This is such a lovely YA romance with fantastic representation and conversations on neurodivergence. I do agree with other reviewers in that the ending felt very rushed, but I think it worked well with the story.

Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.

[It was okay]

I was super sad this book was just ok for me. It has amazing reviews and I wish I would have fell in love with the characters and story more. I’m not sure what didn’t work, maybe it was just my mood at the time. The writing was really good and some aspects of the book I did love. I hope you have better luck with this one!

Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for providing a free advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this one, and had no doubts when I seen it was from mazy eddings! I have loved all of hers I’ve read so far! This one is a YA one and we have Tilly who has ADHD and why Tilly has accepted this and loves her self for her she doesn’t find those around love her for her who she is and are always trying to fix or reminding her to be “normal” especially from her mother. After Tilly graduates from highschool she gets to go to Europe and help her sister out with her nail polish company and Tilly can’t wait to get away from the ties holding her down. But right from the plane things don’t go as planned when she sits next to a boy and completely embarrasses her self. But her time with this boy isn’t over when she finds out he is also working with her sisters company and they are stuck together as the summer goes on. Oliver has autism and Tilly and her actions really confuse him but as they get to spend more time together he really starts to see this beautiful women quirks and all and he learns all kind things about him self. Watching these two come together and learn about them self and accepting each other for who they are and not trying to change was so fun and beautiful! I loved both of these characters and related with them
Both in many ways!

Mazey Eddings is quickly becoming a favorite author! I have enjoyed her adult titles and was excited to read this new YA novel. I am proud to report that this book was just as good as I had hoped it would be! I knew that I was going to have a great time with this book when I found myself laughing out loud during the first 30 minutes of listening. I think the smile I had may have stayed on my face until the very end of the story.

Tilly and Oliver were wonderful characters who seemed destined to find each other. There were a few scenes that made me laugh and other moments that touched my heart. Tilly has ADHD and her family doesn’t always help support her in the best way even though they do care for her. Oliver has dealt with autism which can make it hard to make connections with others. I thought that the author did a phenomenal job of illustrating exactly what these two neurodivergent teens go through on a daily basis and I loved how they saw each other.

I listened to the audiobook and thought that Justis Bolding and Chris Nelson did a great job with the story. I liked the way that they were both able to bring these wonderful characters to life through their narrator. I feel like their voices complemented each other’s very well and I found both to be very pleasant. I liked that they were both able to add just the right amount of emotion to their reading. I do believe that their narration added to my overall enjoyment.

I would recommend this book to others. These characters quickly worked their way into my heart and I found the story to be incredibly entertaining. I cannot wait to read more of this talented author’s work!

I received a review copy of this book from Wednesday Books and Recorded Books, Inc.

I liked the story and the neurodivergent representation. The two main characters were cute. I didn't like that the ending was rushed and everything was just solved in a few pages. I needed more closure.

This book was so cute! I loved the representation and the depth of the characters. It was so heartfelt and genuine, and I truly think anyone who is neurodivergent will feel recognized and seen in this book. The perfect blend of enemies to lovers, forced proximity, open communication, and dual POVs. As an adult, it is always fun to jump back into the teenage love mindset and watch love blossom while seeing self-discovery and family dynamics. I did think there could have been other aspects of their individuality that were discussed more - the book focused on being neurodivergent so much that I felt it overshadowed other parts of them.

This book was so cute! I loved the representation shown in this book and the growth of the characters throughout was so enjoyable to read. The narrators both did a great job of voicing the two main characters and I would definitely listen to any other books they read in the future. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book, it was a delight

OMG!
How beautiful is this book?
Having read all of Mazey Eddings’ books, I fall in love with the characters every time 💜
Absolutely the greatest book ever written!!

4.5 stars!

Mazey Eddings continues her impressive amazing book streak with "Tilly in Technicolor." Though this is labeled a young adult book, I personally think that all people of any age will be able to relate to this story and to Tilly and Oliver, the main characters. The ADHD/neurodiversity representation is some of the best I have ever read. I adored how Tilly and Oliver start out misunderstanding how to talk to each other because their differences in communicating. As they gain a closer and closer kinship through their forced proximity, they begin to bond with one another. As they get to know each other, they find common ground in their neurodivergencies and start to fall in love slowly but surely. And I fell in love right alongside them! Such cute and wonderful, fully realized characters. I loved Mona, Tilly's sister, as well. She started off a little harshly, but she and Tilly also overcome their differences and move forward with their relationship after some much needed communication. I *hated* and *loathed* Tilly's mom so, so much.

