emiliana's Updates en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:19:25 -0700 60 emiliana's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Friend1420791328 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:19:25 -0700 <![CDATA[<Friend user_id=58882733 friend_user_id=163882581 top_friend=true>]]> Review6172456841 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:20:39 -0700 <![CDATA[emiliana added 'Nails and Eyes']]> /review/show/6172456841 Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino emiliana gave 3 stars to Nails and Eyes (Paperback) by Kaori Fujino
read : 15th of jan. 2024 - 16th of jan. 2024

well…i’m conflicted�& disappointed.

i will have to ponder on my rating.

i felt that the writing style was beautifully brilliant, whilst the stories themselves fell flat. what a shame.

update : upon further reflection i've settled on a 3.5 stars for the reasons stated above. i love beautiful writing but that can't always carry a story entirely, & that was definitely the case with this collection. the set up to all of these stories was eerie, unsettling, tense, strange & beautifully written, but by the end of the stories there was incredible disappointment. i found myself saying "that's it?" which is never a good sign. i felt like there was a lot of buildup for a very lackluster ending. if the stories were more fleshed out & fulled wrapped up, didn't try to bank on the strange & eeriness, but actually had substance, this collection could've easily been a 5 star.

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