Good Creature

Published by Rock the Boat
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

‘“I’m haunted,” she said. “You should know that I’m haunted and I did it to myself.”’

To keep herself afloat in college, con artist Lamb Sun convinces grieving families to offer up the souls of their departed loved ones to wed to other spirits in the afterlife. But when a marriage ceremony goes wrong, Lamb is left tied to a ghostly groom with a grudge to bear.

Forced into a pact with her departed dearest, Lamb scrambles to fulfil his growing list of demands while balancing college, a curious roommate and a budding relationship with another boy from her poetry class.

But she soon gets more than she bargained for when she realises that she hasn’t just drawn one dead boy to her – she has unleashed something sinister onto campus. And if she doesn’t find a way to banish them both back to the afterlife, she risks more lives than just her own…

About The Author

Jihyun Yun is a Korean American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area who now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of Some Are Always Hungry, a Prairie Schooner Prize winning poetry collection. And The River Drags Her Down is her debut novel.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Rock the Boat (April 1, 2027)
  • Length: 432 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781836433293

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Raves and Reviews

'Terrifying, and yet so painfully tender.' Andrew Joseph White

'Exploring death, grief, abandonment and the unshakable power of love, Good Creature offers the reader a heartbreaking journey following one girl's attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of growing up and learning to trust. Rich with dark horror and achingly beautiful, it will haunt you.' Melinda Salisbury

'Yun solidifies herself as a writer who captures the heart-wrenching aspects of grief and faith—or the loss of it. Beautifully written exploration of the connections between souls and how we forge, survive, and honor them.' Kat Cho

'Taut and poetic. A terrifying ghost story that will possess you from start to finish. Yun’s sinister prose marries the supernatural terror of Korean folklore with modern gothic dread . . . Utterly haunting.' Keala Kendall

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