Official Review: Almost Mortal by Christopher Leibig

Manang Muyang · Post by **Manang Muyang** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:06

This is my favorite subgenre of crime books: legal thrillers. I hope there are court scenes. I grew up with Perry Mason and enjoyed hearing the judge say "Sustained" or "Overruled." The religious overtones are welcome, too. Sam Young seems like someone I'd like.

Kelyn · Post by **Kelyn** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:10

Crime/mystery isn't my favorite genre, but I do find the concept of having two different stories going on simultaneously, especially when one is purely through a journal, intriguing. I doubt I'll pick up the book despite the title, which sounds almost sci-fi like but it's worth considering. Great Review!

jemgirl202 · Post by **jemgirl202** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:14

This crime/mystery sounds intriguing! I love that the two points of view intertwine perfectly, like 2 stories in one. Congrats on the book of the day! Great review.

Joesthatham24 · Post by **Joesthatham24** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:18

It is a good review which give us the idea that the book is a great thriller worth reading.

Erick Muyesu · Post by **Erick Muyesu** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:24

It seems to be a good mystery. I will surely have a look at this book. An awesome review. Congratulations to the author.

Katherine Smith · Post by **Katherine Smith** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:52

I like the thoroughness and depth of your review. When I first read the title, I thought that this book would be in the fantasy/sci-fi genre. I was surprised that this book was a mystery book, but one with a lot of promise to it. I think that the ending should have been clearer and the two different stories should have matched each other in terms of complexity.

tarafarah7 · Post by **tarafarah7** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:55

Great review of today's BOTD! Thank you! I now have my copy, and I'm looking forward to reading it, especially since I love a good mystery. I think I'm going to enjoy the different writing styles used in part 1 and part 2. Also, it's always a plus when you feel like you are part of the action, as you mentioned you felt while reading the journal entries. Again, thank you, and keep up the great work!

Post by **Seamstress** » 17 Apr 2019, 16:56

I am generally not a big fan of said genre, but reading this book description in the review just gives me a feeling of too much ago about nothing. So, no offence to author meaning, I will skip this book.

unamilagra · Post by **unamilagra** » 17 Apr 2019, 17:03

I love a good mystery/crime novel, but a poor ending just ruins the book for me and makes me feel like I wasted my time. Thanks for a thorough review!

Beatus · Post by **Beatus** » 17 Apr 2019, 17:04

Oh! I wish this story had fewer or no mistakes. I liked it so much. I think it is great thinking how it was constructed. How I wish the author would fix it. Nice honest review.

Misael Carlos · Post by **Misael Carlos** » 17 Apr 2019, 17:11

I cannot connect the title of the book to the story as reviewed. And this makes the book more intriguing and interesting. I am a fan of mystery/crime genre and I am excited to determine who the killer was as I am always able to do so way before a book's final chapters.

kaleyadams · Post by **kaleyadams** » 17 Apr 2019, 17:13

I really enjoy books that have mystery and when the ending is not expected. A lot of stories follow a similar structure and can make it easy to predict the ending; which I’m okay with sometimes, but other times I like when it’s “out of the box”. I just got my copy through Amazon and I am excited to start reading it! This review was a great insight on what to expect and definitely got me curious.

ElizaBeth Adams · Post by **ElizaBeth Adams** » 17 Apr 2019, 17:30

I think I would enjoy this. I like it when the author goes out of the box, and it sounds like that was done in multiple ways here. I also enjoy books told from multiple perspectives. It is good that the author executed the transition between perspectives well.

Sussu · Post by **Sussu** » 17 Apr 2019, 17:36

Two different stories in a novel remind me of a dual POV, even if the story was delivered through letters or entries into some kind of diary. Dual POVs are hard to pull out. Often we get interested in a character that's not the main character. But I guess it works here because X's identity needs to remind secret till the end, I presume. What pulls me toward the story the most is that the main hero feels he has a lot in common with a serial killer. That should be a point that could be very fascinating and fun to read about.