It felt so nice and so great to be seen in a book like this. Mazey Eddings sure knows how to make me laugh. Her books are a cross between a massive, tight hug and a close-but-sweet conversation with a lover: full of laughter and intimacy and authenticity and reverence and adoration. I AM SO IN AWE OF HER. Every single thing she writes is raw and honest and intentional and powerful and meaningful and incredible. You don't want to miss "Tilly in Technicolor." If you choose to listen to the audiobook, you're going to LOVE the narration by Justis Bolding and Chris Nelson. They do such a spectacular job with their work on the audiobook!

Thank you to NetGalley, Mazey Eddings, St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books, and RB Media for the complimentary ARC/ALC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for my review.

this was just everything. the two narrators enhanced the beautiful, funny, and special story. mazey eddings does it again. she always writes the most relatable and real characters.

2.5/5

I love Mazey’s other books so much, so it pains me to write this, but I did not enjoy this book at all. It is, as always, entirely my fault for reading a YA book as a 26 year-old adult. Since I have enjoyed Mazey’s other works so much, I thought that I would find some of the same charm in this book.

I did not enjoy the narrators, especially the male one. I didn’t particularly like the characters, nor did I find it in myself to care about them or their struggles. I fear this will sound callous, but the writing did not <i>make</i> me care about them. Also, I don’t enjoy the insta-love trope, and this definitely felt like that.

I will continue to read Mazey’s work, and I am especially looking forward to <i>Late Bloomer</i>, but unfortunately for me, this was a flop.

Hilarious & Heartfelt - this is the book I wish I had in my youth!

Tilly in Technicolor encapsulates what it feels like to be neurodivergent. I laughed, I cried and I felt so seen! A near perfect coming of age story about two souls that the world views as different and the strength it takes to make your own mold for your future.

This was so much more than a love story. It is a story about acceptance, strength the courage to be yourself in a world that wants you to be anything but. 10/10 recommend!!!

Thank you so much to RB media for the gifted copy.

Tilly in Technicolor
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Mazey Eddings

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and RB Media and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

Synopsis: Tilly Twomley is desperate for change. White-knuckling her way through high school with flawed executive functioning has left her burnt out and ready to start fresh. Working as an intern for her perfect older sister’s start up isn’t exactly how Tilly wants to spend her summer, but the required travel around Europe promises a much-needed change of scenery as she plans for her future. The problem is, Tilly has no idea what she wants. Oliver Clark knows exactly what he wants. His autism has often made it hard for him to form relationships with others, but his love of color theory and design allows him to feel deeply connected to the world around him. Plus, he has everything he a best friend that gets him, placement into a prestigious design program, and a summer internship to build his resume. Everything is going as planned. That is, of course, until he suffers through the most disastrous international flight of his life, all turmoil stemming from lively and exasperating Tilly. Oliver is forced to spend the summer with a girl that couldn’t be more his opposite—feeling things for her he can’t quite name—and starts to wonder if maybe he doesn’t have everything figured out after all. As the duo’s neurodiverse connection grows, they learn that some of the best parts of life can’t be planned, and are forced to figure out what that means as their disastrously wonderful summer comes to an end.

My Thoughts: This young adult fun romance novel between two neurodivergent teens will warm your heart. It boils down to what any of us want, open communication in a relationship. I love Mazey Eddings and have read all of her books. She really does mental health great justice and writes about in such a graceful way full of integrity. Eddings approaches neurodiverse characters as raw, honest, poignant and so informative. Tilly is spending a summer across Europe with her sister as an intern, a trip she is looking forward too, in order to escape her parents constant barrage of her future. Then two young adults who meet each other initially on a train and each thinks the other is just so sufferable. Turns out they are each interning for Tilly’s sister and have to learn to work together all summer. In that timespan, a budding romance emerges, but what will happen at the end of the summer? This follows the tropes of forced proximity, neurodivergence, and enemies to lovers, which Eddings does so well.

