I had a little trouble getting into this book when I started (about the first 10 chapters or so), but after the author started to really develop the characters a bit better and their relationship started to form, I was hooked on the book and finished it pretty quickly. I like that it was a YA book that talked about both overcoming both physical disabilities as well as anxiety. I feel that not enough stories explore either of these character attributes, so it's awesome to see an author include the struggles these characters face in this story. I think it will help many teens who are facing issues or feel alone. I loved the romance aspect of this book and was definitely rooting for them the entire time!

I loved this read!

It portrayed a very real perspective of anxiety and mental health battles that I wish more YA stories would include. I like the spin as well of pairing the character with anxiety with a character struggling with PTSD and grief. I would say the best part of this story is getting to see how the characters leaned on each other throughout the story, and how this eventually blossomed into a cute, sweet romance.

It was a wonderful story!

I got an ARC for Netgalley in exchange from an honest review.

The PTSD & Anxiety representation in this good is so good in my opinion. I could find myself in Briennan so MUCH and it made it hard to read, but in a good way. It's rare that one get to find a character that is basically their exact representation. I am glad I found this book.

I loved how the characters grew to love each other and how they worked with their struggles together. It is so realistic and relatable.

I definitely recommend this book, but please be aware of trigger warning for throwing up (bordeline eating disorder?), PTSD.

This is a really cute book about a girl with anxiety and a boy with one and a half legs. Told in two points of virw, the reader has insight into each character and their struggles. This is a coming of age, first romance book that is appropriate for middle school and up.
I am seeing more and more kids with anxiety. I think this book would help them to feel less alone.

This book was a little slow to start for me, but once the relationship began to develop about halfway through I couldn’t put it down. Both characters were very positive toward helping each other after their initial meeting and I think teens will enjoy reading a story where characters’ lives aren’t perfect 3.5 stars for me

3.5 stars, so I rounded it up to 4.
I enjoyed the story and really liked how the romance was not a big part of the plot, just something that evolved overtime. I also enjoyed showing the sides of Anxiety and PTSD that many people don't talk about. But as someone who has anxiety, very close to the way Brennan was at that age, I wish they had explored her seeing a therapist or trying different medications, showing that it doesn't have to be that way and you don't have to do it alone (or just with a friend).
It did take me a while to get into the book, but once I was about 30-40% through is when it got to be an easier read. I also am a big fan of any author who started on WattPad, so way to go Micah!

I adored the way in which mental health was depicted in this book. It gave a very real depiction of both anxiety and PTSD, which truly heightened the overall experience of the novel. I really enjoyed the way that these two mental illnesses weren't overly glorified throughout the novel and that it made it seem very real.

I truly appreciated the setting. Not many young adult novels are set during college, and this was an interesting change of pace. From someone who reads YA and is currently in college, this was a real treat to see.

I also appreciated the relationship between Jonas and Brennan. I loved seeing it evolve in all of the right ways, and I liked how there was some discourse between them. It demonstrated that not all relationships are necessarily perfect, which I feel that a lot of YA novels attempt to do.

The only real issue is that I felt as though the relationship to other characters other than the interactions between the main two were clearly diminished. There wasn't much interaction shown in the book between a lot of different family members or even Brennan's roommate. It seemed as though the side characters were only important when it benefitted the growth between Jonas and Brennan.

I loved this book. I received an e copy from NetGalley and I want to thank them for it! This was an honest portrayal of PTSD and anxiety. I think everyone relates on some level. Jonas was the grumpy boy that everyone wants to fall in love with.

The Opposite of Falling Apart was exactly what I expected: great, but to Wattpad standards. Although it wasn't fanfiction, it had the same immature and inexperienced feel. The characters were realistic but cliche, the plot was developed but overused in YA, and the ending was sound but expected. The Opposite of Falling Apart deserves to be published and I am very happy for the author, but it was nothing more than a fun and feel-good read. If you are in need of a pick-me-up, this is for you!

The Quick Cut: A teen boy with an amputated leg and a girl with severe anxiety find their lives intertwined - and learn to lean on each other for support.

A Real Review:
Thank you to Wattpad Books for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Having a traumatic injury changes your life forever, but what do you do when its time to move forward? How do you learn to get out in the world again and remain open to opportunity? Not everyone will always be accepting of your pain and sometimes that can cause a little isolation. That struggle is the center of the story between Jonas and Brennan.

Jonas is still recovering from having his leg amputated after the car accident. It's been a year since the incident and he's still holding onto so much anger. All he wants to do is figure out how to live happily with his prosthesis and move forward with college. Then Brennan comes along when he accidentally runs into the back end of her car. She struggles with severe anxiety and cannot seem to escape the negativity of her mind. These two separate are falling apart, but together they slowly learn to listen and get it together. Can they repair one another or will it all fall to pieces?

