Spooky Reads Day 13: The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason

Title: The Clockwork Scarab 
Author: Colleen Gleason
Page Count: 356
Rating: A
Keywords: Mystery, Vampires, Egyptian
Genre: YA 
Younger Readers: Some preteens and older

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you’re the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate.

Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab. The stakes are high. If Stoker and Holmes don’t unravel why the belles of London society are in such danger, they’ll become the next victims.

My Review:

Seriously, do I need to say anything? Read that description! Sherlock's niece and the sister of Bram Stoker?! Vampires and sleuthing?!

Okay, in all seriousness this is a really fun read with darker elements running through it that make this a soon to be favorite for any lover of mystery, Egyptian mythology, and a good old fashioned supernatural novel.

Evaline and Mina take some warming up to initially but once you get into the full swing of this novel (which does not take long at all) you really begin to grow attached to them and the adventure they embark on, creating a great duo to continue on in the series with.

If you are looking for a less scary read for this Halloween season and more of a supernaturally leaning mystery novel with all of the fun of the YA genre mixed with mythology and steam punk then I think you have found your next read.

And as a lover of the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tales and Bram Stoker's Gothic novel, I did enjoy this mix on their tales immensely.