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Inside Out is the final book of the Off the Map trilogy by Lia Riley about Bran and Talia. After following this couple through an intense few months, I was more than happy to pick up this book and see their relationship through to the end (for better or for worse!). Please note that if you have not read the previous books in this series there may be minor unavoidable spoilers! Talia is living her dream, working for the Peace Corps in Africa....or at least she thought it was her dream. Bran followed his own heart and is working on a ship in the Arctic, defending whales and Mother Nature against poachers. Their relationship is on hold in a sense at the beginning of this book as they are trying to figure out who they are without each other. It's all very confusing to me honestly!

Talia is a strong character. I liked her from the get go. She's innocent, but not to the point of being unbelievable, and she harbors a dark secret - her obsessive compulsive disorder. In this book - and I've been waiting since the beginning - Talia breaks down. We see her disorder in all it's ugly glory. It not only takes her from being a person you relate to but one you empathize with.

Bran <3 I'm not going to lie...I love Bran, BUT he was always a bit on the whiny, clingy, possessive side for me. Yet he also brings out the best in Talia. He compliments her in a way that most couples only dream of. He's the yin to her yang and all that goes with it! When Talia breaks, Bran is there. When she pushes, he pushes back. I LOVE it!!! Bran goes from being a boy to a man in this series and I loved being there to read his growth!

This book like the previous two is ultimately a book about a relationship...a real, honest-to-God relationship between two people. It focuses on not just the beautiful, warm, ooey-gooey parts but also the ugly, sob into your pillow parts. The author I think does an amazing job of showing the good and bad of relationships and that it takes commitment (not just lust) to stay with someone.

Also...I really wanted the Australian landscape back in this book!!! I missed it, but it was nice to see Bran completely out of his element in America. And for Talia, she needed to be here. She was utterly broken during parts of this book and she needed the comforts of home, but also she needed to mend the broken relationships in her life if she was ever going to move on with Bran.

Overall I loved the conclusion to this series and I have to wonder if there will be more from some of the side characters that are introduced later in the book :D I love Talia and Bran, their relationship, their fights, their love...it's all perfect in the sense that no one is perfect! My only complaint (and this is the prude coming out in me) were the sex scenes. I'm one that I can do without them, so be forewarned that this book is a new adult and it does contain some erotic scenes and strong language. So no kiddos!!! I would recommend this for anyone that enjoys new adult contemporary, especially that post-college time ;)