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The companion novel to Rin Chupeco's The Girl from the Well, which Kirkus called a "Stephen King-like horror story"The breathtaking and haunting companion to The Girl from the Well, from the highly acclaimed author of the Bone Witch trilogyThe darkness will find you. Seventeen-year-old Tark knows what it is to be powerless. But Okiku changed that. A restless spirit who ended life as a victim and started death as an avenger, she's groomed Tark to destroy the wicked. But when darkness pulls them deep into Aokigahara, known as Japan's suicide forest, Okiku's justice becomes blurred, and Tark is the one who will pay the price...Suspenseful and creepy, The Suffering is perfect for readers looking for- Spooky books for young adultsJapanese occult and horror novelsGhost story books for teensEast Asian folklore