Amity
Author: Micol Ostow
Publication Date: August 26th 2014
Publisher: EgmontUSA
~A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~
For fans of Stephen King and American Horror Story, a gruesome thriller suggested by the events of the Amityville Horror.
Connor's family moves to Amity to escape shady business deals. Ten years later, Gwen's family moves to Amity for a fresh start after she's recovered from a psychotic break.
But something is not right about this secluded house. Connor's nights are plagued with gore-filled dreams of demons and destruction. Dreams he kind of likes. Gwen has lurid visions of corpses that aren't there and bleeding blisters that disappear in the blink of an eye. She knows Amity is evil and she must get her family out, but who would ever believe her?
Amity isn't just a house. She is a living force, bent on manipulating her inhabitants to her twisted will. She will use Connor and Gwen to bring about a bloody end as she's done before. As she'll do again.
Alternating between parallel narratives, Amity is a tense and terrifying tale suggested by true-crime events that will satisfy even the most demanding horror fan.
So, I'm keeping this short because 1) there's not much to
say about it and 2) it's hard to even know what to say because not much
actually went on.
If anyone asked describe
Amity in one word it would be disturbing.
Because if I said this was disappointing, my house might kill me. Firstly,
let's talk about the false marketing shall we? It sounds like an Amityville
Horror retelling, looks like an Amityville Horror retelling, the house is
described like Amityville and It's even called Amity, so guess what it is?
