The Dead House

I picked up this book and flipped through it and loved the way the story was going to be told. Diary entries, video transcripts, post it notes, emails etc. Unfortunately, that is the thing I loved best about the book. This is the story of Katilyn and Carly. They share the same body. Carly is in charge of the day and Kaitlyn is in charge of the night. They speak to each other through post it notes and a message book. They have different friends and personalities. They have experienced the trauma of their parents dying and cannot remember what happened. When Carly goes missing, Kaitlyn is determined to bring her back. Carly's friend Naida offers to help. She is versed in the art of Mala and Grundi, dark arts. She thinks she can get into Kait's mind and search out Carly and bring her back. Several other friends offer their help, but one of them may actually have caused the problem.  This is a creepy story and may be complicated for some readers to follow. Some terrible things happen and the ending is unresolved- as any good haunted tale will leave you. The concept of this book is interesting, sharing your body with another person and having no control for half the day. But overall, I don't know that I would recommend it to my 8th graders, maybe for a more mature high school age kid. The author definitely is creative and has a beautiful way with words. Approaching a week long vacation with a stack of books a mile high. Happy reading my friends!