A review by sungmemoonstruck
The Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent

2.0

This steampunk novel, set in a New London where Darwin and Pasteur are worshiped as saints, revolves around a girl who hopes to be a scholar and discovers that she is a witch and a Tinker boy trying to save his family and the Unnaturals the people of New London hunt. The Unnaturalists had much potential, some of which it failed to live up to. Trent's world building was absolutely fascinating and full of intriguing details. This is carefully thought out and planned steampunk. However, the romance was lackluster, filled with predictable bickering and "electric" mutual attraction, and the ending felt rushed as all the plot threads were hastily tied together. Perhaps a longer book, and one where the heroine did more and was less of an "exceptional girl", would have done justice to its rich and intriguing world.