Reviews for Shattered Reflections

Reviews For: Shattered Reflections

Long Island grace 2006-05-03 ch 5,	abuseAnd we're back to the beginning again...nice wrap around. I think this last part is my favorite, you have many memorable, really dark lines in here. Especially the last three sentences or so. "This split image was who she'd become; this glass became her existence." What a completely eloquent, chilling conclusion. Her shattered reflection. shivers This is a great fic, very well-done, but I noticed a couple errors here and there...just missing words, this that and the other. Other than that, it was wonderful and (again) dark. Loved it. You dug deep into Naruku's desperation, and made it seem like she'd never be pulled from it. Luckily, we happen to know she was. But your fic really emphasizes the effects and I love that.
Long Island grace 2006-05-03 ch 4,	abuseI like how you keep things detailed in this fic. Describing her kimono as "expensive" her waist "thin." The finality of the last line is shocking, almost. I felt like I did when I first read that part in "Buried Path." You do a great job of mirroring emotions and extrappolating the situations. Can't wait to read the conclusion.
Long Island grace 2006-05-03 ch 3,	abuseOh, this line "the windows of her flashy soul." I don't know about. Flashy soul? But I loed the line about basic human emotion. This whole fic vibrates with her desperation--very good job. I also like the use of "her sinner." It sounds so personal, HER sinner...nice job.
Long Island grace 2006-05-03 ch 2,	abuseOoh, I especially like this last line: "pooling deep crimson for the reformed world." Dark, again (but then I guess you weren't kidding when you said angst!) I like the verb tense you use (my teacher would kill me for not knowing what it's called). It makes it seem like a flashback--not just a flashback, but like a scene that's been replaying in Naruku's head over and over. That effect definately adds to the insanity she must be experiancing.
Long Island grace 2006-05-03 ch 1,	abuseEech! I love this first ficlet of Naruku (yay Naruku!) A very dark look on the effects of Enizu's murder on Naruku...of course, it wasn't exactly light-hearted in the fic, but you are really going into detail and I love it. I like all the metaphors and analogies you put forth, especially regarding the reflection/soul/blood and how they're all connected.
White Rabbit Tale 2006-04-01 ch 5,	abuseWow. Amazing! For four of the chapters I was like "Hmm, why is it divided like this? Why not just one chapter?" 100 words, duh, Usashi! I am the opposite of smart. I loved this. I loved how it came full circle in the last section (I don't think they're really like chapters.) Lovely, lovely! A couple sentences confused me, such as "The rurouni whom the condemned was facing held her frail body in his foul possession, his lips berating the one whom she had hoped to reunite herself with." Rurouni = Kenshin the condemned = Enizu...? one whom she had hoped to reunite herself with = Kenshin again. So then why does it sound like Kenshin is the one holding her and berating...er, himself? So that kind of tied my mind into a knot. But I loved how you didn't use names because it seems a lot more...dreamlike, I guess. I read it twice, not because it was confusing but because I wanted to get all the layers. Or most, anyway! Anyway, I really adore this fic, and I thank you for writing it. Really, really wonderful.

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