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A review by stephsbooktalk
Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings
5.0
Reread: I felt like I needed to do a reread of this masterpiece and it still remains one of my favorite books of the year! I just love Tilly and Oliver so much! It just has the perfect mix of everything.
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Thank you so much to St Martin's Press & Wednesday books for an advance copy of this book!
This book will be published on August 15th.
OH MY GOD!
This book was literal perfection. I loved every minute of it! And I think why I loved it so much is the similarities between Tilly and one of Mazey's prior characters Lizzie Blake (which was my favorite of her Brush with Love series).
"Couples that stim together stay together."
I do not think I have every highlighted so many LONG passages from a book before. There was just one thing after the next that I just adored. I just love the way that Mazey wrote both Oliver and Tilly. I felt like I knew them to my core. I thought all the relationships were so well done throughout the book. Mona & her mom were frustrating characters but as much as Tilly was growing, they were as well.
Tilly. Tilly. Tilly.
Tilly has just graduated and still has not applied for college (she does not want to go) and is going off to Europe for the summer to work as an intern for her sister. Tilly has ADHD and knows where her weaknesses are but also knows what her strengths lie - in writing. She has such a passion for writing and her blog posts were so vulnerable and honest. "But when I'm writing or reading, I never feel alone. I melt into the pages, my world morphing into the safety of a story." I was so proud that she stood up for what she wanted by the end and was able to find her voice to speak up to her sister and mother. I have never been clinically diagnosed with ADHD but there instances of Tilly's actions or thoughts that had me questioning could I have be on a spectrum? When Tilly's internal dialogue says "I've always had trouble relating to my peers, saying or doing the wrong thing no matter how hard I tried to be like them." - it hit me to the core. I just loved seeing her growth and throughout this book & her journey of finding out who she is.
Oliver. Oliver. Oliver.
The way Oliver saw the world was just so fascinating and I just adored the way that he adored Tilly. So many times I felt myself swooning over the things he would say to Till.y. "Tilly, you're the entire rainbow" :falls over: The way Eddings describes all the colors that Oliver sees was simply so beautiful. I don't think I can do justice to convey how eloquently he speaks. His relationship with his sister was interesting. She was such a loose cannon and as a reader you could tell their twin bond was special. The special gift she got him had me rolling (iykyk).
What is amazing by the two of them is that they are aware of their differences and once the wall was taken down and they were honest with one another, they really could understand each other. I love the consent between them and how they were constantly making sure the other was okay and asking permission. They were just so comfortable with each other & were learning from each other.
"That smile makes it feel like sunshine is rushing through my veins, while small flashes of lightning crack through my chest and fizzle down to my fingertips."
I wanted to be apart of their world. I wanted to escape to Europe with their small group and travel from city to city and be a hand model.
I don't think I have giggled harder at any other book Eddings before. I have no notes to provide or wishes that I thought this book could have used I love that it was in a dual POV. I love that the conflict in the 4th act was resolved quickly. I just love Tilly and Oliver so much!
Swoon Meter: 12/10
Karaoke: Sadly no
Bravo!
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Thank you so much to St Martin's Press & Wednesday books for an advance copy of this book!
This book will be published on August 15th.
OH MY GOD!
This book was literal perfection. I loved every minute of it! And I think why I loved it so much is the similarities between Tilly and one of Mazey's prior characters Lizzie Blake (which was my favorite of her Brush with Love series).
"Couples that stim together stay together."
I do not think I have every highlighted so many LONG passages from a book before. There was just one thing after the next that I just adored. I just love the way that Mazey wrote both Oliver and Tilly. I felt like I knew them to my core. I thought all the relationships were so well done throughout the book. Mona & her mom were frustrating characters but as much as Tilly was growing, they were as well.
Tilly. Tilly. Tilly.
Tilly has just graduated and still has not applied for college (she does not want to go) and is going off to Europe for the summer to work as an intern for her sister. Tilly has ADHD and knows where her weaknesses are but also knows what her strengths lie - in writing. She has such a passion for writing and her blog posts were so vulnerable and honest. "But when I'm writing or reading, I never feel alone. I melt into the pages, my world morphing into the safety of a story." I was so proud that she stood up for what she wanted by the end and was able to find her voice to speak up to her sister and mother. I have never been clinically diagnosed with ADHD but there instances of Tilly's actions or thoughts that had me questioning could I have be on a spectrum? When Tilly's internal dialogue says "I've always had trouble relating to my peers, saying or doing the wrong thing no matter how hard I tried to be like them." - it hit me to the core. I just loved seeing her growth and throughout this book & her journey of finding out who she is.
Oliver. Oliver. Oliver.
The way Oliver saw the world was just so fascinating and I just adored the way that he adored Tilly. So many times I felt myself swooning over the things he would say to Till.y. "Tilly, you're the entire rainbow" :falls over: The way Eddings describes all the colors that Oliver sees was simply so beautiful. I don't think I can do justice to convey how eloquently he speaks. His relationship with his sister was interesting. She was such a loose cannon and as a reader you could tell their twin bond was special. The special gift she got him had me rolling (iykyk).
What is amazing by the two of them is that they are aware of their differences and once the wall was taken down and they were honest with one another, they really could understand each other. I love the consent between them and how they were constantly making sure the other was okay and asking permission. They were just so comfortable with each other & were learning from each other.
"That smile makes it feel like sunshine is rushing through my veins, while small flashes of lightning crack through my chest and fizzle down to my fingertips."
I wanted to be apart of their world. I wanted to escape to Europe with their small group and travel from city to city and be a hand model.
I don't think I have giggled harder at any other book Eddings before. I have no notes to provide or wishes that I thought this book could have used I love that it was in a dual POV. I love that the conflict in the 4th act was resolved quickly. I just love Tilly and Oliver so much!
Swoon Meter: 12/10
Karaoke: Sadly no
Bravo!