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A review by aoki_reads
Reconstructing a Relationship by Micah Castle
5.0
“He can’t live without me, and I can’t survive without him." - Terry
How swiftly that line proves that tables will and can turn.
Terry and Drew meet one night at a bar and a relationship seems to blossom from there. While out on a date, the pair get into a horrific car accident. Drew loses his life while his counterpart survives. Terry is distraught. Heartbroken. And she will do absolutely anything to bring him back. This includes stealing his brain from the morgue so that she can recreate and rebuild her lover.
This is a twisted, modern take on the story of Frankenstein. If you add some obsession, delusion, and murder… you have Reconstructing a Relationship.
The story is told from two perspectives. It starts in Terry’s voice. She seems to be the distraught and broken girlfriend at first, running around like a madwoman trying to reconstruct the love of her life. You feel for her. She’s seemingly passionate and in love, but you’ll see her underlying psychopathy and narcissism as you progress. Drew’s narration takes over in part two, as he expresses his grief, frustration, and anger. He is victimized by the person who is supposed to love him the most. What may look like love from the outside may not be that at all.
I adored this novella. There are some powerful themes, especially the ones centered on love and playing God. Maybe I’m pulling these themes from my own imagination or from reading too deep. How far could one go for love? This is an incredibly vivid little book that I wish was just a little bit longer. Descriptive, thematic, dark, and obsessive. It was well written and the twist you get out of it is brilliant! I’m giving it the 5 out of 5 stars that it deserves.
How swiftly that line proves that tables will and can turn.
Terry and Drew meet one night at a bar and a relationship seems to blossom from there. While out on a date, the pair get into a horrific car accident. Drew loses his life while his counterpart survives. Terry is distraught. Heartbroken. And she will do absolutely anything to bring him back. This includes stealing his brain from the morgue so that she can recreate and rebuild her lover.
This is a twisted, modern take on the story of Frankenstein. If you add some obsession, delusion, and murder… you have Reconstructing a Relationship.
The story is told from two perspectives. It starts in Terry’s voice. She seems to be the distraught and broken girlfriend at first, running around like a madwoman trying to reconstruct the love of her life. You feel for her. She’s seemingly passionate and in love, but you’ll see her underlying psychopathy and narcissism as you progress. Drew’s narration takes over in part two, as he expresses his grief, frustration, and anger. He is victimized by the person who is supposed to love him the most. What may look like love from the outside may not be that at all.
I adored this novella. There are some powerful themes, especially the ones centered on love and playing God. Maybe I’m pulling these themes from my own imagination or from reading too deep. How far could one go for love? This is an incredibly vivid little book that I wish was just a little bit longer. Descriptive, thematic, dark, and obsessive. It was well written and the twist you get out of it is brilliant! I’m giving it the 5 out of 5 stars that it deserves.