A review by karlakayjenniges
Reconstructing a Relationship by Micah Castle

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

"THERE’S NOTHIN’ like a smoothie in the dead of summer. Literally nothin’. Everything you love put into a blender and mixed together to create an amazing drink. Strawberries. Yogurt. Bananas. Fuck it, even blueberries and raspberries and cherries. I’m not picky. It’s like Drew. All these parts from different places makin’ one perfect thing.”

Terry's one hope, is to be with the one she loves. Not only for awhile...but forever. When her boyfriend loses his life, she does the unthinkable. 

Terry really is a deplorable character, most definitely a villianous with no thought or care for the world and the living. She commits unspeakable acts to achieve her selfish purpose.

Drew is a victim of Terry's heinous narcissism. From the moment he met her, he belonged to her. Drew's only hope is to free himself from her and rid her from his life, even if it means death.

This is told in two parts. The first through the voice of Terry; her crimes and her obsession.

The second through the voice of Drew; his awakening, his suffering and his eventual memory of what has truly happened to him from the moment he met Terry.

A  visceral modern day recreation of "Frankenstien". Bringing back that which should not exist.

A great short story recreating a beloved trope, flipped on it's axis and made even more unholy and brutal!