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4.24 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So cute! Excellent mental health/neuro divergent representation. Sometimes felt too good to be true.
I absolutely loved this neurodivergent romance!
Tilly has ADHD, making her a larger-than-life cosmic mess. Her perfect older sister graduated from Yale and now has her own company, and their mother can't stop comparing them. Tilly has just graduated from high school and has no interest in going to college. Her mother isn't listening to her and insists that at the end of the summer, she apply for spring semester somewhere.
Tilly's older sister Mona has offered her an unpaid internship for the summer. Tilly will travel with Mona and her business partner Amina around Europe. Mona and Amina's company sells ethical nail polish and Tilly will be their hand model and helper.
On the plane, Tilly meets Oliver. Oliver is British and has autism. He has a very successful Instagram account about color and design, and describes things through Pantone color numbers. He's going to be a student at the University of the Arts in the fall. Their first encounter is horrible, so horrible that both of them are shocked to find out that Oliver is an intern for Mona and Amina's company as well, and they'll be working and sharing room together all summer.
Both hide their neurodivergence from each other to begin with, which leads to many misunderstandings and snafus. But they both secretly admire the other, and become close as they start to open up and share their worlds with each other.
Being neurodivergent myself, I applaud Mazey Eddings for publishing such a wonderful book that illuminates how it feels to be just a little different from everyone else. She created two characters who have different "issues" who have to survive in this over-stimulating world. I hope others can read this book and have a better understanding of how hard it can be to be neurodivergent. I hope parents read this book and understand how to communicate with their child in a way that celebrates their differences rather than pointing out their failures. And I hope all of the quirky, differently wired, ND kids read this and know that they, too, one day can find someone to love who gets them.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.
Tilly has ADHD, making her a larger-than-life cosmic mess. Her perfect older sister graduated from Yale and now has her own company, and their mother can't stop comparing them. Tilly has just graduated from high school and has no interest in going to college. Her mother isn't listening to her and insists that at the end of the summer, she apply for spring semester somewhere.
Tilly's older sister Mona has offered her an unpaid internship for the summer. Tilly will travel with Mona and her business partner Amina around Europe. Mona and Amina's company sells ethical nail polish and Tilly will be their hand model and helper.
On the plane, Tilly meets Oliver. Oliver is British and has autism. He has a very successful Instagram account about color and design, and describes things through Pantone color numbers. He's going to be a student at the University of the Arts in the fall. Their first encounter is horrible, so horrible that both of them are shocked to find out that Oliver is an intern for Mona and Amina's company as well, and they'll be working and sharing room together all summer.
Both hide their neurodivergence from each other to begin with, which leads to many misunderstandings and snafus. But they both secretly admire the other, and become close as they start to open up and share their worlds with each other.
Being neurodivergent myself, I applaud Mazey Eddings for publishing such a wonderful book that illuminates how it feels to be just a little different from everyone else. She created two characters who have different "issues" who have to survive in this over-stimulating world. I hope others can read this book and have a better understanding of how hard it can be to be neurodivergent. I hope parents read this book and understand how to communicate with their child in a way that celebrates their differences rather than pointing out their failures. And I hope all of the quirky, differently wired, ND kids read this and know that they, too, one day can find someone to love who gets them.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.
3.75/5 stars
Another book that practically made me tear up a bit at the end. While this book isn’t perfect, and things at the end wrapped up very nicely quickly, I enjoyed this book quite a bit. The representation was good and I’m glad Oliver and Tilly told each other fairly early on instead of much later. The side characters were pretty good, but I wish we saw more of Cubby, Marcus, and Micha.
Another book that practically made me tear up a bit at the end. While this book isn’t perfect, and things at the end wrapped up very nicely quickly, I enjoyed this book quite a bit. The representation was good and I’m glad Oliver and Tilly told each other fairly early on instead of much later. The side characters were pretty good, but I wish we saw more of Cubby, Marcus, and Micha.
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
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
4.5 stars
mazey eddings does it again! I was so excited to pick up this YA debut especially because I have absolutely loved all of her contemporary adult romances.
this book was so fun as it follows tilly on her adventure to europe to spend the summer traveling as an intern for her sister's new company. on the plane ride there, she meets a boy named ollie and let's just say they have a not so meet cute (quite the opposite actually). imagine her shock when she realizes he is the other intern for the company and she is about to be stuck with him for the entire summer...
watching tilly and ollie develop a relationship and get to know each other was so charming and I just adored watching their feelings blossom. each character was so individually strong as well and had so much depth. tilly is a passionate writer and I loved getting to read her own blog posts to get inside her head a bit more. and ollie with his fascination for colors and his ability to pick them out in real life was so fascinating and sweet. besides just the romance, I loved the coming-of-age element to this story as they both learn and grow, particularly as tilly realizes what she wants to do with her future and begin to find her own path in life.