Both of the main characters, Jonas and Brennan, are relatable and understandable. What they've gone through is so tough to recover from, especially when it comes to building your life back. The author here did a really great job at taking the time to encompass those struggles and feelings for each character.

The downside for me is that the pacing felt slow to me. I kept putting this one down, even though the characters definitely spoke to me. It's definitely an intriguing tale, but the writing style on this one didn't lend to my interest sticking around very long.

With a dual narrative, this story tells of two teens struggling to adapt well.

My rating: 3 out of 5

This was the story of two broken people and how they helped each other heal.

I loved both characters, and was drawn into their world. I was rooting for them both, and for their real issues. I loved their growth, and their support of each other.

This story was sweet and charming and I really enjoyed it.

I want to thank the publisher and net galley for the advance copy to read. This didn't impact my review.

This book follows two teens, Brennan and Jonas, who both have some kind of disability - mental and physical. Upon meeting due to a fender bender, they start to form a friendship and end up helping each other to heal.

Although this story has some romance in it, it isn’t the main focal point of this story. It focuses on the character growth along with the healing, and I liked this.

The reason why I love this book is mainly because of how the author, Micah Good, tackled the disability issue, making the characters relatable to the reader. In my case, I found myself relate a lot to the character of Brennan. Brennan suffers from an anxiety disorder, whereas I am a very anxious person who second guesses everything especially whenever I am in a social event, along with having regular panic attacks on little things. Some of the things Brennan say and do, I find myself agreeing with her.

Another thing I enjoyed from this is the different perspectives. In total, you only have 2 perspectives which are from Brennan and Jonas. I am not usually someone who enjoys this since I get easily confused, but in this case I really liked how you can find out what the other is thinking in certain moments.

The only thing I wasn’t a huge fan was the slow pace of the story - mostly in the first few chapters. I found it a bit hard to get into, but when I got into it I didn’t want to put it down.

I highly recommend this book to anyone.

I really liked how this book portrayed anxiety and PTSD. Sometimes I was reading and would get frustrated with Brennan that she couldn't go to class or was ghosting Jonas, or with Jonas for the way he treated his family, but then I realized, that's how it actually is. People who have anxiety or PTSD probably get frustrated with themselves and their loved ones have a difficult time sometimes too. To someone that doesn't have anxiety, it's hard to understand why someone physically can't get out of bed or just sit in a classroom. In this way, the book was great. I also liked the characters and that Brennan and Jonas' relationship developed slowly, the way it would realistically.
The downside of the book is that it moved so slowly. It took me a lot longer than it normally would to get through this, because I felt like I wasn't making progress. Maybe it could have been shorter or had some less inner dialogue?
I liked the subject matter and there were some super cute moments. I look forward to seeing what the world thinks!

The Opposite of Falling Apart is about two teens (the summer before college and into Freshman year of college) who help each other through their respective difficult circumstances. Jonas is a recent amputee and Brennan has severe anxiety. While their problems are different in nature, the two have many things in common. This was a story of acceptance. Accepting that your flaws don't make you any less worthy of acceptance or love. Accepting other people’s flaws. The story reminds us that everybody has something that they're going through. Sometimes it's physical and noticeable like an amputation but sometimes it's inside like anxiety. . Our flaws are what make us unique, special, lovable.

Brennan and Jonas were very enjoyable and lovable characters. I couldn't stop reading. I had to find out what happened in the end. Highly recommend that everyone reads this book!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book hit me right in the feels! The author did such an amazing job making me feel for the characters! You almost get 3 stories in one. Highly recommend!

I waited a while to type this review. Brennan could be me (but not as extreme) and it really hit home. I loved the development of the friendship. It was messy and perfectly imperfect. Both Jonas and Brennan are dealing with issues that impact their every day life. The way they support each other and drive each other to be better is shown in many ways. This is one I am going to recommend to both my daughters.

As someone who has written a novel about an amputee, the description of this book was enough to have me begging NetGalley for the opportunity to read this one. Thankfully they said yes!

Over a year after losing his leg, Jonas still isn't in a good place. He's still angry at the world for allowing this to happen to him and spends most of his time hiding out in his room. His prosthetic leg has been in the closet so long it has dust on it and he quit physical therapy to learn how to use it better months ago. He dragged himself through his last few months at high school on crutches and is preparing to drag himself off to college the same way.

When his mother begs him to run a quick errand, Jonas reluctantly agrees, putting on the now-ill-fitting prosthetic and getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time since the accident. On the way, he freaks out a little at the sight of a truck like the one that ran into him on that terrible day and that moment of distraction sends his vehicle into the back of Brennan's.