The story is narrated by Tilly and Oliver, in a dual perspective. Tilly is outgoing, yet reserved, struggles with social situations, and sometimes can’t get her brain to process words in situations. She is high energy, sometimes word vomits, and extremely creative. Oliver is reserved, focuses on colors to relax him, also struggles in social situations, especially loud ones. He functions better with a full plan, doesn’t handle change well, shy, and is very organized. Tilly has ADHD, while Oliver is on the Autistic Broad Spectrum. They both have developing coping mechanisms to make their brains work, although it sometimes fails them. The characters were developed with depth, well rounded, witty banter, chemistry, and engaging. I was invested from the first word until the lasts word. The author’s writing style was complex, clean, swoony, sweet, thought-provoking, even a little poignant, and brilliant. The story flowed well, had excellent pace, and a happily ever after that is still swooping in my in my heart. Eddings just executed a well thought-out love story between two young adults.

I love Mazey Eddings and will read anything she writes. At first, I was not sure about a YA, but Eddings totally rocked it. You have to read her A Brush with Love series, excellant three books). Eddings will fast captivate your heart with this story, as she did mine. I highly recommend readers pick up this one as well.

I absolutely loved this book. It had me reflecting what it was like when I was this age and trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, and cheering Tilly on until the bitter end for her to follow her dreams.
The relationships with mothers and siblings was a breathe of fresh air. It’s usually painted as always loving and smiles when it’s a lot of bumping heads and disagreeing.
I loved the voices of the two characters as it really had me visualize the story unfold in front of me. Thank you for sharing your story with us and look forward to reading more of your work.

Ahhh Mazey Eddings, I adore you! At this point, Mazey is a one-click author for me and I look forward to reading everything she puts out in the future!

This was a really sweet and heartwarming book. Tilly and Ollie were such likable characters and Mazey did a phenomenal job of illustrating exactly what they were both going through with ADHD and autism. I laughed, I cried, and my heart broke for them as they both went through difficult things. Tilly navigating her relationship with her mom and sister especially broke my heart. I just wanted to hug her! I was also SO PROUD of her! I also really liked the plot, the settings, and all of the side characters.

Audiobook Narration: I really enjoyed this audiobook. I will say the male narrator felt a bit old and I was not a fan of his narration of Tilly. But the audiobook did really bring the story to life for me.

Read If You Like:
-YA Romance
-Neurodivergent Rep
-ADHD & Autism Rep
-London/Travel
-Stories about Family Dynamics
-Color Theory
-Sisterhood

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and recommend for anyone interested in the above. This will absolutely be near the top of my mental health rep recommendations! Thank you to RB Media/Recorded Books for the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

I am in love with this book. This was Eddings debut as YA and she smashed it out of the park. It was so sweet, so cute, beautiful, touching, relatable and so well done, I loved everything about it. The mental health and the neurodiverse representation was on point.

I love it when authors make the characters so quirky yet so relatable. Tilly was just this amazing ball of energy with the biggest heart. Oliver was the sweetest once he broke out of his shell with Tilly, it was beautiful to see. I adored the growth and maturity they both experienced through this book.

This was such a beautiful and heartwarming story. I just loved Tilly and Oli together, how they just complimented each other so perfectly. The way Oli sees life through colors was so much fun to read about.

I was hooked and couldn't stop listening. The narrators did a fantastic job at portraying every aspect and emotions of the characters. They truly did amazing in their neurodiverse representation. Truly amazing !

If you're looking for a heartwarming YA love story with two super quirky neurodiverse characters, don't miss out!

✨️Thank you to @netgalley, @stmartinspress, @wednesdaybooks, @RBmedia & @mazeyeddings for my free ARC & ALC in exchange for an honest review.

Tilly in Technicolor was a fun summer read that focuses on two teenagers both part of an internship at a small nail polish company, There were a lot of aspects I really enjoyed with this book including the ADHD and autism representation, and the fun setting.

This is most definitely a young adult read, and at times can seem a bit immature and overtop, but overall a fun read. I found the plot to be a bit unrealistic, and had a very hard time tolerating Tilly's family connections and the lack of resolution with the way in which she was treated.

