The Suffering Lib/E

The companion novel to Rin Chupeco's The Girl from the Well, which Kirkus called a Stephen King-like horror story

After barely escaping the evil spirit that tried to destroy his soul, Tark vows to spend his life protecting the innocent. So when his mentor goes missing on a ghost-hunting expedition, Tark and Okiku join the search. But the Suicide Forest has seduced thousands of people to their deaths over the centuries and is thick with their sorrows.

With time running out and danger at every turn, Tark will either become a hero-or die trying.