Brennan has her own demons. She's struggled with anxiety for years, but has never told anyone quite how crippling it really is. She fights through every day using a mixture of rituals and writing to keep herself together enough to manage a few everyday interactions. She doesn't want to deal with insurance or having to see Jonas again, so tells him not to worry about the dent he's made in her car. He refuses to take no for an answer so they exchange numbers.

Much of Brennan and Jonas' burgeoning relationship develops through the texts they send each other. Both are isolated and largely friendless. Both are dealing with parents who, while well-meaning, are suffocating them. Both are afraid to go to college where things will be unfamiliar, challenging and strange.

Before long, the texts turn into meetings in person. It turns out they are heading to colleges close to each other - so close, one of Jonas' classes is on Brennan's campus. As they struggle through their first semester at college, Jonas and Brennan turn to each other more and more often, finally realizing their friendship is turning into something else, something bigger and far more overwhelming than either are prepared for.

I really enjoyed this book. Both main characters had real problems to deal with and the ways they coped and reacted felt authentic, even when they frustrated me. Jonas and Brennan are sweet kids and I was rooting for them to work out ways to overcome their issues and realize they were better together than they were on their own.

I also liked that their parents were part of the picture and were just as clumsy in the way they dealt with their kids' problems as their kids. It was clear they really loved them and wanted the best for them, but they were no better prepared to deal with these issues.

So I would definitely recommend this one.

I received a digital advanced reader copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What a beautiful story about overcoming obstacles. The story follows Jonas and Brennan whom are both battling either physical or psychological disabilities and their journey to helping one another heal.

I loved how Micah Good tackles disabilities with such relatable characters. As someone who has suffered from anxiety for most of my life, I really resonated with Brennan’s storyline. The ‘what ifs’ she went through really struck home with me.

I enjoyed how the love story was not the main focal point. Yes, it was present but the main point of the story is the healing and character growth. I feel like we have needed a more honest representation of mental illness in today’s novels, and this one does it justice.

I enjoyed the two perspectives, it really kept you from guessing what was going on in the other character’s head. I feel this was definitely needed to be written this way because if this had been from Brennan’s perspective, I would have been just as anxious wanting to know what was going on in Jonah’s mind. I loved getting both sides of this story.

I felt the chemistry between Brennan and Jonah was so organic and real. I was team “Jonnan” from the first time they met. I would highly recommend this book to absolutely anyone.

A big thank you to Micah Good, Wattpad Books, and NetGalley for allowing me to review this book. I really enjoyed it!

First, thanks to NetGalley and Wattpad Books for allowing me the ARC for an honest review.

This book tested my empathy, and I like that it did. It showed me that I need to learn that healing is on each individual's terms. Here we have two 18 year olds dealing with their personal demons: Jonas is dealing with his loss of identity and self after losing the lower half of his left leg and Brennan is dealing with crippling anxiety. After a fateful run in, these two slowly become friends as they help each other navigate through their fear year at college.

I found the depiction of GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) to be so close to perfect in this. It didn't hurt that Micah expressed in her acknowledgments that she also experiences anxiety, and how it was debilitating when she was younger. I also found the way she wrote Jonas' PTSD to be very well done. It's pretty obvious to the reader, but Jonas doesn't see it as PTSD. Mainly because his view of it is limited to sexual assault victims and soldiers. He doesn't understand that what he experienced was traumatic, and that his reaction to semis and being in a car is a symptom of his PTSD.

There were times in this book that I felt were redundant, but I think that was just me not really understanding how GAD can feel like taking a step forward then leaping back a mile. I felt that Jonas' reaction to her anxiety after awhile, especially after they admitted to having feelings for each other, was natural and typical of an 18 year old boy who just opened himself up to this girl he really likes and she keeps putting him at arm's length. I wanted to shake him for being an insensitive lughead, but you understood his irritation.

The ending was a bit smaltzy, but I still got all warm and fuzzy inside and there wasn't this miracle "I'm better when I'm with you" bs either. Brennan and Jonas both know that they have things to work out, but they realize that there are things worth fighting for, and as Jonas realizes at the end, life isn't perfect, but it is made up of perfect moments. And those are what make life worth living.

This was definitely worth the read and worth buying when it comes out.

This book was really adorable and sweet!

In this story we follow Jonas and Brennan. Jonas lost half his leg in a car accident and Brennan struggles with a severe anxiety disorder. After meeting after a small fender bender they develop a friendship. They both have insecurities that interfere with the blossoming relationship but that’s where we actually get to see each of them bloom. I found Brennan’s anxiety to be relatable to my own and really appreciated seeing mental illness and physical disability being represented in a Young Adult book. I also loved reading from two points of view