It was great hearing about how two young teens dealt with different neurological-diversities, and exploring coping techniques and how they see and feel the world around them. The side characters could have been cut down, and felt more than once I couldn't keep track of all the minor characters. I enjoyed Tilly wanted to following her own path when it came to deciding her plan for post high school jobs. I felt the resolution for job wise was very unrealistic, but was a cute way to resolve minor problems.

If you love young adult summer romances that show an accurate representation of teenagers living life with their neuro diversities I would highly recommend this. I read and listened to this book at the same time, and thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook, the narrators were great to listen to and it truly added to the reading experience.

I rated this book 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media

3.5

Again, another Mazey Eddings book to brighten my week.

Tilly in Technicolor is a fun and cute book that leaves you with a smile on your face. Tilly is spending her summer in Europe with her sister to help get her sister's nail polish starter business off the ground and running. Her mom has been hounding her to come up with a plan for after the summer ever since she found out about Tilly having ADHD. But Tilly’s idea for her future and her moms do not line up.

On the flight she sits next to the hottest guy she's ever seen, but finds him to be slightly arrogant. At the end of the flight, she goes for it and asks for his number since she is looking for that fun once in a lifetime romance. But Tilly ends up being rejected, and she gets out of there as fast as she can.
But don’t worry, she gets to see him again when she finds out Oliver is working for her sister this summer too. Oliver’s mind works differently than others, everything is by color. His autism compliments Tilly’s ADHD, and they learn to understand each other a little better.

Oliver and Tilly’s grumpy, sunshine, enemies to lovers journey had me smiling while listening. I love how Mazey does such a great job of building characters and allowing us to see inside their brains. This dual POV novel was a quick listen, but I found that I kept getting annoyed with the female narrator's voice. I know this is a YA novel, but the voice made me feel like it was younger than the book was really leaning towards.

While I really appreciate neurodiversity, I felt like it was just talked about so much that I really wanted there to be more information about Oliver and Tilly, and who they are outside of their neurodiversity.

This was a cute read, While I DO recommend reading this book, if you find yourself getting easily frustrated with audiobook voices, this book might be better read than listened to!

Absolutely wonderful! Mazey does it again - this time with YA. Tilly is superb - she's warm, impulsive, self-critical, self-aware and so yearning for family approval. Oliver has the family approval, and knows more about what he wants and who he is, and is entranced with Tilly. Their neurodiversity is described with so much empathy, I wanted to weep for Tilly at times. And shout at her parents, and her sister.

But Tilly's internship in Europe gives them all time and space to grow separately and together. Oli's friendship group give Tilly essential support and acceptance. So many special moments, I won't name them to avoid spoilers but shout out to Oli's grasp of the Pantone charts.

This is coming of age, of course and the YA structure makes it possible for everything to be wrapped up. It's full of hope and reminds us all that love is right there, and possible.

I've adored all of Mazey's novels, and this is an absolute gem.

Both narrators were brilliant and Oliver's voice was particularly good, capturing his Britishness, and his age. Thank you NetGalley, and the author for the audiobook.

Book 40 of 2023 - ✅ ! Thank you to NetGalley, RB Media, Recorded Books, Wednesday Books & Mazey Eddings for an ALC of Tilly in Technicolor in exchange for my honest review.

Back in April, I had the pleasure of seeing Mazey Eddings speak at the LA Times Festival of Books, and couldn’t wait to add her novels to my TBR. While I haven’t read any of Mazey’s adult books yet, I thoroughly enjoyed this own-voices, YA, romantic comedy about 2 neurodivergent individuals finding love over their summer internship that takes them across Europe.

While the book is called Tilly in Technicolor, I loved the dual-perspective here, and getting inside of both Tilly & Oliver’s heads. Tilly has ADHD and Oliver has Autism - I loved this pairing…something I never knew I needed and wanted as a reader! Their young love is so pure and precious 🥹. Having been to Europe and some of the cities mentioned in the book, that was a cherry on top of my reading experience and mentally taking me back or taking me to those places.

This book has great neurodiverse representation and LGBTQIA+ rep with Oliver’s moms, Tilly’s sister and Oliver’s roommate.

I highly recommend listening to the audiobook of this (as I did), because the narrators - Justis Bolding and Chris Nelson - did a spectacular job of bringing Tilly and Oliver to life.

Looking forward to reading more of Mazey’s work - 4/5 stars ⭐️ overall! 🎨 📸

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