Robert Simpson wrote that the story left behind emotional echoes, not just scenes or twists, but questions and sensations that continued after finishing the book. A narrative that chooses honesty over comfort, that allows grief to exist without prescribing neat resolution. It’s a story that refuses to pretend that healing is easy.

A Book That Lives Beneath the Surface

The inverted world in Upside Down isn’t merely a surreal backdrop, it is a reflection of the real emotional disorientation that loss leaves behind. The book doesn’t reshape grief into something convenient. Instead, it honors it.

Robert’s review captures this perfectly: Upside Down is a story that stays inside you, even when the book is read.

The full review:
Foyles — 5-Star Review of Upside Down