2.5 stars

Zoe and Tristan meet at the hospital and they paths start to cross in the most unbelievable ways. Tristan is suffering from depression and his world is this of a very dark colour, and meeting Zoe brings rainbow colours into his life. Zoe is also determined to help him raise again after the sudden death of his father - but the more she tries the more reluctance she meets. Also, her own world starts to crumble around her - are they both going to find what they're looking for? Will the fall apart or maybe will they manage to pick themselves up?

Zoe was a complex and complicated character but instead of falling for her, she just annoyed me. I do get where she was coming from and why she was like this, but her being SO chirpy, SO bouncy, SO relaxed was just too overwhelming. On the other hand, even without knowing till the very end what it is that she has, I did care about her. There was simply something in her that made her outstanding. However, I couldn't connect with the characters so in the end I really couldn't care less what's going to happen to them. Tristan was so overdone with his image of "bad boy" that eventually I found myself rolling my eyes at him. I guess we were supposed to fall for him and to sympathize with him, but well, I simply didn't like him. Sure, the author has done a brilliant job in capturing his character, him being so torn and troubled - I can't deny this and I don't want to deny it. But altogether he was not likeable for me.

I appreciate what the author tried to achieve with her writing, and also I must say here that her writing style is really good for a debut novel. It was thought - provoking and full of questions that were actually aimed at the readers which was really exceptional and different, as it truly makes you think. I just couldn't shake off the feeling that the author has tried much too much to deliver a book with messages of love, second chances and not taking life for granted. It was too obvious, too strongly emphasized and while I really appreciated what she tried to do here, it just was too obvious for me and simply didn't work for me. Theoretically, this book had it all, a poignant plot and it touched upon many important issues, such like depression, health conditions, death and grief and maybe it's going to work for younger audience, I personally think Ms Mandeville tried too much and overdone it. It felt very repetitive and slow.

Overall, too overplayed, too dramatic, too much. However, the author deserves a standing ovation for choosing such heavy topics for her debut novel. There is the issue of having two dads as parents, which was tackled in such a light, forthcoming and charming way; of course the issue of depression and the way it affects whole families; the issue of living with a heart condition and not being sure how long you still have to live. You can easily see that the author has done her homework, as she writes about details that we wouldn't notice but that often define people suffering from depression. Perfectly describing the rawness of mental and physical illness, therefore full of emotions, the most deepest and raw ones. Sadly, not for me.

This book broke my heart. I cried at the end and wanted to start reading it again. Zoe is a brilliant likeable character. Her relationship with Tree (Tristan) is beautifully written and full of emotion. There is a lot of thought and emotion poured into this story. I was pulled in from the start. This story held my attention the whole way through. I had never heard of the Mandeville Sisters. This is a brilliant debut novel and I hope Amelia will keep writing.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Truthfully, I read this book out of curiosity. I’ve watched the Mandeville Sisters on Youtube for a number of years and have always enjoyed their content. So it was especially lovely when I saw that Amelia had written a book, after watching countless videos on how she wanted to be a writer. After a wave of Youtuber-cum-novelists, it’s refreshing to see someone who has dreamt of this for a long time, not as an extra money spinner when those views are dwindling… (Make of that what you will.)


Every Colour of You is Zoe and Tristan’s story. It’s a love story but not an easy one. Zoe is full of life, Tristan would rather not be living his. Zoe is bursting with the determination to bring the colour back in to Tristan’s life. But love doesn’t always fix everything.

Firstly, the book is published by Little, Brown Book Group which is always a good sign. I don’t think I’ve ever read something by them that I haven’t loved so I was pretty confident with this one.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE

At first I wasn’t sure about the premise. It seemed a little too tropey and young adult romance stories aren’t usually my thing. But as the book progressed I enjoyed the characters. It really felt as though Zoe and Tristan were at the heart of the novel.

WHAT I LIKED

It’s clear from the off that Mandeville can tell a story. I got major John Green vibes from this which, I think is a great thing. The book was also clever in subtle ways. It was only after finishing that I turned back to the first page and saw something that made me realise how the novel might end. Something that had never occurred to me when I first opened the book. (I’m trying to keep this as spoiler free as possible so sorry if that’s majorly vague!)

I also really liked the portrayal of mental health. As a mental health nurse I often myself getting frustrated with author’s lack of realism but Mandeville handled this really well. I also hope that it will contribute to young people being more open about their mental health. And, allow people to see that it’s okay to be frustrated when someone you love is portraying symptoms of mental illness.

Mandeville can only grow as an author so I’m really excited to see what she puts out next.

Not for me - a bit too dark. Too drawn out. Too much time spent inside the character's head. I didn't like what happened to Zoe. Tristan lost too many people. Sorry this is so short. It just wasn't for me. Well-written, and I particularly liked Zoe's character. Does a good job of highlighting mental health issues.