the thing that makes her writing stand out to me is the incredible representation each of her books offers and this one is so exception! the adhd and autism rep and the discussions surrounding both of these topics was exceptionally done and integrated seamlessly throughout the story, rather than just being mentioned once as a random plot point. seeing neurodivergence represented so authentically and how it played into tilly and ollie's relationship was just so good!
this was just such a wonderful read that, just like mazey eddings' other novels, I cannot recommend enough!
mazey eddings does it again! I was so excited to pick up this YA debut especially because I have absolutely loved all of her contemporary adult romances.
this book was so fun as it follows tilly on her adventure to europe to spend the summer traveling as an intern for her sister's new company. on the plane ride there, she meets a boy named ollie and let's just say they have a not so meet cute (quite the opposite actually). imagine her shock when she realizes he is the other intern for the company and she is about to be stuck with him for the entire summer...
watching tilly and ollie develop a relationship and get to know each other was so charming and I just adored watching their feelings blossom. each character was so individually strong as well and had so much depth. tilly is a passionate writer and I loved getting to read her own blog posts to get inside her head a bit more. and ollie with his fascination for colors and his ability to pick them out in real life was so fascinating and sweet. besides just the romance, I loved the coming-of-age element to this story as they both learn and grow, particularly as tilly realizes what she wants to do with her future and begin to find her own path in life.
the thing that makes her writing stand out to me is the incredible representation each of her books offers and this one is so exception! the adhd and autism rep and the discussions surrounding both of these topics was exceptionally done and integrated seamlessly throughout the story, rather than just being mentioned once as a random plot point. seeing neurodivergence represented so authentically and how it played into tilly and ollie's relationship was just so good!
this was just such a wonderful read that, just like mazey eddings' other novels, I cannot recommend enough!
2.5 - I don’t seem to love this author’s way of connecting people. Just one of those things - there isn’t anything wrong, just 2 I haven’t really loved and felt like a slog to finish.
4.5 stars. This book is BRILLIANT. Honestly recommend it for reasons I’ll explain in a minute. No spoilers will be found here though.
The plot - so this is a romance focused around ADHD and Autism. It is SO well done, I need to tell you that now. It is so open and welcoming and inviting of a discussion that needs to be had in today’s society. Adored it. There’s some forced proximity and grumpy X sunshine as well. This is more of a palate cleanser romance with a heavier topic or two… not triggering, but heavy topics of parental and children’s relationships. No smut, this is a clean romance (much to my dismay - I want that scene!!) anyway, it’s a HEA as well which sums up everything beautifully.
The MC - Tilly is our FMC with ADHD. She is wild and unrestrained and perfect. She perfectly encapsulates a female struggling with ADHD and I adored her. She loves fiercely and feels rejection stronger than others. I relate to her heavily.
The male counterpart - our MMC is Oliver, who has autism. He is everything you wouldn’t expect him to be and I fell in love with him instantly. He is everything I want in a man, and more. His vulnerability and strength was the best thing in the world to read today.
The plot - so this is a romance focused around ADHD and Autism. It is SO well done, I need to tell you that now. It is so open and welcoming and inviting of a discussion that needs to be had in today’s society. Adored it. There’s some forced proximity and grumpy X sunshine as well. This is more of a palate cleanser romance with a heavier topic or two… not triggering, but heavy topics of parental and children’s relationships. No smut, this is a clean romance (much to my dismay - I want that scene!!) anyway, it’s a HEA as well which sums up everything beautifully.
The MC - Tilly is our FMC with ADHD. She is wild and unrestrained and perfect. She perfectly encapsulates a female struggling with ADHD and I adored her. She loves fiercely and feels rejection stronger than others. I relate to her heavily.
The male counterpart - our MMC is Oliver, who has autism. He is everything you wouldn’t expect him to be and I fell in love with him instantly. He is everything I want in a man, and more. His vulnerability and strength was the best thing in the world to read today.
Listen… I went into this saying, “I’ve been reading a lot of books revolving around death lately… I just need something a little more feel-good.” And this was definitely feel-good!
I went into it knowing it was YA, which is fine, but I do have to say that it leans way more on the younger scale. The writing was definitely a bit cringey at some points because I’m not in high school anymore, so who talks like that?
I went into it knowing it was YA, which is fine, but I do have to say that it leans way more on the younger scale. The writing was definitely a bit cringey at some points because I’m not in high school anymore, so who talks like that?
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.
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.