I was really excited about reading Upside Down when I first saw the beautiful cover and read the blurb. It was a really great story, and I could not put it down! I thought that it was well written and interesting, and I liked that it was different. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I can't wait to read more in this series. 
 Natalia Stolfi needs to get away from what has become her life, and decides to head to Australia for six months. She needs time to herself and time to move past the painful events and memories that surround her at home. When she first meets Bran Lockhart, things don't get off to a smooth start. But soon they are spending more time together and finding it hard to stay away from one another even knowing that they both plan on leaving. Bran is also trying to put his life back together and escape from his painful past. The last thing he expected or wanted was to get involved with someone after his last relationship broke his heart. But Bran finds himself feeling a strong connection toTalia anyways. But what will happen when their time together comes to an end and Talia is set to return home? 
 I liked Bran and Talia. Talia was brave and strong, and she had been through a lot. I was so glad that she was able to embrace life and set out on her own. Talia had made mistakes and made some bad choices, but I could see how she was struggling and I don't fault her at all for trying to find a way to cope. I found her character so interesting because it isn't often that you see an author tackle a character that is OCD, let alone the heroine or hero. So it was really different to see Talia struggle with that and see how she was able to move forward with her life with dealing with it. Bran was great also, he had been hurt and was scared to have it happen again. He was also trying to find a way to cope and had been with a lot of girls trying to ease his pain. But I liked that he saw that Talia was different and that she was more than that. He wanted to do things differently with her, and I was glad to see him not have a hard time changing his ways for her. I thought that they had a lot of chemistry, and I really enjoyed them together. I think that they were good for one another, and that they made each other better. 
 Overall, this was a really good story. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to the next book in this series. I will say that I didn't care for what happened towards the end with Bran and his ex, and how it was dealt with. I felt like it was handled poorly and that Bran should have been more sensitive to Talia and her feelings. He seemed to blame Talia's reaction on her and didn't really seem to care what she felt. He took what happened with Talia and blew it out of proportion, not even listening to what actually happened and that saddened me after everything that they had already been through. I hope that in the next book that they are able to find and stay on solid ground, because I feel like there was a lot of push and pull between these two in this story. I did love the witty banter in this story and how quick and smart the dialogue was. It was so easy to lose myself in this story, and I loved Talia's personality and thought it came through in such a real way. I look forward to more from Lia Riley and can't wait for Sideswiped.I was really excited about reading Upside Down when I first saw the beautiful cover and read the blurb. It was a really great story, and I could not put it down! I thought that it was well written and interesting, and I liked that it was different. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I can't wait to read more in this series. 
 Natalia Stolfi needs to get away from what has become her life, and decides to head to Australia for six months. She needs time to herself and time to move past the painful events and memories that surround her at home. When she first meets Bran Lockhart, things don't get off to a smooth start. But soon they are spending more time together and finding it hard to stay away from one another even knowing that they both plan on leaving. Bran is also trying to put his life back together and escape from his painful past. The last thing he expected or wanted was to get involved with someone after his last relationship broke his heart. But Bran finds himself feeling a strong connection to Talia anyways. But what will happen when their time together comes to an end and Talia is set to return home? 
 I liked Bran and Talia. Talia was brave and strong, and she had been through a lot. I was so glad that she was able to embrace life and set out on her own. Talia had made mistakes and made some bad choices, but I could see how she was struggling and I don't fault her at all for trying to find a way to cope. I found her character so interesting because it isn't often that you see an author tackle a character that is OCD, let alone the heroine or hero. So it was really different to see Talia struggle with that and see how she was able to move forward with her life with dealing with it. Bran was great also, he had been hurt and was scared to have it happen again. He was also trying to find a way to cope and had been with a lot of girls trying to ease his pain. But I liked that he saw that Talia was different and that she was more than that. He wanted to do things differently with her, and I was glad to see him not have a hard time changing his ways for her. I thought that they had a lot of chemistry, and I really enjoyed them together. I think that they were good for one another, and that they made each other better. 
 Overall, this was a really good story. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to the next book in this series. I will say that I didn't care for what happened towards the end with Bran and his ex, and how it was dealt with. I felt like it was handled poorly and that Bran should have been more sensitive to Talia and her feelings. He seemed to blame Talia's reaction on her and didn't really seem to care what she felt. He took what happened with Talia and blew it out of proportion, not even listening to what actually happened and that saddened me after everything that they had already been through. I hope that in the next book that they are able to find and stay on solid ground, because I feel like there was a lot of push and pull between these two in this story. I did love the witty banter in this story and how quick and smart the dialogue was. It was so easy to lose myself in this story, and I loved Talia's personality and thought it came through in such a real way. I look forward to more from Lia Riley and can't wait for Sideswiped. 
 **ARC Provided by Forever (Grand Central Publishing)**