The Upside of Falling

By: Alex Light

Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly, Austin Rising

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love.

It’s been years since 17-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone.

Brett Wells has it all. As captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in his school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. When he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be the mystery guy. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not having a meaningful relationship, and she can keep up the ruse that she’s got a boyfriend.

Acting like the perfect couple isn’t easy, though, especially when you barely know the other person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined.

When the line between what is pretend and what is real begins to blur, they're forced to answer the question: Is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?

©2020 Alex Light (P)2020 HarperAudio

Amazing book

Love this book finessed in 2 days and I love it so much read it when I fell asleep even though I wish I could read it again theirs was the best book I have read

Definitely different than expected but decent

The story had 3 major storylines and I liked that it was more complex than most YA romance books however I lost interest with the last 2 hours or so as it seemed repetitive. Narrators we’re iffy - I hated the guy trying to do the female voice. Overall it was just fine.

Cute premise, well executed

I liked the fake dating premise of this story as well as the fact the Hero is the one who claimed the relationship first. I thought Brett and Becca grew their relationship at a good pace and I liked that the conflict was mostly from outside the relationship, rather than within it, so they could support each other. There were a few things that I wished had more of a resolution and I really want a jelly bell, but it was overall a very enjoyable story.

Love it!

Being a wattpad kid I am usually weary of tropes such as fake dating but this book took a shallow concept and turned it into something real. Loved it!!

Good Book, Bad Voice

I enjoyed the book, it was a nice story, however I almost couldn’t finish the book because the voice used in Brett’s chapters to represent female characters was very obnoxious and difficult to sit through.

Little long

Not bad, I enjoyed it but at times I thought it was a tad drawn out. The narrator (male) did not do a good feminine voice- he’d be better reading sci-fi or horror- just, not romance

Good Narration

I really enjoyed the narrators, they made the book more interesting and engaging. The story line wasn’t too interesting and was pretty predictable. I probably would have DNFed this if I had tried to read it and not listened to it.

Really Good

I liked it. Wished the author had written more about Becca and her father. But otherwise enjoyed it. Liked female narrator. Didn't like the male narrator. He sounded like a robot.

One of the most realist romance books I’ve read.

Ive started to read lots of romance books over quarantine and liked most of them but for some reason while reading them they didn’t feel real but since the second chapter of this book started i actually feel like i could be one of these characters the way they act is so real that it made everything i read a hundred times more interesting this books is great and if your a highschool student like me it shows you that even when you feel alone you cant lose hope because you never know what can happen.

decent story, excellent delivery

An easy lazy read for a relaxing weekend. Nothing too heavy or thought provoking, just incredibly fluffy and cute. Narrators did a fantastic job emoting.