the book upstate is about a young couple being seperated by arrested and conviction. natasha riley and micheal antonio lawrence II (or antonio for short)live in harlem, new york and they are faced with a great problem. antonio is arrested for the murder of his father and put on trail. instead of pleading innocent and risking his freedom, he decides to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and is sentenced to 10 years in jail with a chance of parol. this conflict limited the two's relationship and eventhough they promised to wait on each other, it eventually led to the downfall of their deep bond together. they couple broke up while antonio was still incarcerated but that didnt stop them from carrying out thier lives. they stilled continued to write each other and inform each other on the goals they've acheived. the conflict was never really fully resolved because antonio never told natasha about what really happened the day of his father's murder. in the last few pages of the book he explained how he didnt really kill his father and that his oldest little brother acutally stabbed him to death. he couldnt let his young brother take the blame for it so he decided to confese to the crime. i really like the way it ended because it keeps the reader in suspence through out the whole book with out leading them on too far or leaving the hanging with unanswered questions. this book is nothing like i have read before but it is something i've heard of happening in real life. this book was pretty good and i would recommend it if your looking for some good drama.