- Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (August 5, 2014)
I am where dead children go.
Okiku is a lonely soul. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance they're due. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring Okiku peace. Still she drifts on.
Such is her existence, until she meets Tark. Evil writhes beneath the moody teen's skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. While his neighbors fear him, Okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. There's just one problem: if the demon dies, so does its host.
This was such a well done twisty ghost story. I listened to this on audio book and I must say that hearing the descriptions were so bone chilling. This has very Grudge and Ring-ish vibes and even gives it a mention while going over Japanese mythology. Interestingly enough, while there is gore and gloom throughout along with strong family ties, there is some form of a love and respect between Tark and Okiku which made me feel so soft towards Okiku. Yes, she was the protector of children's lost souls and she would wreck a bitch in vengeance, but she still had a feel of something for Tark that keeps them bonded. Great story of two haunted souls.
Despite an unsettling resemblance to Japanese revenants, Rin always maintains her sense of hummus. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, she keeps four pets: a dog, two birds, and a husband.
She is represented by Rebecca Podos of the Helen Rees Agency.
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