Second Time Around | AstraDaemon

Makino's mother taught her caution, showed her how to carve her name into cucumbers, and insisted that she never let a kappa touch her. But when she grows up and her husband Tetsuya falls deathly ill, a kappa that claims to know her comes calling with a barbed promise.

A CUP OF SALT TEARS by Isabel Yap is a mix of folklore and horror, but much of the story is the despair and desperation of Makino. The Kappa is so unusual, I wish this had been a longer story to include his POV and backstory.

I do recommend this one.

As always,

AstraDaemon