YA - Amity by Micol Ostow

  Maybe I'm a big baby....or Amity is the scariest book that I've read, like EVER.  Amity is perfect for teens who love anything horror.  Me on the other hand, I had to get a "buffer" book just to be able to fall asleep.  It freaked me out so bad that I kept talking about it at work, just to purge myself of fear.
  Amity is a spin on the classic Amityville horror house stories.  In Ostow's version, we have two alternating viewpoints, two different families, separated in time by 10 years.  In the first family we hear from Connor, who is unnaturally attached to his twin sister Jules.  Connor has a history of odd behavior.  He loves Amity.  He embraces her message.  He acts as her tool.
  With the second family we hear our story from Gwen.  Gwen has recently suffered a mental "breakdown", so her parents purchased Amity (because they got a good deal) to get her away from it all.  Gwen knows that Amity is evil, she's having visions, but because of her recent issues no one will listen to her.  Her brother, however, begins to be seduced by Amity.
  Bottom Line: The ending will leave you speechless and the way there will leave you with a serious case of the willies.
**An early release version of this book was provided by Netgalley and the publisher.  Amity will be released on 8/26/14.