Almost Surely Dead
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- Update Date：2025-09-08
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- Author：Amina Akhtar
- ISBN：B0C958T71V
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Reviews
Danielle Freeman
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book has a supernatural aspect to it that i wasn’t expecting。 Definitely not my favorite， but i do think the writing was good and i enjoyed the cultural references as well。
Ashley Rowsam
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Must Read！Couldn't put it down！ From the first sentence it was an engaging story with fantastic twists and turns。 Highly recommend！ Must Read！Couldn't put it down！ From the first sentence it was an engaging story with fantastic twists and turns。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Brittany
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Dunia Ahmed has been missing for a year and is the subject of a true crime podcast。 Adding to the eerieness of this story， she was the victim of an attempted murder， AND people kept dying around her。 PLUS， jinns and mythology？ Let's go！ I've read quite a few books featuring jinns and mythology， but this was a unique take in that this resembled an old-school haunting tale。 I was captivated by the non-linear timeline as I was piecing together Dunia's childhood， third-person recollections， and then Dunia Ahmed has been missing for a year and is the subject of a true crime podcast。 Adding to the eerieness of this story， she was the victim of an attempted murder， AND people kept dying around her。 PLUS， jinns and mythology？ Let's go！ I've read quite a few books featuring jinns and mythology， but this was a unique take in that this resembled an old-school haunting tale。 I was captivated by the non-linear timeline as I was piecing together Dunia's childhood， third-person recollections， and then her first-person POV。The only reason this was not a four or five-star read for me is that about halfway through the book， I was able to guess most of the twists。 I still think this is a very well-written book， and I look forward to reading more from Amina Akhtar。 。。。more
Wendy Heard
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Mysterious and page-turning， this supernatural thriller kept me up until all hours！ With smoothly integrated social commentary and compelling characters， ALMOST SURELY DEAD should be on everyone's TBR。 Mysterious and page-turning， this supernatural thriller kept me up until all hours！ With smoothly integrated social commentary and compelling characters， ALMOST SURELY DEAD should be on everyone's TBR。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 The author personally provided me with this ARC through Instagram， and I'm very thankful。 Akhtar has a sense of sarcasm in her writing that I very much enjoy。 Almost Surely Dead starts off with a bang。 Dunia Ahmed is a single 30-something single woman living in NYC as a pharmacist， and she's been riding the subway for years。 She noticed a man she referred to as her subway boyfriend， who I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 The author personally provided me with this ARC through Instagram， and I'm very thankful。 Akhtar has a sense of sarcasm in her writing that I very much enjoy。 Almost Surely Dead starts off with a bang。 Dunia Ahmed is a single 30-something single woman living in NYC as a pharmacist， and she's been riding the subway for years。 She noticed a man she referred to as her subway boyfriend， who is a guy sketching in a notepad as she commutes home from work。 One day， as she's getting off at her stop， he grabs her very hard and pushes her toward the tracks。 Dunia manages to scream and passersby save her life。 In absolute shock， the man leaps in front of the oncoming train。 The detective who investigates the crime Alvarez discovers there was a payment to his account before he died and a mysterious girlfriend named B。 Dunia tries to go back to some semblance of a normal life， but she's too afraid to get on the subway again。 Her best friend introduces her to Liz Small， one of the investors in her makeup and beauty line。 She has an ex stalking her， her sister's husband's cousin is interested in her， and she's haunted by a jinn。 We get flashbacks to Dunia as a 5 year old。 There's a lot of trauma and PTSD。 Somehow， though， Dunia survives the attacks on her life， but it gets more bizarre and escalates。 There was something I predicted early on， but it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the book。 I enjoyed the paranormal folklore part of the mystery because it doesn't take over what actually happens in real life。 There are also chapters with these 2 women doing a podcast about Dunia。 I don't want to say too much， but I enjoyed the format。 TW for loss of a parent， PTSD and trauma from attempted murders， the supernatural/haunting。 4/5 stars， release date 2/1/24。 。。。more
Kate Hergott
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Almost Surely Dead opens up with a terrifying scene， and the eerie vibes continue throughout the rest of the book。 Dunia Ahmed has been missing for more than a year， but in the months before her disappearance， she lived a very ordinary life as a pharmacist in her thirties， until someone tried to murder her。 Paranoid and trying to find answers to her attack， Dunia's life gets more complicated when multiple other attempts on her life occur。 Told in alternating perspectives between Dunia before her Almost Surely Dead opens up with a terrifying scene， and the eerie vibes continue throughout the rest of the book。 Dunia Ahmed has been missing for more than a year， but in the months before her disappearance， she lived a very ordinary life as a pharmacist in her thirties， until someone tried to murder her。 Paranoid and trying to find answers to her attack， Dunia's life gets more complicated when multiple other attempts on her life occur。 Told in alternating perspectives between Dunia before her disappearance and a true crime podcast airing after her disappearance， what happened to Dunia comes into focus amidst stories of jinns and the folklore of Dunia's upbringing。 This book is absolutely unputdownable， and encapsulates Amina's snarky satirical voice within a creepy story that contains elements of ghostly mysticism and true crime。Add this to your list！！ 。。。more
Chantal Tseng
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Haiku。。。A modern hauntingBeyond Manhattan know-howDrink wine， burn some sage。。In three parts， unwindWince， be wary， get involved Tear through these pages。。Folks not what they seemCan you solve the mystery？While the world tunes in3。5
Julie
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Thank you NetGalley and Mindy’s Book Studio for the copy of Almost Surely Dead。 I have been anxiously awaiting Amina Akhtar’s new book ever since I read her stunning book Kismet so I was excited to jump right in to this one。 I was immediately drawn into Dunia’s story， from the attempt on her life to a podcast delving into her disappearance。 The podcast was interesting and Amanda and Danielle are suitably exasperating。 I loved learning about her childhood and the jinn stories her father told her， Thank you NetGalley and Mindy’s Book Studio for the copy of Almost Surely Dead。 I have been anxiously awaiting Amina Akhtar’s new book ever since I read her stunning book Kismet so I was excited to jump right in to this one。 I was immediately drawn into Dunia’s story， from the attempt on her life to a podcast delving into her disappearance。 The podcast was interesting and Amanda and Danielle are suitably exasperating。 I loved learning about her childhood and the jinn stories her father told her， and as much as I loved her relationship with her father， I hated how she was treated by her mother。 There is a captivating cast of characters and figuring out who the culprit was didn’t interfere in my enjoyment of the journey to seeing them unmasked。 If you want a book you can’t put down with a mesmerizing story， don’t miss this one。 Now the long wait for Akthar’s next book。 I already can’t wait！ 。。。more
Heather
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I’ve been wanting to read Kismet by this author since it came out。 I’ll have to order it because I liked this book。 Can’t remember who sent me the ARC but thanks for the #gifted book。 Quite a good little mystery wrapped around the legend of Jinns。 I’m glad they aren’t a part of American culture because as I read this by an open window at night - I couldn’t help but be a little scared。 You’ll know why once you read this book。 Not of our culture Ive only learned a little about them。 Whatever you d I’ve been wanting to read Kismet by this author since it came out。 I’ll have to order it because I liked this book。 Can’t remember who sent me the ARC but thanks for the #gifted book。 Quite a good little mystery wrapped around the legend of Jinns。 I’m glad they aren’t a part of American culture because as I read this by an open window at night - I couldn’t help but be a little scared。 You’ll know why once you read this book。 Not of our culture Ive only learned a little about them。 Whatever you do DO NOT ever let them in if they come a knocking。 What could be more terrifying than that？？！！！ Out of this world terror。 Comes out next year！ 。。。more
Sidne
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