4.75 stars

I loved this book so much. Tilly and Oliver’s relationship and interactions are pure neurodivergent joy. I was giddy watching them connect and grow together. 
This is a sweet, tour of europe romance told in dual narration. Tilly has ADHD, and Oliver is autistic. The author is AuDHD (austistic + ADHD), and it is so clear in the way that these disabilities are represented. There is a depth to the representation that can only come from someone who has lived those sorts of experiences. It is a part of every aspect of the book and the characters, and it is woven in seamlessly. I am obsessed with the discussions of sensory sensitivities, differences in communication and understanding and hyperfixations and simply how these characters’ brains work.
The story itself is fast paced and engaging. Tilly and Oliver are the cutest, and I was giggling and kicking my feet watching them interact with each other and figure out their relationships—from whatever the opposite of a meet cute is-to contention-to friends-to lovers.
I actually read this book while on my own European trip, which was a lot of fun, even if I kind of wish I hadn’t (don’t read this book right before/during a european trip if you are either A. Emetophobic or B. A neurodivergent person who will be staying in Rome—if neither of those apply to you, it’s the perfect read to get you in the mood for such a trip!)
It was a very short read, and I did find myself on occasion wishing the book went a bit more in depth into the experiences of being in these different countries. Tourism, the cultures, the sights, but honestly 70% or more of this book just takes place in hotel rooms. However, that didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book, because even when the events were happening in hotel rooms, they were interesting, entertaining, and so much fun to read. I cannot express how much I love Mazey Eddings’s writing.
I also loved the discussions of family. Tilly’s not super healthy homelife plays a huge role in the story. Parental expectations have driven a wedge between her and her sister (who she’s traveling with), and she spends much of the book trying to figure out how to convince her mom she doesn’t want to go to college. I loved watching her and Mona learn to communicate and realize that some of their preconceptions weren’t accurate. Watching them bond was incredibly heartwarming.

The only thing that bothered me about this book was a single plot hole—Why was Oliver on a flight from Ohio to London?
Oliver is British. He lives in London. He has a british accent. There is no discussion of what he was doing in the states (let alone Ohio of all places) that put him on a flight from Cincinatti to London, next to Tilly, let alone just getting back into town the morning that his job starts. Plus, when talking to his roommates, they talk about how he had been packing the day before, but the day before, he should have been in Ohio. There is no possible way or reason for him to have been on that plane next to Tilly, and yet he was. And honestly, that bothered me the whole time I was reading the book. All it would have taken was a throwaway sentence of “Oh, I was visiting family” or something. I mean, it still would be weird—because who starts a job within 12 hours of returning home from an international trip—but at least it wouldn’t have been a plot hole.