I am finding it incredibly difficult to review this book because I am not sure how it left me feeling, or more to the point how I can connect all of the different things it left me feeling.

Firstly, it is an exceptional piece of writing and accurately portrays depression in a very raw and hard-hitting story. I was blown away by all the little intricacies of what depression can be like and how people react/struggle with depression. It is full of emotion and when you have been in that inner whirlwind of someone that is mentally unwell it is definitely so familiar, but therefore so raw and affecting. It doesn't glorify it, or trivialise it. You come away from the book well aware (if you weren't before) how things like grief, depression, alcoholism and trauma all affect how people cope and how they treat those closest to them. Therefore, this book is so well executed and accurate.

However, I hated how Zoe is left hurt and deeply affected by Tree's actions and inability to empathise with others. There was a lot of "ughh why do that?" moments as I was reading their story. This was a very destructive and detrimental relationship and though I know it had to be, it couldn't just be all fluffy and "boy meets girl and suddenly everything is fixed", but it was excruciating to see someone as vibrant and optimistic as Zoe lose her shine. jump through hoops and destroy herself to try to fix him. So there is this element of me feeling that this was a brilliant book, but also hating so much about it, but then that's also what makes it brilliant.

Every Colour of You by Amelia Mandeville a five-star read that will light you up. This is a gripping read, but not in the normal manner, its gripping as it contains two of the greatest characters you will ever meet, they each have a uniqueness that will astound and compel you, they will make you laugh in one breath and sob your pain away with the next. This book will make you think, it will broaden your mind if you need to be shown the path, it will give you a talking point if you need to bring mental health conversations to the table, it will make you want to put yourself in the shoes of both Zoe and Tristan they both have a tale to tell and you will be honour bound to listen.

This is an utterly heart wrenching tale of friendship, love, happiness, sadness, fun and pure joy.
Zoe and Tree are both adorable characters with traits that almost anyone could familiarise with.
This book is so well written it brought a tear to my eye on more than one occasion

Grab your tissues, this is one heck of an emotional rollercoaster! What a book!

The plot follows Zoe and Tristan, who meet early in the story. Both having their own issues, the book is a story of falling apart and picking up the pieces. I loved it. Zoe is determined to help Tristan and put him back together again. However, the harder she tries and the more she does in order to help save Tristan, the more Zoe realises she is struggling herself and her world is crumbling around her.

The writing style was particularly interesting as I have never read anything quite like this. There were rhetorical questions throughout the story, which I was so not used to and not expecting. However, I actually came to enjoy this kind of writing style and found that it made me think a lot more deeply about the story and connect much more to the characters and the concepts. Excellent writing and I will be keeping my eye on Amelia Mandeville...

The only real issues I had with the story and the reason why it isn't quite 5 stars and perfect, is because of all of the unnecessaries. Obviously, I don't write contemporary fiction like this but having read a lot of it, I know what I like and what I need in this kind of story. The stupid 'boy' conflict which followed Tristan to make his character more convoluted and his downfall more dramatic. However, it really wasn't needed. I just found myself rolling my eyes and disliking him. It was especially difficult as the author was doing really well at alluding to certain self-pitying traits within Tristan, which I found much better and was much more effective. However, this really isn't that important to the overarching point of the story. It was beautiful. It was complex. It was almost perfect.

4.5/5 stars - Check this one out and be prepared for all the emotions.

Oh wow, get your tissues ready. What a gorgeous story! It follows the story of Tree and Zoe after their coincendental meeting. Tree has depression and the story follows his battle with it and Zoe’s help. A beautiful story which has some hard reading in it.

In this book, we meet Zoe and Tristan whom meet each other first in a hospital waiting room/ reception area. From there the pair meet through coincidence again until Zoe starts to befriend Tristan as she sees something in him he can't see in himself, despite his depression, Zoe is the colour to his world even if he takes some time to realise that fact.



Tristan suffered from losing his dad while his brother whom acts like his dad is now quite partial to drinking alcohol to forget everything that happened to them. Meanwhile Tristan has Misha, his dog to make him feel happier and loved when he feels low. He also suffers severely from suicidal thoughts and tendencies throughout the novel which is a very truthful look at how some one can swing from ok to suicidal quickly as can happen with depression sufferers.



It was a commendable book for featuring mental health so realistically throughout the book as it's the main subject tackled as well as other things from health troubles, family situations and deaths which feature too. I really liked how the main characters were like opposites but they connected super well and could see the best in each other's strange ways. A brilliant debut from a young author!

When Tristan meets Zoe, she becomes a splash of colour in a world that’s become very dark. Tristan is suffering from crippling depression following the death of his father but Zoe is determined to make him her friend and help him back onto a path with a hopeful future.

