The Opposite of Falling Apart by Micah Good (@titanically-) is now available!
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There are imperfect moments in every life—but sometimes, there are perfect accidents...
What's the point of pretending nothing has changed when everything has? It's the last summer before college, and Jonas Avery knows he should be excited. Instead, he hides out at home, avoiding his friends, his family, and everything that resembles his old life. Because nothing will be normal again—because of The Accident, when everything started falling apart.
Brennan Davis knows she needs to stand up and face her anxiety—the deep, dark, debilitating dread that rules her everyday life. Because what stops her from going out into the world and just living is going to get a whole lot worse. She's leaving for college in the fall, where she'll be confronted with even more to worry about.
To get back up sometimes you have to fall down, hard...
When Jonas crashes into Brennan—in a harmless, albeit embarrassing fender bender—the two teens connect in ways they never expected. As friends, they help each other overcome their biggest falls and faults, and soon discover that while love can't fix everything, it's sometimes a place to start.
Sensitive, wry, and unabashedly authentic, The Opposite of Falling Apart isn't about finding perfection in another person or fixing the things we think are broken. Instead, Micah Good has penned an enchantingly honest novel about accepting the very pieces of ourselves that make us unique, whole, and undeniably human.
What reviewers have to say:
"An emotional and ultimately sweet story that explores college life through the lens of disability." - School Library Journal
"Much of the tension unfolds in the protagonists' heads; the author meticulously describes their respective struggles as they learn to trust themselves and each other. Their gradual romance is touching... A realistic... portrayal of coping with anxiety and trauma." —Kirkus
"Micah Good's The Opposite of Falling Apart includes a meet-cute, angst, and lots of introspection as its characters confront weighty issues... Authentic scenes capture their settings well; Jonas and Brennan have realistic conversations, and their actions are believable. The characters' struggles include post-traumatic stress disorder, physical disability, and severe anxiety; these are poignant issues, deep topics that bring nuance to Brennan and Jonas's personalities and that make their love story all the more compelling. The Opposite of Falling Apart is a gratifying story whose sympathetic teen leads challenge each other to face their fears, let one another in, and recognize what's right in front of them." —Foreword Reviews
"...It features an underrepresented part of society that has wrongly been forced to be ashamed for way too long... it's perfect. I literally want to devour this book so the happy feels never leave my body. THIS is what makes reading great... It makes you cry, and laugh, and smirk, and eye-roll, and everything else that makes reading this great thing. It's such a dreamy book. Without downplaying the topics of anxiety and PTSD, Micah managed to brew a potent potion that will keep its readers glued to the pages without even noticing..." —Netgalley reviewer
"I really enjoyed the story. The author gives able accurate description of someone suffering [with] extreme anxiety. I was happy to see how two broken people helped heal each other. I would definitely recommend this book to others." —Netgalley reviewer
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