From Goodreads:  When Alexis’s little sister Kasey becomes obsessed with an antique doll, Alexis thinks nothing of it. Kasey is a weird kid. Period. Alexis is considered weird, too, by the kids in her high school, by her parents, even by her own Goth friends. Things get weirder, though, when the old house they live in starts changing. Doors open and close by themselves; water boils on the unlit stove; and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in. Kasey is changing, too. Her blue eyes go green and she speaks in old-fashioned language, then forgets chunks of time.

Most disturbing of all is the dangerous new chip on Kasey’s shoulder. The formerly gentle, doll-loving child is gone, and the new Kasey is angry. Alexis is the only one who can stop her sister — but what if that green-eyed girl isn’t even Kasey anymore?

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Wow.  This was a really creepy read.  I’ve never read a book about demon possession, though I’ve seen movies about it, and I have to tell you, this book definitely creeped me out much more than any movie ever did.  I’m not one for extreme horror, so rest assured, this novel isn’t anything like that, but it is a bit scary, and it will keep your attention from start to finish! 

This book was one of the gems I found hidden at a Borders closing sale, and I’m so glad I found it!  It was the only one left, and I scooped it up in a hurry! Both the cover and synopsis pulled me in and I couldn’t wait to read it, so it was the first novel I chose to read from my Border’s gems pile, and I must say it was a great choice!  Alender is a very talented writer and her story is very intricately woven, captivating the reader from start to finish.  On more than one occasion, I found I had goosebumps from the descriptions and plotline within the story, and I just love how Alender brought everything together.  Each detail she chose to include has a place and a part in the story as a whole, and it was extremely interesting to see how everything fit together so seamlessly.  It’s authors like Alender that keep me so enamored by books.  I highly suggest reading this novel, and I can’t wait to read the sequel, From Bad to Cursed, which just came out this summer.  Five stars.