This is a charming book with characters that definitely spill off the page and into your heart. First off I’d like to write about the great representation in this book, not only for mental illness but MI in men as well as women, and how things like depression can surface in other ways such as over drinking. Zoe has two dads as well, and her family unit is a strong, stable and supportive one that’s honestly lovely. There’s also side characters who are queer, and a lot of open, honest conversations about different topics from illness to things like boys wearing make-up that all just felt really refreshing and, dare I say it, ‘woke.’

Zoe is definitely a little bit of a manic pixie dream girl BUT she makes herself one rather than a male character protecting that onto his love interest such as books like Looking for Alaska. There were definitely times in the book when Zoe annoyed me (mostly because I know if I knew someone so damn happy and chirpy like that they’d drive me mad) but at the same time I cared a lot about her because there was something in her I recognised. I’ve definitely created characters in my own writing really similar to Zoe, and there was something about her that really touched me because of this.

I also liked how this story really loved how unknowingly selfish someone suffering from mental illness can sometimes be. People are so stuck in their dark thoughts and world, they often fail to notice the hurt in others or just smaller things - like Tristan always forgetting that Zoe didn’t drink or forgetting her dad Paul’s name. It doesn’t show it in a mean way or in a way that makes Tristan evil but in a very human way and showed how much he was suffering within himself. This story also didn’t do the ‘quick fix’ where two people fall in love and suddenly they’re all better. It really emphasized that it takes more than that such as will power, support, the right medication and the acceptance of taking it.

I honestly flew through this book and couldn’t put it down. I wasn’t shocked at the ending as I did guess something like that was going to happen pretty early on. The round-up at the end felt slightly rushed as well and I would have liked maybe some bits that dragged in the middle to be shaved off and then the end be given more time to. But all in all a great book.

I think people who liked All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven would really like this book!

An emotionally charged read. It is centred around Tristan and Zoe. How Zoe is trying to support Tristan yet, unfortunately, her own life is slowly disintegrating. A book where a box of tissues will be needed close at hand.
Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown Group Uk for giving me the opportunity to read Every Colour of You.

Zoe lives life at full brightness - she’s brilliantly bold, loves the roof top she watches the sunset from, and taking snapshots of life with her disposable cameras. Tristan doesn’t want to be alive since his father died. The bottom of his world has fallen out and none of his old self seems to exist anymore.

Soon, they meet. Zoe renames Tristan “Tree” and begins to show him what it’s like to live life again despite his crippling depression. But the harder she tries, the more she realises his depression is something she can’t fix. Besides, as she pieces his will to live back together, her own life starts to unravel.

Amelia Mandeville has crafted two perfectly flawed characters who you can’t help but fall for. Expect your heart to be ripped out and stamped on a couple of times. This book gives a frank, honest idea of living with depression - love alone cannot fix somebody. In fact, the line “I wish I could make you happy” from Zoe broke me. I’ve thought this, I’ve said this, I’ve been told it a thousand times when somebody I care for deeply has been battling with their own struggles. That’s why this line hurt so much.

A brilliant debut from Amelia, I cannot wait to see what story she brings to us next!

Every colour of you begins with Tristan leaving a mental health ward after being sectioned for his own safety six months earlier. Suffering from severe depression he feels no better than the day he entered the hospital, at least that's his perception.
On returning to his job at a supermarket he meets another employee Zoe, she is his complete opposite, talkative, always happy with a positive attitude about everything, she brightens a room with her colourful personality, literally from her purple hair to her bright clothes.
Slowly these two form a friendship, told from both points of view. To say more would give too much of this story away, just to say it was a pleasure to travel this journey with them both, but it is at times a dark one not without heartbreak and pathos.
An extremely descriptive tale of the depths of depression but also a lesson in hope for a better future.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for opportunity to review this book honestly.

What book!

OMG

I mean the blurb had me but the words on the pages well and truly stole my heart.

Told from dual POV, we meet both Zoe and Tristan aka Tree.

Zoe is someone who tries to keep a positive outlook on life, and she is a friend you most definitely want in your life, not that Tristan realises it when fate first throws them together.

Tristan is Zoe's opposite, suffering with depression, he is most definitely not optimistic.

But as a friendship blooms and outlooks change, you come to realise that as happy as Zoe is, she's hiding a secret, honestly you won't manage to guess what it is but it strikes without warning.

A story that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once (yes it is possible).

Extremely poignant, I challenge you to read this and not then reflect on what you are doing in your own lives.

Have the tissues to hand, expect tears and be ready to have a massive book hangover.

This novel is a must read.

Every colour of you by Amelia Mandeville.
Two people meet Zoe and Tristan. Zoe is full of life and Tristan life is falling apart. As Zoe tries to pull Tristan back to life she finds out that she can't and her life is beginning to fall apart too. This was a very emotional read. Sad in places too. I liked zoe character. 4*.

This book is absolutely beautiful. A stunningly heartbreaking tale of love, grief, and how precious health is. I finished this in the bath and tears were streaming over my mud face pack. If you love them, tell them.