The cabbie has had a slow night so he decides right before sunrise to take a break maybe have a little nap or go get a coffee but definitely it’s time for a break. After pulling in the alley he doesn’t even know how it happened but a guy with a balaclava is on top of him holding him down his window is broken and before he knows it they’re running away. He knows his neck is hurt and thinks he just needs a good stretch but when he reaches for the car keys nothing happens he tries to scream but doesn’t think anyone can hear him as the life in the city starts thriving around him a delivery driver comes in ask him to move the cab because he hast to make a delivery he’s in a hurry and his two other deliveries he’s already late for, but one look at the cabbie and he knows he needs to call the police. While all this is happening the Kirby is thinking of his beloved Karen his childhood and many other things he’s also wondering why no one will talk to him. This was such a good short story I have never heard of Elle Marie Woods but that was a preamble before the story talking about her and her achievements in so I definitely want to see what other books is written because they said there were a few and after this one I would definitely like to read those. I want to think DRS publishing and net galley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Was the ending meant to be ambiguous, or am I just not smart enough to understand what happened? 😆

I’d call this paranormal psychological crime horror - is that a thing? The main event is quite unpleasant, but the real horror was how this made me feel while reading it. Scared, confused, remorseful, powerless, resigned to a fate that I did not yet understand.

Easy to get through in one sitting, and, I think, offers something different enough to make it worth your time. Recommend to anyone who likes psychological horror, and endings that make you go hmm.

Thank you to NetGalley and RDS Publishing for an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review!

This short-story was like nothing I'd ever read before (in a good way); Based on the description I thought to myself, "how in the world could an author write a full story about a single instance in time?!" But this author did it in amazingly descriptive detail!! It felt as if I were directly inside the mind of the MC, thinking along with him!

I'm excited to read more from this author - and I definitely recommend giving this one a try!