thinking of the other or their diagnoses when it got to the end. I remember saying “you did the very thing you didn’t want anyone else to do to you to each other!” That’s just how invested I was. I loved that they were so willing to help each other and listen to what the other needed. Adults in relationships don’t always do this, so it was nice to see the two of them in such a good relationship.

And I can’t not talk about Eddings’ writing style. I felt so much in this story. I was laughing out loud, I was sad, like I went through so many emotions. That’s how I know I like a book tho. If it makes me feel real emotions and I’m invested it’s a win for me. And this one did exactly that.